Why you should steer users towards less predictable passwords
As users are instructed to create ever more complex passwords, and developers are starting to use encryption methods more difficult to crack than standard hashing functions, …
The value of patching and how to do it properly
Patching has been the stalwart of the information security community for at least the last 15 years. In this podcast recorded at RSA Conference 2015, Wolfgang Kandek, CTO at …
Planning for the Internet of Things
As organizations plan for the future, and how security has to operate within their business, they now have to worry about the Internet of Things (IoT). There’s a clear …
Smarter threats and the rising complexity of cybercrime
85,000 new malicious IPs are launched every day, and the top phishing targets are technology companies and financial institutions, the new Webroot 2015 Threat Brief reveals. …
One-in-four Americans victimized by information security breaches
One-in-four Americans (25 percent) fell victim to information security breaches in the past year, according to a new survey from the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), which …
IoT creates new set of risks, orgs embrace active defense
If the past 12 months saw a dramatic increase in data breach activity, then the year ahead promises to bring an entirely new set of concerns – and a shift in how companies are …
Security guidance for early IoT adopters
The Internet of Things (IoT) provides new and enhanced capabilities across diverse industries and enterprise functions, as well as unique security challenges associated with …
Consumers think passwords are of no value to criminals
21 percent of respondents to a Kaspersky survey assume their passwords are of no value to criminals. Many often take the easy way out when creating and storing passwords. For …
The key challenges to timely incident response
Security professionals are inundated with security incidents, averaging 78 investigations per organization in the last year, with 28 percent of those incidents involving …
CoinVault ransomware: Retrieve data without paying the criminals
Victims of the CoinVault ransomware have a chance to retrieve their data without having to pay the criminals, thanks to a repository of decryption keys and a decryption …
The need for end-user visibility in a Bring Your Own Anything environment
Mobiles, tablets, PCs, applications, cloud services – employees are increasingly bringing non-company devices into their organizations and connecting them to everything …
Guide outlines specifications of smart card-based PACS
Smart cards are increasingly accepted as the credential of choice for securely authenticating identity, determining appropriate levels of information access and controlling …