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Budgetary, policy, workforce issues influencing DOD and intelligence community IT priorities
Information Technology spending by Department of Defense (DOD) and Intelligence Community (IC) agencies will continue to grow as they work to keep pace with the evolution of …

2020 forecast: Attackers will target non-traditional systems
While plenty of attacks will continue to hit traditional targets such operating systems and humans, 2020 will see many attackers taking aim at non-traditional systems. …

A 101 guide to mobile device management
Extending beyond the traditional company network, mobile connectivity has become an extension of doing business and IT staff need to not just rethink how existing activities, …

Fraud prevents a third of businesses from expanding digital capabilities
Kount released a new research report on digital innovation and emerging fraud, which found that the most innovative businesses are also the ones facing the greatest fraud …

Download: Security for Management PPT template
On top of being engaged with breach protection activities, the CISO must effectively translate security issues for non-security-savvy executives in a clear and business-risk …

Number of 5G connections to reach 1.5 billion globally by 2025
The total number of 5G connections will reach 1.5 billion globally by 2025, rising from only 5 million in 2019, according to Juniper Research. This is an annual average growth …

A case for establishing a common weakness enumeration for hardware security
As modern computer systems become more complex and interconnected, we are seeing more vulnerabilities than ever before. As attacks become more pervasive and sophisticated, …

Transact with trust: Improving efficiencies and securing data with APIs
Developments in integration and APIs have provided businesses with huge benefits. Together, they provide businesses with newfound opportunity to unlock new revenue sources by …

Week in review: Citrix bug under attack, Windows 7 ransomware risk, ATT&CK for ICS
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Travelex extorted by ransomware gang, services still offline a week after the hit On …

Companies: Lean into consumer privacy to win
The California Consumer Privacy Act became effective on the first day of 2020 and will affect millions of consumers and tens of thousands of companies. The advent of the CCPA …

January 2020 Patch Tuesday forecast: Let’s start the new decade right
The holidays are over, and another Patch Tuesday is rapidly approaching. My New Year’s resolution was to stop procrastinating when it comes to getting organized. I have …

What students think about university data security
Only 32% of students agree they are aware of how their institution handles their personal data, compared to 45% who disagree and 22% who neither agree nor disagree, according …
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