Incorporating sensitive asset data into your vulnerability and compliance program
In this podcast recorded at Black Hat USA 2018, Tim White, Director of Product Management, Policy Compliance at Qualys, talks about the importance of incorporating …
Global information security spending to exceed $124 billion in 2019
Worldwide spending on information security products and services will reach more than $114 billion in 2018, an increase of 12.4 percent from last year, according to the latest …
Who owns application security?
In July 2018, F5 released its first annual Application Protection Report. As part of the report, F5 commissioned Ponemon to survey of 3,135 IT security practitioners across …
IoT security: The work on raising the bar continues
One of the main goals of Chief Information Security Officers should be to help the organization succeed, and they are unlikely to do that by denying their organization the …
How to develop the right strategy to increase IoT security
As more and more devices become connected, many industries that were previously secure are experiencing new threats or attacks to their devices and services. In this podcast …
Let user experience guide your security requirements
If you’re like most business leaders, you try to do everything you can to keep your company’s information safe. You tell your employees to use strong passwords and offer …
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 …