True password behaviors in the workplace revealed
LastPass released the “2018 Global Password Security Report,” revealing true password behaviors in the workplace and creating a benchmark that businesses can use …
Worldwide spending on cloud IT infrastructure continues to grow, reaches $15.4 billion
According to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Cloud IT Infrastructure Tracker, vendor revenue from sales of infrastructure products (server, enterprise storage, and Ethernet …
WWW inventor announces Solid, a push to create a decentralized web users can trust
Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, has not been hiding his disappointment with the direction in which his invention was taken. “The web has evolved …
Python-based attack tools are the most common vector for launching exploit attempts
Hackers have an obvious predilection for Python-based attack tools, says Imperva. “When examining the use of Python in attacks against sites we protect, the result was …
California Governor signs strong net neutrality protections into law
California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law SB 822, the strongest and most comprehensive state-level net neutrality bill in the country. The bill passed the state …
A final call for replacing security certificates using Symantec roots
Help Net Security sat down with Jeremy Rowley, Executive Vice President of Product at DigiCert. He leads the company’s product development teams serving its TLS and digital …
Organizations need to shift strategies, adopt a proactive approach to cybersecurity
The cybersecurity market has reached a point whereby organisations need to shift their strategies and have a new, proactive approach to their cybersecurity, according to a …
Quantifying a firm’s security levels may strengthen security over time
Cyberattacks grow in prominence each and every day; in fact, 2017 was the worst year to-date for data breaches, with the number of cyber incidents targeting businesses nearly …
Explosion of look-alike domains aims to steal sensitive data from online shoppers
Venafi released research on the explosion of look-alike domains, which are routinely used to steal sensitive data from online shoppers. Venafi’s research analyzed suspicious …
New tools from IBM and Google reveal it’s hard to build trust in AI
The unseen dangers inherent in artificial intelligence (AI) are proving the importance of IBM and Google’s diverse approach to this multifaceted problem. Brad Shimmin and …
Week in review: First-ever UEFI rootkit, Apple DEP vulnerability, new tactics subvert traditional security measures
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: What do you mean by storage encryption? Depending on the threat context and how you …
New infosec products of the week: September 28, 2018
Chronicle announces VirusTotal Enterprise with greater search and analysis capabilities Chronicle, the cybersecurity subsidiary of Google’s parent company Alphabet, has …
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