security awareness
RSA advises customers to stop using NSA-influenced encryption algorithm
In the wake of the disclosure that the NSA has influenced NIST to adopt an encryption standard that includes one random bit generator with a weakness known only to the …
Mobile data security remains weak
Coalfire surveyed 400 individuals working in a variety of industries across North America who are not affiliated with their company’s IT department. Survey findings show …
Executives, IT officers most concerned about malicious insiders
An international survey polling 260 respondents from a wide variety of industry sectors has revealed that over half of them are more worried about their own employees turning …
Employees biggest IT threat to businesses
Despite British small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) providing training in IT and security, employees fail to prevent breaches and data leaks, according to McAfee. Even …
Human sensors: How encouraging user reporting strengthens security
Despite the pervasiveness of cyber-attacks threatening the enterprise security today, many organizations are still not taking advantage of their most widely deployed security …
Academic institutions urged to improve network and DNS configurations
The Research and Education Networking Information Sharing and Analysis Center (REN-ISAC) has issued an alert to IT security staff, and network and DNS administrators urging …
The CSO perspective on risk management
Candy Alexander is the CSO at Long Term Care Partners and volunteers as a member of the International Board of Directors for ISSA. In the past, she was invited to the White …
Why we need security awareness training programs
Lately, some of the smartest people in infosec decided that security awareness trainings are a waste of time. Last out is Bruce Schneier, who decided to speak up against …
How secure is your confidential data?
It seems ages ago that companies were first warned about the danger of confidential information being found in trash bags in front of the office, yet despite the use of …
Who to call when hit by a DDoS attack
Recent reports all point to the same fact: despite the different motives of the attackers, DDoS attack have become more frequent and more intense. So what are businesses and …
Twitter’s recipe for security awareness
Security awareness training is an issue that has been and continues to be hotly debated both online and offline. It is also a topic that seems a little out of place at the …
How simulated attacks improve security awareness training
Wombat released a new report that discusses how simulated phishing attacks can be an effective security awareness and training tactic to help companies educate employees how …
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