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Five steps to GDPR compliance
For any organisations processing personal data the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is important news. Agreed upon just days ago, after years of negotiations, the …

Spring network cleaning: Quick tips to reduce risk
Spring is here, which means many people will be cleaning their workspace and getting rid of the clutter on their desks. If you’re in charge of your organization’s security, we …

3 steps to embracing NIST 800 security controls
One proven path to improving any organization’s security posture is to embrace the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s risk management framework set forth in its …

Why the smart office is highly susceptible to data breaches
The Edge in Amsterdam is one of the smartest office buildings in the world. The state-of-the-art offices include 28,000 connected sensors for motion, light, temperature, …

Why ICS network attacks pose unique security challenges
Attacks on industrial control systems (ICSs) are increasing in frequency – and have become a reality we can no longer ignore. Securing these networks poses unique …

Panama Papers: A data security disaster
The Panama Papers security breach is a juicy, made-for-the-Internet scandal. It has all the elements – secret off-shore accounts; involvement by international politicians, …

Microsoft patches Badlock, but doesn’t call it critical
Microsoft just released several security bulletins, with six marked as critical and seven categorized as important. The biggest surprise (or disguise) came in the patch marked …

Developing the perfect exfiltration technique
At SafeBreach, one of our major research areas is exfiltration (sending sensitive data out of the corporate network). In one of our research projects in late 2015, we set out …

The security impact of IoT evolution
Francis Bacon, First Viscount St. Alban (1561 – 1626), wrote, “As the births of living creatures, at first are ill-shapen, so are all innovations, which are the births of …

Take it to the boardroom: Elevating the cybersecurity discussion
As data breaches continue to rise, organizations, regardless of their size or industry they are in, must take into consideration a new mindset. Despite the FBI’s focus on …

The dangers of bad cyber threat intelligence programs
I love a surprise ending in a movie. Whether I’m watching drama, action, or sci-fi, there’s nothing better than a plot twist you can’t predict. At work, however, I feel the …

Encryption we can trust: Are we there yet?
Encryption is arguably the most important single security tool that we have, but it still has some serious growing up to do. The current debate about the pros and cons of …
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