5 ways to stop the Internet of Things from becoming the Internet of Thieves
The Internet of Things is here and is now on your wrist, in your pocket, in your car, and maybe even in your socks. From smart watches and self-driving cars to smart …
Total cost of average data breach reaches $3.8 million
The average consolidated total cost of a data breach is $3.8 million, according to a Ponemon Institute study of 350 companies spanning 11 countries.The study also found that …
IBM brings cyber threat analytics to the cloud
IBM announced at RSA Conference 2015 it is bringing its Security Intelligence technology, IBM QRadar, to the cloud, giving companies the ability quickly prioritize real …
IBM unveils cyber threat intelligence sharing platform
IBM is making its vast library of security intelligence data available via the IBM X-Force Exchange, a new cyber threat intelligence sharing platform powered by IBM Cloud. …
Mobile app developers are not investing in security
Nearly 40 percent of large companies, including many in the Fortune 500, aren’t taking the right precautions to secure the mobile apps they build for customers. A new …
Flaw in Dropbox SDK for Android lets attackers steal data sent to users’ account
Researchers from IBM’s security team have discovered an authentication flaw in the Dropbox Software Development Kit (SDK) for Android that can be exploited to capture …
IBM’s sophisticated cryptographic algorithm protects your identity
IBM researchers revealed plans for a cloud-based technology, called Identity Mixer, that uses a cryptographic algorithm to encrypt the certified identity attributes of a user, …
Number of cyber attacks on retailers drops by half
Despite an 50 percent decline in the number of attacks against U.S. retailers, the number of records stolen from them remains at near record highs. IBM Security researchers …
Inside the minds of senior security leaders
More than 80 percent of security leaders believe the challenge posed by external threats is on the rise, while 60 percent also agree their organizations are outgunned in the …
IBM’s Big Data analytics solution to uncover criminal cyber activity in seconds
IBM announced new high-speed analysis and criminal investigation software that is designed to uncover hidden criminal threats buried deep inside massive volumes of disparate …
Heartbleed still a critical threat
Cyber attackers have been quick to exploit the Hearbleed OpenSSL bug, to the tune of hundreds of thousand attacks per day in the week after the public revelation of its …
IBM acquires Lighthouse Security Group
IBM has acquired the business operations of Lighthouse Security Group, a cloud security services provider. Based in Lincoln, Rhode Island, Lighthouse Security Group offers the …
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