Expert analysis
A closer look at IT risk management and measurement
In this podcast recorded at Black Hat USA 2016, Casey Corcoran, Partner, FourV Systems, talks about the most significant trends cyber security and risk management. He …
Passwords, biometrics and multi-factor verification: What businesses need to know
Verifying identity is a double headache for small businesses. On the one hand, there’s the question of identity verification within your organization. You need to be sure only …
Access governance holds the security line
We must continue to hold the line, and we are, in this war on information security. We must continue to find our stride and take steps forward in regard to technology …
Continuous security in the web application space
What we’re seeing in the market right now is increased consolidation among vendors. They’re buying each other, more products covering another vendor’s …
Incident response challenge: How to get out of Firefighter Mode
Organizations tend to have the mindset that their IT and security teams should play the role of First Responders on the scene of a security incident. They expect their IT and …
Employee awareness training: Key component of IT security initiatives
IT projects are most effective when they take into account people, processes, and technology. These three components should be addressed concurrently so the organization can …
What’s your security strategy?
In this podcast recorded at Black Hat USA 2016 in Las Vegas, Chris Drake, CEO at Armor, talks about how corporate IT is being stretched thin. They have to tackle the corporate …
CRIME, TIME, BREACH and HEIST: A brief history of compression oracle attacks on HTTPS
The HEIST vulnerability was presented at Black Hat USA 2016 by Mathy Vanhoef and Tom Van Goethem. In this presentation, new techniques were presented that enhanced previously …
Security startup confessions: How to tackle outsourcing
My name is Kai Roer and I am a co-founder of a European security startup, and these are my confessions. I hope you will learn from my struggles, and appreciate the choices …
Breathing new life into SSL VPNs: Making the most of the security benefits
Network security has been in an accelerated arms race for over a decade, with IT managers constantly adding new technologies to secure various network resources in an attempt …
My data, my problem
I haven’t seen BlackHat, you know the movie featuring Chris Hemsworth? In fact the list of shows or movies I haven’t seen (or in fact am unlikely to see) is growing as the …
How to avoid vendor lock-in and get more flexibility
Traditionally, customers, and security teams have worked with a single major technology provider, like IBM or Symantec, to build out their entire security stack. Layers that …