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US DOJ publishes guidelines for setting up a vulnerability disclosure program

Instituting a vulnerability disclosure program (aka bug bounty program) that won’t blow up in the organization’s face can be a daunting task. Some will prefer to …

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High-Tech Bridge appears in three Gartner Hype Cycles 2017

High-Tech Bridge has been identified as a Sample Vendor in the July 2017 Gartner reports “Hype Cycle for Application Services, 2017”, “Hype Cycle for Cloud …

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US senators introduce bill to improve IoT security, protect researchers probing it

US Senators Mark Warner (D-VA), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Ron Wyden (D-WA) and Steve Daines (R-MT) introduced bipartisan legislation to improve the cybersecurity of …

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Hackers impersonate women online to get into target corporate networks

By all (online) accounts, Mia Ash was a pretty and successful photographer based in London, and she was looking for friendship and love on the Internet. Her LinkedIn account …

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Nmap 7.60 released: SSH support, SMB2/SMB3 improvements, 14 more scripts

Nmap is a free and open source utility for network discovery and security auditing. Many systems and network administrators also find it useful for tasks such as network …

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Most damaging threat vector for companies? Malicious insiders

According to a new SANS survey, 40 percent of respondents rated malicious insiders (insiders who intentionally do harm) as the most damaging threat vector their companies …

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Most SMBs plan to outsource IT security this year

96 percent of small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the US, UK, and Australia believe their organizations will be susceptible to external cybersecurity threats in 2017. …

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Weaponizing machine learning to improve cyber defenses

As defensive technologies based on machine learning become increasingly numerous, so will offensive ones – whether wielded by attackers or pentesters. The idea is the …

Hackers can turn Amazon Echo into a covert listening device

New research released by MWR InfoSecurity reveals how attackers can compromise the Amazon Echo and turn it into a covert listening device, without affecting its overall …

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HBO hacked, attackers leak GoT script and some episodes

HBO has become hackers’ latest entertainment industry target: attackers have breached the company’s servers, and they claim to have syphoned from them 1.5 …

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Large corporations increasingly considering blockchain deployment

57% of large corporations are either actively considering, or are in the process of, deploying blockchain technology, according to Juniper Research. Almost 400 company …

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Digital transformation and IoT to drive investment in IT operations management

The growth of digital business and the Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to drive large investment in IT operations management (ITOM) through 2020, according to Gartner. A …

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