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Organizations have seen an increase in device encryption

32% of organizations have seen an increase in device encryption in the past year, according to a Vanson Bourne survey. Additionally, 31 percent noted that their organization …

cloud
SeKVM: Securing virtual machines in the cloud

Whenever you buy something on Amazon, your customer data is automatically updated and stored on thousands of virtual machines in the cloud. For businesses like Amazon, …

week in review
Week in review: VMware critical updates, prevalent enterprise cybersecurity risks, 3 years of GDPR

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Belgium’s Interior Ministry uncovers 2-year-long compromise of its network Belgium’s Federal …

TSA
New TSA security directive is a needed shock to the system

The Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced a Security Directive that will enable the Department to better identify, protect …

infosec products of the week
New infosec products of the week: May 28, 2021

NetWitness Cloud SIEM delivers cloud-based threat detection and response NetWitness Cloud SIEM is a cloud-based threat detection and response solution that delivers pervasive …

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Why cybersecurity products always defy traditional user reviews

I read with interest the latest batch of evaluation data from MITRE on various endpoint solutions, this time focusing on the detect, response and containment of these various …

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How businesses can protect their brands and bottom lines against damage from illegal robocalls

March 17, 2021 was a milestone in the war on illegal robocalls. The FCC levied a $225 million fine — the largest in its history — on a telemarketer for making 1 billion …

architecture
It’s time to shift from verifying data to authenticating identity

As fraudsters continue to develop increasingly sophisticated schemes that allow them to produce an apparent valid identity, either by stealing personal data or fabricating it …

application
Application security not a priority for financial services institutions

Contrast Security announced the findings of a report based on a comprehensive survey of development, operations, and security professionals and executives at enterprise-level …

identity theft
Identity crime victims struggling with financial, emotional and physical impacts

Nearly 30 percent of people who contact the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) are victims of more than one identity crime. Their latest study covers the 36 months from …

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Professionals are burned out and in need of a break

Many workers are worn out and ready to make up for lost vacation time, a research from Robert Half suggests. Professionals more burned out today than a year ago 44% of …

Kali Linux
Kali Linux team releases Kaboxer, a tool for managing applications in containers

The team behind the popular pentesting Kali Linux distro has released Kaboxer, a tool to help penetration testers use older applications that don’t work on modern …

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