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Solving the dilemma of vulnerability exploitation disclosure

The subject of software and hardware vulnerability disclosure has been debate time and time again, and most agree that, if possible, vulnerabilities should first be disclosed …

WordPress security threats, protection tips and tricks

Robert Abela is a WordPress Security Professional and founder of WP White Security. In this interview he talks about the main WordPress security risks, offers tips for website …

Analyzing APK files inside an online Android application sandbox

Anubis is an online project developed by International Secure Systems Lab, which focuses on analyzing of binaries for different type of systems. The online sandbox was first …

Best practices for threat management

With threats of all types on the rise and increasing costs of security breaches growing (analyst approximate $840,000 per breach), enterprises are investing in numerous threat …

The Apple and WoW effect

Modern living is defined by pop culture phenomena. In the last few months alone, 4G rollouts, the release of smart watches and launch of long-awaited video games have all …

How to establish trust in the cloud

Business is increasingly taking place outside the corporate firewall. Employees are using their own devices and turning to consumer-grade cloud file sharing services to allow …

Innovation, big data and the future of information security

Dr. Herbert (Hugh) Thompson is Program Chair for RSA Conferences and a world-renowned expert on IT security. He has co-authored several books on the topic and has written more …

Hackers gather in Colombia for Security Zone 2013

The need for, the interest in, and the general knowledge about information security has grown exponentially in the past few years. All over the world, the need for competence, …

The impact of false positives on web application security scanners

Ferruh Mavituna is the CEO at Mavituna Security and the Product Architect of Netsparker. In this interview he discusses what impact false positives have on web application …

Investigating the security of the Firefox OS

Firefox OS is Mozilla’s foray into the mobile operating system field and promises a more adaptive mobile OS. But as mobile threats, in particular in the Android …

Latest IE 0-day insight: Background, severity and solutions

This recently discovered Internet Explorer zero day vulnerability is bad. Users and administrators should take immediate action to mitigate the risk. Considering the timing, I …

What CISOs must learn from Bitcoin and a research team at Georgia Tech

It has been an eventful time in the mobile world with two recent breaking stories revealing vulnerabilities in the security infrastructure for Android and iOS respectively. …

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