
A rogue access point at RSA Conference? Here’s what happened
Ever since businesses began to offer Wi-Fi access to customers, experts have warned that open hotspots are not secure. Open Wi-Fi hotspots don’t ask a user for a …

Review: Breaking into Information Security
Breaking into Information Security is a practical guide for people outside and inside the information security industry. The former can find out how to put their foot in the …

Making sense of threat intelligence data in your IT environment
Threat intelligence data has been growing at an exponential rate of 39% a month. Enterprise customers are looking at around 30,000 events going into their SIEM every second. …

Start getting ready for Europe’s new data protection regulation today
You are in charge of your organization’s security. Depending on how large and well resourced your business IT function is, your card might read IT director, CIO, CTO, or …

Deep and Dark Web: Complexity and escalating cybercriminal activity
Flashpoint released an annual research report that looks to uncover the growing complexity of illicit communities and the industrialization of cybercrime over the past year. …

Coalition aims to educate policymakers on cybersecurity
A group of vendors launched the Coalition for Cybersecurity Policy and Law, a new organization that will focus on education and collaboration with policymakers on the …

Why the C-suite should care about cybersecurity
Many leaders across the C-suite are confused about who the true cybersecurity adversary is and how to effectively combat them. IBM Security interviewed CxOs, from 28 …

Fighting malware monetization and application vulnerabilities
As the traditional network perimeter disappears and attack surfaces grow, security professionals are challenged with protecting users, applications and data – without …

Review: Mobile Data Loss
Employees increasingly use mobile devices for work and to access their company’s resources. That should be, by now, an accepted reality for all those who work in the IT …

Kotlin programming language for JVM and Android reaches version 1.0
Kotlin is an open source programming language for JVM and Android that combines OO and functional features and is focused on interoperability, safety, clarity and tooling …

Security guidance for the Internet of Things
Embedded systems and connected devices are already deeply woven into the fabric of our lives, and the footprint is expanding at a staggering rate. Gartner estimates that 4.9 …

Anonymous networks 101: Into the heart of the Darknet
Here’s a riddle: What’s hidden in plain sight Stretches the entire known world Vilified and Adored Born from a secret US Government project Maintains secret societies Requires …