Over the last few years, blockchain use has gained popularity driven partly by the interest in cryptocurrency, but mostly with the growing understanding of what distributed ledger technology can enable through decentralization of trust. Most large companies have innovation teams looking at ways that blockchain technology can be applied, and …
Recent events around the globe once again shine a limelight on the security issues the IoT community is facing. From claimed attacks on chlorine plants in Ukraine to potential threats to entire medical systems, IoT devices have left their users at a disadvantage against attackers, and the reason might just be that the security minds of our …
In 2004, October was deemed National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM). This was an initiative promoted by the National Cyber Security Division (NCSD) within the Department of Homeland Security and the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA, a non-profit organization). It’s been 14 years since its inception, has it worked? Are we more …
Despite ever increasing investments in security technologies, data breaches and cyber incidents are increasing at a relentless rate, and the problem is projected to keep getting worse. Industry research shows that attacks from ransomware, data compromise, malicious email and credential theft more than doubled to 160,000 incidents per year, …
There is an endpoint protection gap against modern threats, the result of a recent survey by …
In 2018, malicious client-side scripts are still posing a problem for large organizations. This …
ESET has uncovered details of a successor to the BlackEnergy APT group. Named GreyEnergy by ESET, this threat actor focuses on espionage and reconnaissance, quite possibly in preparation for future cyber-sabotage attacks. BlackEnergy has been …
Thycotic released the findings from its 2018 VMworld survey of more than 250 IT operations professionals which looked into their experiences in using cybersecurity tools on a daily basis, including their concerns and preferences. According to …
Digital transformation initiatives have transcended beyond the sole domain of IT to involve the entire organization, elevating digital strategy to the top of the board agenda, according to BDO USA. “Developing a strategic path for an …
Nearly half (46 percent) of executive-level respondents to a Deloitte poll say their organizations have experienced a cybersecurity incident over the past year, with more than 1,500 surveyed professionals feeling only “somewhat confident” in …
A new study shows that terahertz data links, which may play a role in ultra-high-speed wireless data networks of the future, aren’t as immune to eavesdropping as many researchers have assumed. The research shows that it is possible for a …
There is an endpoint protection gap against modern threats, the result of a recent survey by the Ponemon Institute and Barkly have shown. The organizations polled 660 IT and security professionals to get insight on the state of endpoint security …
In 2018, malicious client-side scripts are still posing a problem for large organizations. This year, British Airways revealed that they suffered a data breach in which 380,000 records were exfiltrated. Now, NewEgg has been hit with a similar …
The DataLocker Sentry K300 encrypted flash drive is in stock and now available for order. When the company introduced the K300, the company received a positive reaction to the menu driven encrypted keypad flash drive featuring AES 256-bit …
Demand for IT security skills has never been higher. As cybercrime rises, the world faces a shortfall of 1.8 million cybersecurity professionals by 2022. Now’s the time to own your future. (ISC)² research shows 70% of employers plan to hire …
