Bad bot traffic reaching an all-time high over the past year
In 2020, Imperva saw the highest percentage of bad bot traffic (25.6%) since 2014, while traffic from humans fell by 5.7%. More than 40% of all web traffic requests originated …
Week in review: New DNS vulnerabilities, benefits of cyber threat intelligence, FBI removes web shells
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles and podcast: New DNS vulnerabilities have the potential to impact millions of devices Forescout …
Protecting the human attack surface from the next ransomware attack
As we head into 2021, ransomware is making another resurgence, particularly in targeted attacks from highly organized hacker groups. In fact, cybercrime is surging since the …
The parallels of pandemic response and IoT security
While adjusting to life under a pandemic, we’ve become familiar with a host of medical and safety terminology that either didn’t exist before or was of little interest to …
Infection Monkey: Open source tool allows zero trust assessment of AWS environments
Guardicore unveiled new zero trust assessment capabilities in Infection Monkey, its open source breach and attack simulation tool. Available immediately, security …
Consumers worry about the cybersecurity of connected vehicles
U.S. motorists worry about the cybersecurity of their connected vehicles, according to a survey by HSB, part of Munich Re. Some even believe a hacker could confront them over …
49% of employees prefer a hybrid work arrangement
More companies are calling workers back to the office, but will they readily return? A new study by global staffing firm Robert Half shows that about 1 in 3 professionals …
The enterprise eGRC market is expected to grow
The enterprise governance, risk, and compliance (eGRC) market is expected to register a CAGR of 12.5% in the forecast period (2021 – 2026). Organizations operate in a …
Open source security, license compliance, and maintenance issues are pervasive in every industry
Synopsys released a report that examines the results of more than 1,500 audits of commercial codebases. The report highlights trends in open source usage within commercial …
Machine learning-powered cybersecurity depends on good data and experience
According to IDG’s 2020 Cloud Computing Study, 92% of organizations have at least some sort of cloud footprint in regard to their IT environment. Therefore, traditional cloud …
The future of touchless visitor management lies with biometrics
With so many people making their way into an office building on any given day – whether as a prospective job candidate, a vendor with a delivery, or for a client meeting …
Advice for aspiring threat hunters, investigators, and researchers from the old town folk
There’s a big cohort of security geeks who joined the industry around the turn of the millennium by either landing “infosec” jobs or, quite frequently, just by making infosec …
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