cybersecurity
Hackers wage a new Cold War
The Cold War of the mid-twentieth century played out as a truly epic conflict. The U.S. and the Soviet Union mobilized spies across the globe, supported proxy armies from the …
Analysis of half-a-billion emails reveals malware-less email attacks are on the rise
FireEye analyzed over half-a-billion emails from 1H 2018, and found that 32% of email traffic seen in the first half of 2018 was considered ‘clean’ and actually delivered to …
DDoS attack frequency grows 40%, low volume attacks dominate
The frequency of DDoS attacks have once again risen, this time by 40% year on year, according to Corero Network Security. While frequency has increased, the duration of …
Mobile fraud is increasing, attack rates rising 24% year-over-year
ThreatMetrix released new cybercrime insights from the first half of 2018, revealing a sharp rise in fraud attack levels on mobile transactions. As consumer behavior …
Phished credentials caused twice as many breaches than malware in the past year
Personal device use for remote work poses the biggest security risk to organisations safeguarding their increasingly mobile and cloud-based IT environment, according to a new …
Cybersecurity as catalyst for greater adoption of agile development
Agile development increases the output of software development projects by using a faster, more iterative engineering process. This pace also allows rapid course correction, …
Password inadequacy remains a top threat
New research from the WatchGuard Threat Lab revealed that 50 percent of government and military employee LinkedIn passwords were weak enough to be cracked in less than two …
How internal dysfunction puts your network at risk
IDG polled 200 network and cybersecurity professionals across the U.S. & Canada, and found almost inevitable consequences for organizations where network and …
Many adults want to reskill for cybersecurity careers
A new survey from Champlain College Online shows that not only are the majority of Americans concerned about cybersecurity threats, but many are willing to consider returning …
A case for more accessible cybersecurity
If you’re a part of the infosec community, you’re likely all too familiar with the frantic calls, text messages and emails we receive from our friends and family …
What can we do to reverse the cybersecurity skills shortage?
An ever widening cybersecurity skills gap is making comprehensive cyber security protection – based on a combination of the latest tools and internal expertise – …
Election infrastructure security: Should we use Internet voting?
To protect the integrity and security of U.S. elections, all local, state, and federal elections should be conducted using human-readable paper ballots by the 2020 …
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