cybersecurity

Growing cloud adoption introduces visibility gaps and security complications
As the quantity and frequency of advanced threats continue to accelerate, a new SANS Institute survey found that a continued lack of visibility and the complexity of managing …

Attackers use large-scale bots to launch attacks on social media platforms
Social media sites have become lucrative targets for criminals looking for quick monetization. More than half of logins (53%) on social media sites are fraudulent and 25% of …

A look at the global network access control market
The network access market reached a valuation of ~ $953 million in 2018, according to Fact.MR. The continuous evolution of information security parameters is likely to warrant …

Thinking network-first to protect against security threats
The challenge of securing data has seen a dramatic shift in complexity in recent years due to an increasing number of threats frequently appearing. However, this complexity …

Using deep learning and natural language understanding to protect enterprise communication
In this Help Net Security podcast recorded at Black Hat USA 2019, Dhananjay Sampath, CEO at Armorblox, talks about how they use natural language understanding and deep …

Five vendors accounted for 24.1% of vulnerabilities in 2019 so far
Risk Based Security reported today that VulnDB aggregated 11,092 vulnerabilities with disclosure dates during the first half of 2019, with CVE/NVD falling behind by 4,332 …

Quantum computing: The new moonshot in the cyber space race
In 2016, China launched Micius, the world’s first quantum communications enabled satellite. For some, that launch eerily echoed the launch of the Soviet Union’s Sputnik …

Facebook phishing surges, Microsoft still most impersonated brand
Vade Secure published the results of its Phishers’ Favorites report for Q2 2019. According to the report, which ranks the 25 most impersonated brands in phishing attacks, …

Unlocking the future of blockchain innovation with privacy-preserving technologies
The origins of blockchain as many are familiar with it today can be traced back to the Bitcoin whitepaper, first published in 2008 by Satoshi Nakamoto, which offered a vision …

From SmarterChild to Siri: Why AI is the competitive advantage securing businesses
The dream of an AI-influenced world is finally here. After decades of writing about it, AI has reached a point where it’s ingrained into our daily lives. From the days of …

Identifying evasive threats hiding inside the network
There is no greater security risk to an organization than a threat actor that knows how to operate under the radar. Malicious insiders and external cybercriminals are getting …

Three essential elements of a successful Zero Trust cybersecurity program
Organizations have traditionally deployed cybersecurity approaches that adhered to the phrase made famous by President Ronald Reagan: “Trust, but verify.” This meant that most …
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