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World powers equip, train other countries for surveillance
Privacy International has released a report that looks at how powerful governments are financing, training and equipping countries with surveillance capabilities. Countries …
Many infosec professionals reuse passwords across multiple accounts
Lastline announced the results of a survey conducted at Infosecurity Europe 2018, which suggests that 45 percent of infosec professionals reuse passwords across multiple user …
Zero login: Fixing the flaws in authentication
Passwords, birth certificates, national insurance numbers and passports – as well as the various other means of authentication, that we have relied upon for the past century …
26,000 electronic devices are lost on London Transport in one year
Commuters lost over 26,000 electronic devices on London’s Transport for London (TFL) network last year, new research from the think tank Parliament Street has revealed. The …
Most executives trust cloud-based systems to keep account payables secure
WEX released the results of a third-party survey to gauge views of the payments-processing ecosystem from chief financial officers and senior financial executives across the …
George Gerchow, CSO at Sumo Logic: Our DevSecOps strategy
Sumo Logic was founded in 2010 by experts in log management, scalable systems, big data, and security. Today, their purpose-built, cloud-native service analyzes more than 100 …
Magecart presents an unprecedented threat: Here’s what you can do
Recently we learned that the previously disclosed Ticketmaster UK breach from a few weeks ago was not a one-off event but instead part of a widespread website digital credit …
Only 20% of companies have fully completed their GDPR implementations
Key findings from a survey conducted by Dimensional Research highlight that only 20% of companies surveyed believe they are GDPR compliant, while 53% are in the implementation …
86% of enterprises have adopted a multi-cloud strategy
Based on a global survey of 727 cloud technology decision makers at businesses with more than 1,000 employees, Forrester Consulting found how shifting business priorities are …
Week in review: The OT/ICS landscape for cyber professionals, putting the Sec into DevSecOps
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news: How to allocate budget for a well-rounded cybersecurity portfolio What should a well-rounded …
An overview of the OT/ICS landscape for cyber professionals
Most cyber security professionals take for granted the information technology or IT nature of their work. That is, when designing cyber protections for some target …
Want to avoid GDPR fines? Adjust your IT procurement methods
Gartner said many organizations are still not compliant with GDPR legislation even though it has been in force since May 2018. This is because they have not properly audited …
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