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For a limited time, (ISC)² is offering non-members FREE access to the Utilizing Big Data express learning course – a $200 value! You may know (ISC)² as the membership …

Multiple vulnerabilities discovered in smart home devices
ESET researchers found serious security vulnerabilities in three different home hubs: Fibaro Home Center Lite, HomeMatic Central Control Unit (CCU2) and eLAN-RF-003. Some of …

Five contingency best practices for SOCs to handle uncertainty
With a crush of new teleworkers and a significant increase in endpoints coming online, we’ve entered into a new reality. COVID-19 has disrupted our lives and the business …

Review: Cybersecurity – Attack and Defense Strategies
Yuri Diogenes, a professor at EC-Council University and Senior Program Manager at Microsoft, and Dr. Erdal Ozkaya, a prominent cybersecurity professional, advisor, author, …

Are businesses prepared for a surge in cybercrime and fraud?
With the coronavirus economic crisis deepening, experts at University of Portsmouth are warning it will lead to the highest levels of fraud and cybercrime ever recorded. There …

What is the impact of AI and ML tools on cybersecurity?
89% of IT professionals believe their company could be doing more to defend against cyberattacks, with 64% admitting they are not sure what AI/ML means – despite increased …

Odix is disarming the growing malware threat
So far, 2020 has been a rough year for everyone not just for the cybersecurity space. Various threats and vulnerabilities have already led to cyberattack incidents during the …

CISOs: Quantifying cybersecurity for the board of directors
Only 9% of security teams feel as if they are highly effective in communicating security risks to the board and to other C-suite executives, according to a recent survey …

Top threat detection trends and challenges for cybersecurity professionals
User networks and endpoints are the biggest concerns for 65% of respondents, an 11% increase from last year, Attivo Networks reveals. Exploring the top threat detection trends …

46% of SMBs have been targeted by ransomware, 73% have paid the ransom
Ransomware attacks are not at all unusual in the SMB community, as 46% of these businesses have been victims. And 73% of those SMBs that have been the targets of ransomware …

COVID-19 affects web traffic and attack trends
There have been significant changes in web attack and traffic trends as a result of COVID-19, according to Imperva. The monthly report also revealed that the Cyber Threat …

How Hoxhunt minimizes cybersecurity risks from human error
Cybersecurity has become a top priority for most companies. Many businesses have already invested significantly in security software to mitigate attacks. Corporate tech …
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