As the New Year unfolds, finding a breach prevention provider will be critical in order to safeguard an organization's assets. NSS Labs subjected nine cybersecurity market leaders to comprehensive, rigorous testing to determine how well each product handled current advanced threats and attack methods. All vendor...
A new report from a bipartisan Congressional workgroup examining the benefits and challenges of the internet of things spotlights cybersecurity and privacy as top concerns. But will the new Congress take any action on these issues?
The KillDisk disk-wiping malware, previously tied to espionage operations, has been updated with crypto-locking capabilities and now targets Linux as well as Windows systems. But security experts warn that attackers using the Linux variant have no way to furnish a decryption key.
To deal with the risks posed by the explosive growth of the internet of things, CISOs and CIOs must expand the scope of their security efforts, says Ganesh Ramamoorthy, vice president of research at Gartner.
Hackers will hack, but any attempt to attribute attacks back to an individual, group or state apparatus too often involves political agendas, cybersecurity marketing moves, attempts to deflect blame or outright errors of interpretation.
Hackers have apparently hijacked potentially thousands of vulnerable MongoDB databases and demanded ransoms for the return of critical data, with some victims paying up, according to security researchers.
Determined cyber attackers invade even the best security defenses with the same stealth as wolves creeping up on sheep; if they make themselves known before you spot them, it's too late. Attackers only need to successfully invade once to cause serious damage, but preventing them all is simply not possible.
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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) just celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2016 as one of the most significant pieces of healthcare-related legislation in U.S. history. Once viewed as a "paper tiger," it has taken many years for the full impact of HIPAA's data security provisions to be...
A task force led by two lawmakers and a former U.S. CIO recommends the new administration should jettison outdated ways the federal government tackles cybersecurity, saying in a just-issued report: "Once-powerful ideas have been transformed into clichés."
The lack of a smoking gun - absolute certainty - has some security experts not entirely convinced that the Russians or their backers hacked Democratic Party computers in an attempt to sway the U.S. presidential election.
In this ebook, 33 security experts were asked how they communicate security program effectiveness to business executives and the Board. They share their recommendations and best practices.
If you're a security professional, you'll find their insights indispensable for helping you better communicate with business...
While malware attacks and data breaches continue to make headlines almost daily, the world's information security professionals are facing radical shifts in the enterprise attack surface as we move into 2017.
The Global Cybersecurity Assurance Report Card was created to measure the attitudes, beliefs and...
The Definitive Guide to Continuous Network Monitoring will give you the foundational knowledge you need for building a continuous network monitoring program in your organization. You'll learn why so many enterprises are abandoning periodic monitoring in favor of new methods for continuously identifying risks,...
Today's threat landscape is not getting any easier to manage. While the number of things you can do to reduce your risk posture is virtually limitless, no organization we've seen has the time or resources to do it all. That's why it's important to start with the activities that will make the most impact to your...
Don't overlook critical factors for vulnerability management solutions.
Cloud-based security solutions have the same benefits of other cloud applications: easy of deployment, ease of maintenance, scalability, performance and more. However, don't assume that every cloud security solution is equal.
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