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Should a data breach be the kiss of death for the CEO?
The fact that CEOs have tendered their resignations in the aftermath of public breaches is a clear indication that the executive level is being held more accountable for the …
How data breaches are changing information security
In this podcast recorded at Black Hat USA 2015, Gautam Aggarwal, Chief Marketing Officer at Bay Dynamics, takes a look at the past year in the security space and the important …
Who’s afraid of shadow IT?
One of the biggest disruptions in the IT world is the quantity and quality of SaaS tools. From email and storage, to phone systems and infrastructure, it has never been easier …
CPU hardware performance counters for security
In this podcast recorded at Black Hat USA 2015, Nishad Herath, Principal Anti-Malware Technologist at Qualys, talks about CPU hardware performance counters, which allow us to …
The WhatsApp of Wall Street
On August 21, a pump and dump penny stock scam targeting US users, and spread using WhatsApp, drove the share price of Avra Inc, a digital currency company, by 640% from its …
Proactive real-time security intelligence: Moving beyond conventional SIEM
Surprisingly, discussions about security intelligence still focus primarily around conventional reactive Security Incident and Event Management systems (SIEM). However, in …
Protect against privileged credential attacks with zero trust
Enterprise networks – and the attacks against them – have evolved. No longer static, they are dynamic entities. And yet, IT organizations continue to use traditional security …
The big picture of protecting and securing Big Data
Today almost every company is dealing with big data in one way or another – including customer data, tracking data, and behavioral marketing information – connecting every …
Effective security starts with UX
There’s an unfortunate disconnect between the priorities of security teams and where they’re investing their time, focus, and budget. The recent 2015 Black Hat Attendee Survey …
Open source auditing with Lynis
Lynis is an open source security auditing tool. Commonly used by system administrators, security professionals and auditors, to evaluate the security defenses of their …
The changing focus around critical infrastructure protection
I spend a fair amount of time attending various security conferences, as I’m sure many of you do. Recently I’ve noticed a change in agendas and, perhaps more significantly, …
How to get better at web application security
Robert Hansen, Vice President of WhiteHat Security Labs, has more than 20 years of web application and browser security experience. In this interview he discusses the …
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