Encryption backdoors open a Pandora’s Box for cybersecurity
The amount of encrypted traffic online has grown exponentially. This growth has occurred in the wake of the Snowden revelations, as well as the continuous stream of stories …
Popular coding advice doesn’t necessarily equal secure coding advice
Stack Overflow is a hugely popular online forum/Q&A site that many programmers and software developers use to find answers to particular programming problems. …
Worldwide spending on IoT to reach $745 billion in 2019
Worldwide spending on the Internet of Things (IoT) is forecast to reach $745 billion in 2019, an increase of 15.4% over the $646 billion spent in 2018, according to IDC. IDC …
Zerodium offers $2 million for remote iOS jailbreak, $1 million for WhatsApp RCE
Zero-day exploit broker Zerodium has raised again the payouts it offers for most desktops/servers and mobile exploits. A “zero click” iOS remote jailbreak is now …
Is Privileged Access Management still a pain?
Every week seems to bring the story of a new customer data breach, but regardless of the individual details, the majority of incidents have one trait in common. The chances …
The rising importance of Data Loss Prevention in today’s data protection landscape
In this podcast, Roman Foeckl, founder and CEO of CoSoSys, talks about the growing importance of Data Loss Prevention at both endpoint and development level. Here’s a …
Rise of DevOps exposes organizations to risk via container vulnerabilities
60 percent of respondents to a Tripwire and Dimensional Research study reported their organizations have experienced container security incidents in the past year. Yet, of the …
Top vulnerabilities hospital executives should address immediately
The three most critical and common high-security cyber risks facing healthcare delivery organizations and their partners have been uncovered in an analysis by the Clearwater …
Growing demand to meet regulatory compliance drives overall network encryption market
The global network encryption market size is expected to grow from $2.9 billion in 2018 to $4.6 billion by 2023, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 9.8% during the …
Most popular home routers lack basic software security features
It’s no secret that too many Internet of Things devices lack adequate security. But is it too much to expect that out home routers – the devices that …
EU launches bug bounties on free and open source software
After setting up a bug bounty program for VLC Media Player in late 2017, the European Commission (EC) has announced the launch of 14 new ones that will cover other free and …
Shifting the burden: Long-term magnifying consequences
Computer geeks love their acronyms. Here’s one more: TANSTAAFL. There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch. No, I’m not talking about the grilled Alaskan salmon meal you …
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