cybersecurity

Not all data collection is evil: Don’t let privacy scandals stall cybersecurity
Facebook continues to be criticized for its data collection practices. The media is hammering Google over how it handles data. JPMorgan Chase & Company was vilified for …

How can businesses get the most out of pentesting?
More than 4.5 billion data records were compromised in the first half of this year. If you still feel like your enterprise is secure after reading that statistic, you’re one …

December Patch Tuesday forecast: Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
Grab your shovels, dust off the snow blower, and bundle up. The way patches are accumulating this month is making me think of winter in Minnesota. I’m talking about the kind …

Half of management teams lack awareness about BPC despite increased attacks
Trend Micro revealed that 43 percent of surveyed organizations have been impacted by a Business Process Compromise (BPC). Despite a high incidence of these types of attacks, …

An introduction to deception technology
This article is first in a five-part series being developed by Dr. Edward Amoroso in conjunction with the deception technology team from Attivo Networks. The article provides …

Measuring privacy operations: Use of technology on the rise
Critical privacy program activities such as creating data inventories, conducting data protection impact assessments (DPIA), and managing data subject access rights requests …

Consumers believe social media sites pose greatest risk to data
A majority of consumers are willing to walk away from businesses entirely if they suffer a data breach, with retailers most at risk, according to Gemalto. Two-thirds (66%) are …

Situational awareness: Real-time decision making to improve business operations
Although the term situational awareness usually pertains to the military and first responder space, it also plays a crucial role in the efficiency of public and private …

Major flaws uncovered in leading IoT protocols
Trend Micro warned organizations to revisit their operational technology (OT) security after finding major design flaws and vulnerable implementations related to two popular …

80% of enterprises struggle to protect machine identities
A study conducted by Forrester Consulting examined the views of 116 IT security professionals from financial services and insurance organizations in the U.S., U.K., Germany, …

Why hospitals are the next frontier of cybersecurity
Hospital cybersecurity is a pressing problem with unique challenges and incalculable stakes. The healthcare industry’s accelerating adoption of sophisticated networks, …

Hardware is on its way out as the demand for SD-WAN climbs
In today’s world applications are moving to the cloud and employee mobility is on the rise, which adds unprecedented flexibility and agility. However, this drive towards …