cybersecurity
Encryption backdoors open a Pandora’s Box for cybersecurity
The amount of encrypted traffic online has grown exponentially. This growth has occurred in the wake of the Snowden revelations, as well as the continuous stream of stories …
Is Privileged Access Management still a pain?
Every week seems to bring the story of a new customer data breach, but regardless of the individual details, the majority of incidents have one trait in common. The chances …
The rising importance of Data Loss Prevention in today’s data protection landscape
In this podcast, Roman Foeckl, founder and CEO of CoSoSys, talks about the growing importance of Data Loss Prevention at both endpoint and development level. Here’s a …
Rise of DevOps exposes organizations to risk via container vulnerabilities
60 percent of respondents to a Tripwire and Dimensional Research study reported their organizations have experienced container security incidents in the past year. Yet, of the …
Top vulnerabilities hospital executives should address immediately
The three most critical and common high-security cyber risks facing healthcare delivery organizations and their partners have been uncovered in an analysis by the Clearwater …
Shifting the burden: Long-term magnifying consequences
Computer geeks love their acronyms. Here’s one more: TANSTAAFL. There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch. No, I’m not talking about the grilled Alaskan salmon meal you …
January 2019 Patch Tuesday forecast: Partly cloudy followed by heavy fog around Java
2018 ended with a bit of excitement. Shortly after November Patch Tuesday we saw a pair of Flash Player zero-days (November 20 and December 5), which were followed by just …
The average PC gamer has experienced almost 5 cyberattacks due to poor security habits
McAfee has released results from its survey, Game Over: The Future of Gaming Security, finding that while gamers profess to exhibit good cybersecurity habits there’s still …
The attack surface is growing faster than it has at any other point in the history of technology
Avast launched its annual Threat Landscape Report, detailing the biggest security trends facing consumers in 2019 as collected by the Avast Threat Labs team. Some of the key …
The benefits and limitations of AI in cybersecurity
Today’s AI cannot replace humans in cybersecurity but shows promise for driving efficiency and addressing talent shortage, a new report by ProtectWise has shown. Penetration …
McAfee researchers analyze cybercriminal markets, reveal tactics, targets
McAfee released its McAfee Labs Threats Report: December 2018, examining activity in the cybercriminal underground and the evolution of cyber threats in Q3 2018. McAfee Labs …
Cryptocurrency craze drives coinmining malware surge
The cryptocurrency craze of 2018 helped drive a 1,500 percent increase in coinmining malware when compared to 2017, according to eSentire. Coinmining malware mines …
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