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Ubiquity and danger: The web scraping economy
Web scraping is a technique of extracting information from web sites, and often includes transforming unstructured web site data into a database for analysis or repurposing …

Risk and the Pareto Principle: Applying the 80/20 rule to your risk management strategy
Enterprises these days are putting more resources into monitoring and managing business risk. And with good reason – in light of a growing number of vulnerabilities and …

55% of apps are already in the cloud, security a priority
Executives are increasingly adopting a digital business model, with the cloud as the key enabler. However, security concerns and tepid execution complicate the ability of the …

Feds are using big data analytics for cybersecurity, but is it effective?
81 percent of Feds say their agency is using big data analytics for cybersecurity in some capacity – 53 percent are using it as a part of their overall cybersecurity strategy …

DNSSEC: Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water
A recent report raiseed concerns about the abuse of DNSSEC to conduct DDoS attacks. The article reported that DNSSEC-signed domains can be used to conduct reflected DDoS …

100 best practices in Big Data security
The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) released the new handbook from the CSA Big Data Working Group, outlining the 100 best practices in Big Data security. The Big Data Security …

How much of a risk is BYOD to network security?
We’re all familiar with BYOD dangers: data breaches exploited because of a lack of proper security protocols and encryption on devices or missed operating system …

Week in review: iOS zero-days exploited, hacking cellphone towers and brain implants
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, reviews and articles: Backdoor uses TeamViewer to spy on victims A backdoor Trojan with spying …

The current state of privileged access management practices
There’s a widening gulf between organizations that adhere to best practices for privileged access management, according to BeyondTrust. Password and credential …

Essential Pokémon GO protection tips
Since its release, Pokémon GO has become the most downloaded game in history on iOS and Android. However, Gemalto is now warning its millions of players around the world to …

Global mobile deep packet inspection market explodes
The global mobile deep packet inspection (DPI) market will grow at an impressive CAGR of almost 22% until 2020, according to Technavio. Stateful packet inspection Stateful …

Armor helps streamline HITRUST certification
As the healthcare industry continues to be a major cybercrime target, compliance has gained even more significance. HITRUST certification has emerged as the benchmark for …
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