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Vulnerability management mistakes CISOs still make
PRIVACY PRIVACY Multiple breaches, including the massive 2017 data breach at the credit reporting agency Equifax, have been traced back to unpatched vulnerabilities—a 2019 Tripwire study found that 27% of all breaches were caused by unpatched vulnerabilities, while a 2018 Ponemon study put the number at a jaw-dropping 60%. To read this article in full,…
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Ransomware attacks are increasing with more dangerous hybrids ahead
PRIVACY PRIVACY Over the past several years, the emergence of big-ticket, destructive ransomware attacks jolted the U.S. government into action to circumscribe the predominately Russian-based threat actors behind the scourge. At the same time, ransomware has been a critical factor driving the growth in corporate cybersecurity budgets as organizations grapple with the often-crippling threat. Despite…
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Bye-bye best-of-breed?
PRIVACY PRIVACY When I started working in cybersecurity 20 years ago, there were a few rock-solid security technology principles treated as gospel. One of those was the insistence on best-of-breed security technologies. Those of you working in security in the early 2000s may remember installing independent firewall and antivirus software on every endpoint. Best-of-breed technologies…
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Over Three-Quarters of UK Adults Hit by Online Scams
PRIVACY PRIVACY Attacks surged by 14% year-on-year, warns Citizens Advice Read More
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Attack on Kaiser Permanente Exposes Data on 70,000 Customers
PRIVACY PRIVACY Hacker compromised employee’s email Read More
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“Downthem” DDoS-for-Hire Boss Gets 2 Years in Prison
PRIVACY PRIVACY A 33-year-old Illinois man was sentenced to two years in prison today following his conviction last year for operating services that allowed paying customers to launch powerful distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against hundreds of thousands of Internet users and websites. The user interface for Downthem[.]org. Matthew Gatrel of St. Charles, Ill. was found…
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Apple CEO Tim Cook Pushes Senate For Privacy Legislation
PRIVACY PRIVACY The executive said the company will continue to innovate in the privacy space Read More
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FDNY Calls for Digital Firewall to Protect Rescue Workers From Cyber-Attacks
PRIVACY PRIVACY The request called for consultant services to address the cyber-threat of doxxing Read More
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#RSAC: World Economic Forum Cybercrime Atlas Effort Advances
PRIVACY PRIVACY Multiple stakeholders came together to help map out the state of global cybercrime Read More
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#RSAC: The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Program is Coming
PRIVACY PRIVACY Every org doing business with US Department of Defense will soon comply with The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Read More