cybersecurity
What you should know about the Equifax data breach settlement
Equifax has agreed to pay at least $575 million, and potentially up to $700 million, as part of a global settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, the Consumer Financial …
Healthcare’s blind spot: Unmanaged IoT and medical devices
From imaging to monitoring systems, infusion pumps to therapeutic lasers and life support machines, medical devices are used to improve and streamline patient care. Many of …
Securing modern web apps: A case for framework-aware SAST
If you were to write a web application entirely by yourself, it would be a rather daunting task. You would need to write the UI elements from lower-level APIs, set up and …
Upfront transparency of data use is key for greater consumer acceptance of AI devices
The advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) relies heavily on the need for higher levels of intelligence to better predict, suggest and adapt to changing user behaviors. …
NSS Labs test exposes weaknesses in NGFW products
Firewalls are the most widely deployed network security devices. Enterprises expect next generation firewalls (NGFWs) to prevent exploits and malware from infecting critical …
New open source solution reduces the risks associated with cloud deployments
An open source user computer environment (UCE) for the Amazon Cloud, called Galahad, has been launched by the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). The technology will …
Skills gap remains a top barrier to SD-WAN adoption
SD-WAN security drives selection, skills gaps remain a primary obstacle to adoption, and adoption continues to rise, according to Masergy. The survey, conducted in partnership …
Adoption rates of basic cloud security tools and practices still far too low
As organizations migrate more of their data and operations to the cloud, they must maintain a robust cybersecurity posture, a Bitglass report reveals. Each year, Bitglass …
Certificate-related outages impact the reputation of financial services organizations
Financial services organizations are more likely to have digital certificate-related outages than other industries, a Venafi study reveals. Over 100 CIOs in the financial …
Over 80% of network teams play a role in security efforts
More than 4 in 5 IT teams are involved in security efforts, and a majority of them report an increase of at least 25 percent in time spent on these efforts over the past 12 …
The importance of hardening firmware security
It’s no secret that attackers traditionally go after low-hanging fruit when hacking a system. Historically, this has meant targeting user applications, and, for deeper …
Enterprises catching up with the explosion of cloud use and shadow IT in the workplace
Businesses worldwide are gaining control of previously unmonitored and unsupported cloud applications and devices, known as shadow IT, that lurk in their IT environments, …