Big data analysis relies on big data being available. But a recent incident in Australia put the privacy of millions of public transport travelers at risk after steps weren't taken to properly anonymize three years of travel records, Victoria's information commissioner has found.
Big data analytics can help security professionals stay ahead of emerging challenges in a rapidly changing threat landscape, says Splunk's Haiyan Song.
Facebook has fixed a security vulnerability in its digital marketplace that could have been abused to identify the precise location of a seller, and by extension, their goods. Police warn that thieves regularly trawl location data to find the owners and locations of high-value items.
Security ratings and the analytics they provide give businesses a unique insight into their security performance and posture in relation to their peer group.
Interest in artificial intelligence and machine learning is soaring, but confusion and hype can mask the real benefits of these technologies. Agencies need to identify use cases that will produce value for them.
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Digital transformation has led to complex environments that continuously generate new data. As a result, agencies are left unsure about how to best use their data to meet mission and citizen expectations.
Fortunately, smart technology is being developed to enhance agencies' ability to parse through extensive...
Does your organization have a plan for cybersecurity? Digital technology is touching every aspect of our lives, which is giving bad actors an unlimited runway to create new threats daily. It's this atmosphere that makes it imperative that organizations are prepared, informed and actively hunting for adversaries.
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The cyber threat landscape is rapidly changing. As attacks continue to increase in volume and sophistication, agency defenses also must evolve.
In order to do so, many agencies are moving toward a more holistic, analytics-driven approach to security.
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SIEM (security information and event management) software offers a lot of promise, but legacy SIEMs simply can't keep up with the rate and sophistication of today's cyberattacks. Organizations today require access to analytics-driven SIEMs that combine a big data platform that is optimized for machine data with...
Do you have a plan for cybersecurity? Digital technology is touching every aspect of our lives, which is giving bad actors unlimited runway to create new threats daily. It's this atmosphere that makes it imperative that organizations are prepared, informed and actively hunting for adversaries.
But do you know where...
More than ever before, companies are investing heavily in their organization's security. But as the threat landscape changes, how do you know that these investments in security are paying off - and how can you determine that you are investing the appropriate amount of security spending in the areas that matter most to...
Analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning are increasingly playing promising roles in healthcare data security, say Ron Mehring, CISO at Texas Health Resources, a large delivery system, and Axel Wirth of Symantec, a technology vendor. They were featured speakers at the HIMSS19 conference.
Germany's competition authority, the Bundeskartellamt, has prohibited Facebook from combining user data from different sources unless users consent, and it has also prohibited Facebook from blocking users who do not provide this consent. Facebook has one month to appeal the antitrust decision.
Improved integration, automation and orchestration are needed to better detect and respond to evolving cyberthreats, says John Maynard, vice president and global security specialist at Cisco Systems.
User behavioral analytics can help better detect indicators of potential threats, both external and internal, says Carl Leonard, principal security analyst at Forcepoint.
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