Budget and job trend data for CISOs
Wisegate released its IT Security Benchmark Report, based on a survey developed by Wisegate Members, who are senior CISOs and security practitioners, to answer the questions …
The legal implications of BYOD
The legality of the common practice of remotely wiping or tracking an employee’s mobile device while asking workers to sign waivers giving their consent for such a …
Recommendations for strengthening cyber security policies
McAfee and the Digital Government Security Forum (DGSF) released a new report which explores the cyber risks confronting government and offers recommendations to mitigate …
Tips for educational organizations on how to defend against online threats
The kids are back to school and hopefully they’re heeding the right advice on how to stay safe in an educational environment, but students aren’t the only ones who …
Free eBook: First Aid Kit for Sys Admins
Have you faced any of these situations: malware infection, cracked passwords, defaced website, compromised DNS, licensing violations, stolen hardware and other issues which …
Is BEAST still a threat?
Yesterday I changed the SSL Labs rating criteria to stop penalizing sites that do not implement server-side mitigations for the BEAST attack. That means that we now consider …
Timing is an influential risk-factor for cyber attacks
There are several dates throughout the year that are notorious for wreaking havoc on businesses via DDoS attacks, data breaches and even malware or botnet assaults. According …
How important is penetration testing?
With cyber attacks becoming the norm, it is more important than ever before to undertake regular vulnerability scans and penetration testing to identify vulnerabilities and …
Understanding and defending against Denial of Service attacks
Denial of Service (DoS) attacks continue to be on the rise, which is no surprise given our ever-growing dependency on Web-based services, coupled with the fact that these …
Placing the Suspect Behind the Keyboard
There are many books addressing the subject of computer forensics out there, but this tome is one of the rare ones that approaches cybercrime investigations in a holistic …
Fraud and identity theft camouflaged by DDoS attacks
Prolexic shared attack signatures and details that are helpful to detect and stop DDoS attacks from the Drive DDoS toolkit, an attack tool often used as a source of …
Five ways to get the most out of your sandbox
There’s been a lot of talk lately about the value of sandbox technology as part of a cybersecurity defense. While sandboxes are a valuable tool in the hands of a …