Making informed decisions: The importance of data driven security
When deciding what product to buy, the information the vendor offers about the product is helpful, but not nearly enough: you need to analyze individual product results and …
The importance of career pathing in the cybersecurity industry
A major issue facing our industry right now is a significant shortage of talented, skilled cybersecurity professionals. Whether that’s due to lack of interest or a fundamental …
Endpoint breach prevention by reducing attack surfaces
In this podcast recorded at Black Hat USA 2018, Chris Carlson, VP of Product Management, Cloud Agent Platform at Qualys, talks about endpoint breach prevention by reducing …
Security’s bane: The false positive
Nothing makes security look worse than the false negative – when we miss an attack and damage is suffered. As security professionals, it’s something we all obsess a lot …
Intensifying DDoS attacks: Choosing your defensive strategy
One of the biggest misconception regarding DDoS attacks is that they are a once-in-a-lifetime event for organizations, says Josh Shaul, VP of Web Security at Akamai. …
Facebook CSO Alex Stamos leaves to join Stanford Uni
Facebook Chief Security Officer Alex Stamos has announced that he’s leaving the company on August 17 and will be joining Stanford University full-time as a teacher and …
Building a sound security strategy for an energy sector company
As more and more attacks against companies working in the energy sector become public, it is becoming increasingly clear that those systems are far from impermeable. And …
How rogue data puts organisations at risk of GDPR noncompliance
The GDPR compliance deadline came in by force on 25th May 2018 and applies to all organisations processing and holding the personal information of data subjects. This includes …
Risks grow, yet security is still an afterthought in many IoT strategies
Trend Micro released survey findings that show businesses are most concerned about losing customer trust in the event of an Internet of Things related cyber attack, however …
The primary email security challenge enterprises face is trust
Only 34 percent of users without email security responsibility recall seeing email-based attacks in their inboxes, compared to 85 percent of email security professionals, …
Securing healthcare organizations: The challenges CISOs face
Healthcare organizations are ideal targets for criminals looking to steal personal and other sensitive information, as the industry is lagging behind when it comes to …
72% of CEOs admit they’ve taken intellectual property from a former employer
In a clear demonstration that top executives defy data security best practices and company policy, 72 percent of CEOs admit they’ve taken valuable intellectual property (IP) …