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Discover hidden cybersecurity talent to solve your hiring crisis
Not having access to technical talent is a common complaint in the cybersecurity world. Folks with security experience on their resumes are in such high demand, CISOs need to …
Global cyber risk perception: Highest management priorities
Few organizations are highly confident in their ability to manage the risk of a cyber-attack, despite viewing cybersecurity as a top risk management priority, according to a …
Week in review: Vulnerability tracking, GDPR quick guide, tackling the insider threat
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Intel offers to pay for Spectre-like side channel vulnerabilities Intel is expanding …
GDPR quick guide: Why non-compliance could cost you big
If you conduct business in the EU, offer goods or services to, or monitor the online behavior of EU citizens, then the clock is ticking. You only have a few more months …
Still relying solely on CVE and NVD for vulnerability tracking? Bad idea
2017 broke the previous all-time record for the highest number of reported vulnerabilities. The 20,832 vulnerabilities cataloged during 2017 by Risk Based Security (VulnDB) …
7 steps security leaders can take to deal with Spectre and Meltdown
Security and risk management leaders must take a pragmatic and risk-based approach to the ongoing threats posed by an entirely new class of vulnerabilities, according to …
Why do we need a risk-based approach to authentication?
20 years ago, everyone worked at a desktop workstation hardwired into an office building. This made network security simple and organizations felt they could depend on the …
A five-year analysis of reported Windows vulnerabilities
Based on analysis of all disclosed Microsoft vulnerabilities in 2017, a new Avecto report shows a significant rise in the number of reported vulnerabilities. Last year, 685 …
Cryptomining malware continues to drain enterprise CPU power
Cryptomining malware continues to impact organizations globally as 23% were affected by the Coinhive variant during January 2018, according to Check Point’s latest Global …
Here’s what keeps your CISO up at night
89.1 percent of all information security leaders are concerned about the rise of digital threats they are experiencing across web, social and mobile channels, according to the …
Financial services firms most adept at making balanced security investments
Cyber attacks cost financial services firms more to address and contain than in any other industry, and the rate of breaches in the industry has tripled over the past five …
Love letters from a Black Hat to all the fools on the Internet
As an underground, “black hat” hacker, I don’t have time for significant others. I’m too busy earning stacks of cash to improve my Bitcoin mining rigs …
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