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It only takes one data point to blow open a threat investigation
Because cybersecurity has been such a pain point for businesses, it’s easy to assume that threat investigations are difficult and unwieldy to manage. When you consider what’s …

True password behaviors in the workplace revealed
LastPass released the “2018 Global Password Security Report,” revealing true password behaviors in the workplace and creating a benchmark that businesses can use …

SIE Europe: Data sharing initiative to combat cybercrime launches
SIE Europe emerged from stealth mode to launch an initiative to enable European organisations to contribute and share Internet data. This consortium advances the detection and …

Worldwide spending on cloud IT infrastructure continues to grow, reaches $15.4 billion
According to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Cloud IT Infrastructure Tracker, vendor revenue from sales of infrastructure products (server, enterprise storage, and Ethernet …

California Governor signs strong net neutrality protections into law
California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law SB 822, the strongest and most comprehensive state-level net neutrality bill in the country. The bill passed the state …

Organizations need to shift strategies, adopt a proactive approach to cybersecurity
The cybersecurity market has reached a point whereby organisations need to shift their strategies and have a new, proactive approach to their cybersecurity, according to a …

Quantifying a firm’s security levels may strengthen security over time
Cyberattacks grow in prominence each and every day; in fact, 2017 was the worst year to-date for data breaches, with the number of cyber incidents targeting businesses nearly …

Explosion of look-alike domains aims to steal sensitive data from online shoppers
Venafi released research on the explosion of look-alike domains, which are routinely used to steal sensitive data from online shoppers. Venafi’s research analyzed suspicious …

New tools from IBM and Google reveal it’s hard to build trust in AI
The unseen dangers inherent in artificial intelligence (AI) are proving the importance of IBM and Google’s diverse approach to this multifaceted problem. Brad Shimmin and …

Week in review: First-ever UEFI rootkit, Apple DEP vulnerability, new tactics subvert traditional security measures
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: What do you mean by storage encryption? Depending on the threat context and how you …

Vulnerabilities and architectural considerations in industrial control systems
The reason SCADA security is so controversial stems primarily from the intense consequences that come from a compromise in this area. In this podcast, Andrew Ginter, VP of …

An investigation into how cyber ready businesses really are
The more cyber ready a business becomes, the better its overall business outcomes. Vodafone’s Cyber Ready Barometer notes 48% of cyber ready businesses are reporting more than …
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