Five vendors accounted for 24.1% of vulnerabilities in 2019 so far
Risk Based Security reported today that VulnDB aggregated 11,092 vulnerabilities with disclosure dates during the first half of 2019, with CVE/NVD falling behind by 4,332 …
Enterprises are unable to effectively use data to drive decision-making
Actian polled over 300 IT professionals with key decision-making power in a company of at least 250 employees and asked them what their critical data management pains are. Key …
Week in review: Red teaming, quantum computing, blockchain innovation
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles and podcasts: Quantum computing: The new moonshot in the cyber space race The race to …
Quantum computing: The new moonshot in the cyber space race
In 2016, China launched Micius, the world’s first quantum communications enabled satellite. For some, that launch eerily echoed the launch of the Soviet Union’s Sputnik …
Facebook phishing surges, Microsoft still most impersonated brand
Vade Secure published the results of its Phishers’ Favorites report for Q2 2019. According to the report, which ranks the 25 most impersonated brands in phishing attacks, …
Should you block newly registered domains? Researchers say yes
7 out of 10 newly registered domains (NRDs) are either malicious, suspicious or not safe for work, say Palo Alto Networks researchers, and advise organizations to block access …
New infosec products of the week: August 23, 2019
YubiKey 5Ci: First security key designed with both USB-C and Lightning connectors This unique dual-connector functionality makes the YubiKey 5Ci the perfect solution for …
New cross-industry consortium aims to accelerate confidential computing adoption
The Linux Foundation announced the intent to form the Confidential Computing Consortium, a community dedicated to defining and accelerating the adoption of confidential …
Cybersecurity salary, skills, and stress survey
This survey has ended. Exabeam is conducting an annual survey to understand skills, compensation trends and workplace trends among SOC and security analysts. All participants …
Cisco warns about public exploit code for critical flaws in its 220 Series smart switches
Cisco has fixed over 30 vulnerabilities in various solutions, including Cisco UCS Director, Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data, Cisco IMC Supervisor, and the Cisco 220 …
Unlocking the future of blockchain innovation with privacy-preserving technologies
The origins of blockchain as many are familiar with it today can be traced back to the Bitcoin whitepaper, first published in 2008 by Satoshi Nakamoto, which offered a vision …
From SmarterChild to Siri: Why AI is the competitive advantage securing businesses
The dream of an AI-influenced world is finally here. After decades of writing about it, AI has reached a point where it’s ingrained into our daily lives. From the days of …