Data security and mobile devices: How to make it work
There has been a lot of hype in the media about messaging tools. But recently, some of the headlines have taken a negative turn. Just last month, we read how a London-based …
How to securely deploy medical devices within a healthcare facility
The risks insecure medical devices pose to patient safety are no longer just theoretical, and compromised electronic health records may haunt patients forever. A surgical …
Industry reactions to the Verizon 2017 Data Breach Investigations Report
Nearly 2,000 breaches were analyzed in this year’s Verizon 2017 Data Breach Investigations Report and more than 300 were espionage-related. Here are some of the comments Help …
How secure are mobile banking apps?
Do banking institutions have a good handle on the things they need to remediate and new control layers they need to adopt to keep users secure? To answer those questions, …
Behavioural profiling: Spotting the signs of cyber attacks and misuse
Behavioural profiling is increasingly recognised as a new level of protection against cyber attacks and systems abuse, offering the potential to pick out new and unknown …
An untold cost of ransomware: It will change how you operate
Ransomware is unfortunately an IT reality. With the complexity and frequency of attacks, there is a good chance you or someone you know has been impacted. Many victims …
Security and the human factor: Creating a positive user experience
Despite the myriad of security solutions deployed, breaches are still happening. Even with the most robust security solutions it seems that we’re failing with the …
Rules for secure coding in the C++ programming language
The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) has released the 2016 edition of the SEI CERT C++ Coding Standard. The standard provides rules for secure coding in the C++ …
Cloud-based single sign-on means access and security everywhere
The cloud is now the standard of corporate organizational life. It is a standard practice for nearly every sector of every industry. So, there must be solutions available to …
Evolution of security operations from reactionary survival mode to forced sophistication
The most security-sensitive companies approach their job and their day with the default assumption that they have been hacked, and they set out to prove that important …
3 sour notes interrupting security operations harmony
Great musicians and instruments alone do not make beautiful music. It is the conductor who leads the orchestra and turns the collection of sounds into perfectly executed …
Endpoint security is only one piece of the puzzle
Like many of you, I attended RSAC in February. Wading through the crowd of more than 43,000 people, I was interested to see how many new and improved endpoint security …