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2019 Cloud Security Report: Latest trends and challenges
Check out the 2019 Cloud Security Report sponsored by (ISC)². Based on a comprehensive survey of cybersecurity professionals in the 400,000+ cybersecurity community on …

With shadow IT running rampant, how can IT keep pace?
Data privacy is high on the minds of businesses and consumers alike, as society at large is getting wise to the potential dangers that even seemingly innocuous apps (ie. …

A point-in-time approach to risk management is no longer effective
Among organizations that engage third parties to provide business services, 83% identified third-party risks after conducting due diligence and before recertification, …

Most IT pros find red team exercises more effective than blue team testing
More than one-third of security professionals’ defensive blue teams fail to catch offensive red teams, a study from Exabeam reveals. The survey, conducted at Black Hat USA …

Free eBook: SOAR Platforms
A SOAR platform represents an evolution in security operations driven by the vast amounts of data that must be processed. Even for the most skilled team, keeping up with the …

Red teaming: Why a forward offense is the best defense
Companies are under constant threat. Opportunistic attackers scan the internet for weak points, motivated attackers target specific organizations for susceptibility to a scam …

Ransomware attacks hit 1 in 5 Americans
Anomali announced the results of a survey conducted by The Harris Poll. It includes responses from more than 2,000 American adults and reveals how Americans believe business …

Researchers were able to detect what is typed using just a smartphone
You likely know to avoid suspicious emails to keep hackers from gleaning personal information from your computer. But a new study from SMU (Southern Methodist University) …

Deception technology shifts power back to the defender
Users of deception technology reported a 12X improvement in the average number of days it takes to detect attackers operating within an enterprise network when compared to …

Routers from well-known manufacturers vulnerable to cross-router data leaks
While many organizations and home networks use a host and guest network on the same router hardware to increase security, a new study by Ben-Gurion University indicates that …

Total global shipments of secure embedded hardware to double by 2023
Accelerating demand for embedded security in industrial and automotive segments is driving the market for technologies such as secure microcontrollers (MCU) and trusted …

Week in review: New Nmap, lateral phishing tactics, Kubernetes security matures
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles and podcasts: Critical Bluetooth flaw opens millions of devices to eavesdropping attacks A newly …