New infosec products of the week: October 4, 2019
Anomali Altitude automates detection, analysis, and threat response The Anomali Altitude platform delivers Anomali Lens, Anomali ThreatStream, and Anomali Match. The …
Enterprises leaving themselves vulnerable to cyberattacks by failing to prioritize PKI security
IoT is one of the fastest growing trends in technology today, yet enterprises are leaving themselves vulnerable to dangerous cyberattacks by failing to prioritize PKI …
Educational organizations massively vulnerable to cyber attacks
The education sector is facing a crisis as schools grapple with high levels of risk exposure – driven in large part by complex IT environments and digitally savvy student …
Being compliant with laws and regulations is not a guarantee against data breaches
Compliance is not a guarantee against data breaches. These are the results of the Advisera survey carried out with 605 respondents, coming from countries on five continents, …
Microsoft will continue providing Windows 7 security updates for SMBs
According to the latest Alert Logic’s research, most devices in small and midsize businesses (SMBs) run Windows versions that are expired or are about to expire soon. …
Good cybersecurity comes from focusing on the right things, but what are they?
“There is no wrong way into the security field and it’s never too late to make a career switch that will take you there,” says Mark Orlando, CTO at Raytheon …
How security programs and breach history influence company valuations
96% of cybersecurity professionals indicated that cybersecurity readiness factors into the calculation when they are assessing the overall monetary value of a potential …
Executives have to make cybersecurity a priority in order to secure their business
Businesses and organizations of all sizes have steadily begun to recognize the importance of cybersecurity to their success. As spending and awareness of the importance of …
Security and compliance gaps of ineffective employee onboarding and offboarding
There are significant gaps in the compliant management of employee resources throughout the employment lifecycle. Just 15% of employees have all the resources they require to …
PDFex attacks can exfiltrate content from encrypted PDF documents
Researchers from Ruhr University Bochum and Münster University of Applied Sciences have devised new attacks allowing them (and potential attackers) to recover the plaintext …
Google adds Password Checkup feature to Google Accounts, Chrome
The popularity of Google’s Password Checkup Chrome extension has spurred the company to build the technology into Google Account’s Password Manager and the Chrome …
Urgent11 flaws affect more medical, industrial devices than previously thought
When, in late July, Armis researchers revealed the existence of the so-called Urgent11 vulnerabilities in Wind River’s VxWorks real-time operating system, they noted …
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