Expert analysis
Do young people care about privacy?
Everywhere I go, I hear some variation of the claim that “young people today just don’t care about privacy.” This is something that people widely seem to …
Why we need security awareness training programs
Lately, some of the smartest people in infosec decided that security awareness trainings are a waste of time. Last out is Bruce Schneier, who decided to speak up against …
The age of information highway robbery
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are a widespread problem in the iGaming industry with hackers betting that they can make money from online gambling merchants by …
How financial institutions can overcome the cloud security barrier
In financial services, with the hundreds of complex regulations that apply to data, private cloud adoption is still more common than the public cloud to date. However, that is …
A guide to negotiating and assuring cloud services
How can an organization safely adopt cloud services to gain the benefits they provide? The easy availability of cloud services has sometimes led to line of business managers …
A closer look at Hack In The Box 2013 Amsterdam
Here’s a look at Hack In The Box 2013 Amsterdam, that took place at the Okura Hotel on April 10-11. This year’s event is going to be remembered by the widely …
TDoS: The latest wave of Denial of Service attacks
Hackers have been able to weasel their way into computer networks from nearly every direction. From malware to ransomware, and everything in between, cyber crooks are always …
You’ve been hacked, now what?
Given the increased frequency and complexity of cyber attacks on business networks of all sizes, the odds of experiencing a breach is almost guaranteed if the right security …
A call to arms for infosec professionals
An old saying says “nature abhors a vacuum,” meaning that in the absence of something nature will find a way of filling that gap. We are currently witnessing the …
We’re losing the battle against state sponsored attacks
In my daily interaction with Government bodies, Police and other public sector authorities, we are seeing a huge rise in attacks which are state sponsored and targeted at the …
SCADA security
Amol Sarwate is the Director of Vulnerability Labs at Qualys. In this video, recorded at RSA Conference 2013, Sarwate introduces SCADA security.
Computer forensic examiners are from Mars, attorneys are from Venus
The outcome of high stakes investigations and litigation can often depend on the evidence uncovered through computer forensic investigation. That fact highlights the critical …