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Ensuring election integrity: The overlooked last mile of securing voter data
With 99 percent of America’s votes counted by computers, security experts agree that our elections remain extremely vulnerable for a cyberattack. Fourteen states are …

The building blocks of blockchain-based digital identity
In earlier articles, I discussed what a shared digital identity can do as well as which organizations are the right starting point to adopt a solution for digital identity …

Companies implementing DevSecOps address vulnerabilities faster than others
A new study from CA Veracode includes promising signs that DevSecOps is facilitating better security and efficiency, and provides the industry with the company’s first look at …

Beagle free visual analytics tool helps bring cybercriminals to justice
A team of researchers is helping law enforcement crack down on email scammers, thanks to a new visual analytics tool that speeds up forensic email investigations and …

Week in review: Bleedingbit, nastiest malware of 2018, Cisco security appliances under attack
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: New techniques expose your browsing history to attackers Security researchers at UC …

New techniques expose your browsing history to attackers
Security researchers at UC San Diego and Stanford have discovered four new ways to expose Internet users’ browsing histories. These techniques could be used by hackers …

Most impersonated brands in email attacks? Microsoft and Amazon
Nearly two-thirds of all advanced email attacks used emails impersonating Microsoft or Amazon, according to new research by Agari. Microsoft was impersonated in 36 percent of …

Most CIOs say IoT will become a major burden
Dynatrace announced the findings of an independent global survey of 800 CIOs, which reveals that 74% of IT leaders are concerned that IoT performance problems could directly …

Top 10 predictions and key drivers for the IT industry for the next five years
Over the past several years, IT and business leaders have been focused on the digital transformation (DX) their organizations must go through as they reimagine their …

Businesses unprepared for Windows 10 migration, fear vulnerability to cyber threats
A new WinMagic study has found that organisations are largely unprepared for when support of older versions of Microsoft’s Windows OS will be withdrawn in January 2020. When …

RSA Conference 2019 expands innovation program
RSA Conference announced submissions are open for the returning RSAC Innovation Sandbox Contest and the first-ever RSAC Launch Pad. RSAC Launch Pad will give three chosen …

Damaging cyberattacks surge ahead of 2018 U.S. midterm elections
Carbon Black released its Quarterly Incident Response Threat Report (QIRTR) aggregating key findings from IR partner investigations during the last 90 days. Key findings …
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