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Global DMARC adoption still slow, it’s open season for phishers

92 percent of U.S. Fortune 500 companies have left their customers, partners and brand names vulnerable to domain name spoofing, one of the most common digital deception …

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Here we go again: DDoS attacks on the rise!

Newly released data shows that DDoS and web application attacks are on the rise once again, according to Akamai’s Second Quarter, 2017 State of the Internet / Security …

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What’s needed for the first NYS DFS cybersecurity transitional phase?

The first transitional phase of the New York State’s Department of Financial Services (NYS DFS) cybersecurity regulation is upon us. As of August 28th, 2017 covered entities …

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Disturbing lack of cyber attack awareness among directors

Britain’s top firms and charities urgently need to do more to protect themselves from online threats, according to new government research and a ‘cyber health check’. One in …

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Network forensics tool NetworkMiner 2.2 released

NetworkMiner is a popular network forensics tool that can parse pcap files as well as perform live sniffing of network traffic. It collects data about hosts on the network …

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Gaming the system for a better experience

I play a lot of video games and one of the things I’ve noticed is that when you first start playing, the game often keeps you from venturing into places where you’re likely to …

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Sqrrl empowers threat hunters with self-service analytics

Today, analysts must either have advanced data science skills to build hunting algorithms that detect suspicious cyber behaviors or rely on blackbox vendor tools that package …

Week in review: WordPress ransomware, NotPetya aftermath

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: EV ransomware is targeting WordPress sites WordPress security outfit Wordfence has …

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Three barriers to digital IDs on the blockchain

There has been a lot of hype around blockchain technology and the benefits it could potentially bring to a wide variety of verticals, including identity verification. While …

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How security pros look at encryption backdoors

The majority of IT security professionals believe encryption backdoors are ineffective and potentially dangerous, with 91 percent saying cybercriminals could take advantage of …

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DevOps skills gap: Do you have the necessary skills to succeed?

New research shows that software developers are not receiving the training they need to be successful as DevOps becomes the prevalent approach to building and operating …

Three megatrends that will drive digital business into the next decade

Gartner revealed three distinct megatrends that will enable businesses to survive and thrive in the digital economy over the next five to 10 years. Artificial intelligence …

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