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CRIME, TIME, BREACH and HEIST: A brief history of compression oracle attacks on HTTPS
The HEIST vulnerability was presented at Black Hat USA 2016 by Mathy Vanhoef and Tom Van Goethem. In this presentation, new techniques were presented that enhanced previously …
Security startup confessions: How to tackle outsourcing
My name is Kai Roer and I am a co-founder of a European security startup, and these are my confessions. I hope you will learn from my struggles, and appreciate the choices …
Breathing new life into SSL VPNs: Making the most of the security benefits
Network security has been in an accelerated arms race for over a decade, with IT managers constantly adding new technologies to secure various network resources in an attempt …
Microsoft releases five critical updates
Microsoft continued a trend of fewer updates than we are used to with only 9 bulletins (5 critical and 4 important) released this month. It stands to reason that Microsoft may …
Worldwide infosec spending to reach $81.6 billion in 2016
Worldwide spending on information security products and services will reach $81.6 billion in 2016, an increase of 7.9 percent over 2015, according to the latest forecast from …
1 in 3 Americans report financial losses due to being defrauded
With nearly half of Americans reporting they have been tricked or defrauded, citizens are concerned that the Internet is becoming less safe and want tougher federal and state …
Security still the biggest challenge in cloud management
CIOs are the C-suite executives most intensively advocating and driving migration of their organizations’ IT resources to the cloud. A new Unisys study indicates that …
New vulnerabilities affect over 900 million Android devices, enable complete control of devices
Check Point researchers have announced four new vulnerabilities that affect over 900 million Android smartphones and tablets at DEF CON in Las Vegas. QuadRooter is a set of …
My data, my problem
I haven’t seen BlackHat, you know the movie featuring Chris Hemsworth? In fact the list of shows or movies I haven’t seen (or in fact am unlikely to see) is growing as the …
Four IT trends CIOs need to know about
CIOs looking for a benchmark to gauge IT success can depend on user experience metrics to provide the answer. In each of today’s “third platform” …
Healthcare cybersecurity market flooded with solutions
Hospitals face heightened concerns due to ubiquitous cyber-attacks that threaten the privacy and security of their data assets and enterprise IT systems. Theft of protected …
It’s time to replace firewalls in industrial network environments
Waterfall Security Solutions announced the expansion of its stronger-than-firewall solution portfolio for industrial control systems and critical infrastructure sites. …
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