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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, …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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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How to get your talk accepted at Black Hat

There’s a wealth of technical information security conferences all over the globe, but Black Hat USA is the only one that gathers so many of the world’s top …

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Don’t get stuck with dead end User Behavior Analytics

As the frequency of sophisticated cyberattacks continue to increase, User Behavior Analytics (UBA) has taken center stage. It now seems like every vendor in security, no …

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Creating secure devices for the Internet of Things

The Internet of Things (IoT) and subsequent explosion of connected devices have created a world of opportunities we might never have anticipated. But have these new …

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Banks failing with password management, but why?

A recent study shows some terrifying results: banks in the U.S. often have less secure password policies in place than do social media websites. Specifically, the study found …

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The things you discover when you test RF networks

In my work as a penetration tester for SureCloud, I’m often asked to look at unusual, out-of-the-ordinary vulnerabilities. This was the case when a major UK financial …

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