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Office printers: The ticking IT time bomb hiding in plain sight
Office printers don’t have to be security threats: with foresight and maintenance they’re very easily threat-proofed. The problem is that system administrators rarely give the …
Surge in remote working reveals concerns around unprotected endpoints
Millions of US businesses forced to rapidly support home working for employees are facing significant challenges to securely manage their IT networks. New research from Tanium …
What type of data is trending on the dark web?
Fraud guides accounted for nearly half (49%) of the data being sold on the dark web, followed by personal data at 15.6%, according to Terbium Labs. Researchers surveyed three …
Researchers develop self-healing and self-concealing PUF for hardware security
A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has developed a novel technique that allows Physically Unclonable Functions (PUFs) to produce more …
On my mind: Transitioning to third-party cloud services
During this extended period of social distancing filled with increased online activity, I can’t help but reflect on all the user data that has been created, stored, hacked, …
Information security goes non-binary
Finding security holes in information systems is as old as the first commercially available computer. Back when a “computer” was something that sat in a computer room, users …
Phishing kits: The new bestsellers on the underground market
Phishing kits are the new bestsellers of the underground market, with the number of phishing kit ads on underground forums and their sellers having doubled in 2019 compared to …
Challenges companies face when implementing digital transformation initiatives
For many organizations, digital initiatives in the pipeline became swift realities over the past several weeks, according to TEKsystems. New ways of working today have …
Application security: Getting it right, from the start
Security testing data is “the unsung hero” of securing application development. It’s the backbone of application development quality, compliance and risk management, and rests …
Cybersecurity in a remote workplace: A joint effort
The reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted every aspect of life across the globe and many companies now find themselves with fully remote workforces. With so many …
Zoom in crisis: How to respond and manage product security incidents
Zoom is in crisis mode, facing grave and very public concerns regarding the trust in management’s commitment for secure products, the respect for user privacy, the honesty of …
The dangers of assumptions in security
Assuming things is bad for your security posture. You are leaving yourself vulnerable when you assume what you have is what you need, or what you have is working as …
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