When smartphone upgrades go wrong
As the holiday shopping season kicks into full gear around the world, industry analysts predict low prices, discounts and promotions will entice shoppers to buy the latest …
The digital world should mean a change in mindset on security for businesses
Businesses are often encouraged to take risks. These can fuel innovation, excite customers and set them apart from competitors. However, while many parts of a business may …
Integrating threat intelligence with existing security technologies
70 percent of security industry professionals believe threat intelligence is often too voluminous and/or complex to provide actionable insights. Perceptions about the …
Most employees violate policies designed to prevent data breaches
Companies are increasing technology investments to protect against external data breaches, but employees pose a bigger threat than hackers, according to CEB. To mitigate the …
The difference between IT security and ICS security
In this podcast recorded at IoT Solutions World Congress Barcelona 2016, Andrew Ginter, VP of Industrial Security at Waterfall Security, talks about the difference between IT …
Best practices for enterprises to effectively combat cybercrime
Employee training and cyber awareness, combined with a solid defense strategy and best-in-class cybersecurity tools and software, are essential to reducing the risks of data …
Understanding IoT botnets
If you were online on Friday October 21st, you were probably affected by the DDoS attack against managed DNS provider Dyn. Dyn observed that tens of millions of IP addresses …
Why don’t all businesses have a good continuity strategy?
It has been said that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. In the case of disaster recovery, however, businesses tend focus on prevention without anticipating the …
Federal regulators: Increasing cybersecurity stance on financial institutions
Everyone is increasing the attention of cybersecurity given the continued parade of hacking incidents. Just last week, the three main prudential regulators for financial …
IoT security: Defending a young industry from attack
As the IoT industry matures, it’s safe to say we’re well past “early adopter” phase and seeing broader development and deployment. While the prospect of a more established and …
How cybercriminals attack homes, and how to stop them
At a recent Home Hacker Lab event, an ethical hacker revealed how cybercriminals attack, and what consumers can do to protect themselves. The October 13 workshop in New York …
Four ways to keep data safe during election season
There is no shortage of passionate feelings among voters when it comes to this November’s presidential election. Those feelings extend tenfold to each candidate’s campaigns. …