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Security flaws discovered in popular Smart Home Hubs
Smart Home Hubs are used to control lighting, heating, locks and cameras in people’s homes. Unsurprisingly, many security experts worry about the privacy and safety risks …
Why cloud business continuity is critical for your organization
Business continuity, the ability of a company to continue or quickly restart operations following a systems outage, tends to be a topic overlooked by business leaders. Many …
Smartwatches: A new and open frontier for attack
Smartwatches with network and communication functionality represent a new and open frontier for cyberattack, according to HP. They found that 100 percent of the tested …
Test your defensive and offensive skills in the eCSI Hacker Playground
BalaBit and Silent Signal today announced that registration is now open for the eCSI Hacker Playground. The hacker challenge is a global online competition, specially designed …
The challenges of implementing tokenization in a medium-sized enterprise
We have seen a concerning pattern in the recent data breaches, including the breach at the Internal Revenue Services (IRS) and other US government agencies in that the primary …
Do CISOs deserve a seat at the leadership table?
A ThreatTrack security survey of C-level executives at U.S. enterprises employing a CISO found that despite a rash of high-profile data breaches in the last year, many in the …
Global managed security services market to reach $29.9 billion by 2020
The global managed security services market is expected to reach $29.9billion by 2020, registering a CAGR of 15.8% during 2014-2020, according to Allied Market Research.The …
Google Chrome update includes 43 security fixes
Google has released Chrome version 44.0.2403.89 for Windows, Mac, and Linux to address multiple vulnerabilities. Exploitation of one of these vulnerabilities may allow an …
Passwords are not treated as critical to security
Considering the cyber world we live in, it’s time to ask whether passwords can still be considered a reliable security component – and if so, how should they be used? Look no …
It’s official: The average DDoS attack size is increasing
New global DDoS attack data from Arbor Networks shows strong growth in the average size of DDoS attacks, from both a bits-per-second and packets-per-second perspective.The …
Information security governance practices are maturing
Information security governance practices are maturing according to Gartner’s annual end-user survey for privacy, IT risk management, information security, business …
Top obstacles to EMV readiness
By October 1, 2015, the majority of U.S. businesses must transition to EMV-capable technologies or become newly liable for any costs incurred from fraud using old magnetic …