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The next step in network security evolution

In 1987, Bernd Fix developed a method to neutralize the Vienna virus, becoming the first known antivirus software developer. In 2017, as we pass the 30-year anniversary, a lot …

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Ransomware’s lucrative next stop? The Point of Sale

With the influx of credit card breaches over the past few years at major brands, hackers may have reached a point of supply exceeding demand, as awareness of breaches, …

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To protect your network, you must first know your network

A sobering statistic regarding commonly used security controls was highlighted in a recent report. “Software and hardware inventory and valuation” was the least …

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How organizations across industries create and manage policies

MetricStream evaluated 260+ organizations across 15 industries to understand the ways in which organizations create, manage, and communicate policies, the challenges they …

Richard Ford, Chief Scientist at Forcepoint
Richard Ford: A physicist’s strange journey to become an infosec scientist

Many of today’s information security professionals started their path towards a career in the industry by becoming frustrated gamers. Richard Ford, Chief Scientist at …

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The evil of vanity metrics

With the fast-paced evolution of tools and connectedness in business operations, the amount of network and log data has exploded. However, organizations have largely failed to …

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Cut the FUD: Why Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt is harming the security industry

Although the acronym is close to a century old, FUD (Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt) has come to be closely associated with the technology industry since the 1970s. FUD is a …

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10 tips to optimize security during the holidays

Optiv Security shared its annual list of tips to help organizations get the most from their security programs during the busy holiday season. A team of security experts …

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Infosec expert viewpoint: DevOps security

A Ponemon Institute survey of nearly 1,250 global public sector IT decision makers and managers revealed that public sector organizations undergoing digital transformation are …

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Not everything is sophisticated, let’s keep it simple

I don’t have dandruff. But if I did, then I could use a new sophisticated formula to cure my condition. Whether the problem is dandruff or a malware-related threat, the term …

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Three keys to making technical debt manageable

Remember back to a time when you worked on a project in college or grade school. You’re pushing through the project, and there is one piece that’s completed, but you know if …

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Six data security questions that every board needs to ask

As data breaches become a constant headline, data security should be a major concern for company boards everywhere. Unless a board member has been hired specifically to …

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