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Business efficiency metrics are more important than detection metrics
With cyberattacks on the rise, today’s security professionals are relying primarily on detection metrics – both key performance indicators (KPIs) and key risk indicators …

Elasticsearch security: Understand your options and apply best practices
The ever-escalating popularity of Elasticsearch – the distributed open source search and log analytics engine that has become a staple in enterprise application developers’ …

Researchers discover how to pinpoint the location of a malicious drone operator
Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have determined how to pinpoint the location of a drone operator who may be operating maliciously or harmfully near …

Data exfiltration: The art of distancing
We have all seen the carefully prepared statement. A cyber incident has occurred, we are investigating but please do not worry since no data has left our network. Perhaps we …

Cybersecurity software sales and training in a no-touch world
The pandemic has led to an outbreak of cybercriminal activity focused on remote workers and enterprises that needed to quickly migrate to the cloud to maintain business …

Review: Cybersecurity Threats, Malware Trends, and Strategies
Tim Rains, who formerly held many essential roles at Microsoft and is currently working at Amazon Web Services as Regional Leader for Security and Compliance Business …

Managers and employees support digital transformation, but see room for improvement
Digital transformation has widespread support among managers and employees, but some think that the pace of change at their companies could be faster, they could be more …

Week in review: MacOS ransomware, attackers bypassing WAFs, how to select a SIEM solution
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles and reviews: Critical flaw opens Palo Alto Networks firewalls and VPN appliances to …

How data science delivers value in a post-pandemic world
With businesses from various industries tightening their belt due to pandemic-induced economic challenges, investing in data science applications and building out their teams …

Lack of technology skills creates a dent in remote workers’ productivity
The lack of technology skills is contributing to a dent in productivity as workers struggle to adapt to working from home over prolonged periods. Questionmark is calling on …

New technique keeps your online photos safe from facial recognition algorithms
In one second, the human eye can only scan through a few photographs. Computers, on the other hand, are capable of performing billions of calculations in the same amount of …

CCPA enforcement to put pressure on financial organizations’ IT resources
Enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which begins on July 1, 2020, is going to put additional pressure on already overstretched IT resources and budgets, …
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