Tag: security

October 3, 2023

Shawn P. Murray knows firsthand the importance of putting threat intelligence to good use. Murray was advising a defense contractor for the US government when information from a threat intelligence report raised a red flag. Based on the data, Murray […]

October 3, 2023

Cybersecurity pros feel overworked, underpaid, and often ignored. Organizations must address these issues to maintain strong security, comply with cybersecurity mandates, and protect all our data October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM), a 20-year US tradition dating back to […]

September 26, 2023

IBM is rolling out a new DNS-based service that will let customers securely control connectivity between distributed multicloud environments. NS1 Connect is one of the first fruits from IBM’s acquisition of DNS specialist NS1 earlier this year. The service is […]

September 20, 2023

The potential monetary losses from security incidents caused by insider activity — purposeful or accidental — is sharply on the rise, as businesses continue to misunderstand the threat they pose. According to a report released today by AI-based risk management […]

September 12, 2023

This directory includes laws, regulations and industry guidelines with significant security and privacy impact and requirements. Each entry includes a link to the full text of the law or regulation as well as information about what and who is covered. […]

September 7, 2023

The Portuguese unit of Chinese vendor Huawei has filed a lawsuit against a previous decision made by the country’s security assessment commission, which effectively bars Portuguese telcos from using Huawei’s 5G gear, according to local press reports. The legal claim […]

September 6, 2023

Cybersecurity and compliance company Proofpoint has announced several new features and capabilities in its security solutions to help thwart threats across the most critical stages of the cyberattack kill chain. The new capabilities, announced at Proofpoint Protect 2023, span the […]

September 5, 2023

A new software developer survey released today shows a broad understanding of the risks involved in using generative AI to support software development projects, but an equally widespread acceptance that the technology has already proved itself as useful. The survey, […]

August 24, 2023

Specialized third-party solutions are proving notably effective in helping businesses tackle malicious bots, account takeover (ATO) attacks, and third-party script threats. That’s according to a new survey of IT and security professionals by security vendor Akamai in collaboration with Foundry […]

August 23, 2023

Containerized applications bring many benefits — they are a fast way to deploy software across multiple computing environments. But securing containers is a challenge, since their unique attributes, particularly their ephemeral nature, means that they have been treated differently by […]

August 22, 2023

Measuring security performance may not sound like the most exciting exercise on the CISO’s agenda, but the right metrics can deliver significant value to security leaders and go a long way to helping them tackle a diverse set of challenges. […]

August 21, 2023

You might have been alarmed to read recently that half of all network problems are due to human error. Well, bad news. That’s true of the number of problems. If you look at the hours of degraded or failed operation, […]

August 21, 2023

Most CISOs know the challenges that come with budget and staffing constraints, and they don’t see them going away anytime soon. Recent research supports their concern — Proofpoint’s 2023 Voice of the CISO report found that 58% of global CISOs […]

August 18, 2023

As the world becomes increasingly digital, the need for cyber threat intelligence (CTI) is growing in parallel. Current estimations project that 120 zettabytes of data will be created, captured, copied, and consumed worldwide in 2023. From that wealth of information, […]

August 18, 2023

While there is a lot of talk now about the capabilities of MDR (Managed Detection and Response) and XDR (Extended Detection and Response) in security, it is essential for organizations to remember that prevention comes first. That means critical endpoint […]

August 17, 2023

Technology leaders and CIOs have a lot on their shoulders. The still-evolving world of hybrid work has technology at its core to help cope with fast-changing business demands. As a result, all business leaders are finding that their roles are […]

August 8, 2023

Kubernetes (K8s) clusters belonging to more than 350 organizations, open-source projects, and individuals have been detected as openly accessible and unprotected. More than half of those have been breached and had an active campaign with deployed malware/backdoors. That’s according to […]

August 4, 2023

With cyber attacks never ending, and its impact often lethal, organisations are constantly looking for ways to enhance their data resilience. It’s a back and forth battle, good guys versus bad guys, and recently the bad guys have taken a […]

July 27, 2023

According to Gartner’s 2023 Emerging Technologies and Trend Impact Radar, Digital Twin technology is shown as having a significant impact in the next one to three years, but what exactly does this technology do? The easiest way to think about […]

July 27, 2023

Palo Alto Networks has announced the addition of a new continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) security module to Prisma Cloud, its cloud native application protection platform (CNAPP). The module is the eleventh that the cybersecurity vendor has added to Prisma Cloud […]