Collaborate Disseminate
Shadow IT is a well-known and long-standing organizational issue that has never really been solved. The problem is that it is a boon as well as a threat; and an uneasy balance exists between the two aspects. But with increasing use and familiarity… Continue reading Shadow IT Has Benefits Not Yet Fully Utilized by Business
The California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has released the draft proposed regulations on how the state will enforce the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) that comes into force on January 1, 2020.
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Continue reading California Attorney General Outlines How State Will Enforce Upcoming Privacy Law
Blockchain, or distributed ledger, is sometimes described as a ‘solution in search of a problem’. There are many valid applications outside of pure cybersecurity — for example, reducing transaction costs in complex legal situations like house purchase… Continue reading New Blockchain Solution for IIoT Aims to Solve Scaling Problem
In 2010, SANS reported that knowledge of the Pass the Hash attack first described some thirteen years earlier was still poor. By 2019, knowledge of the threat vector that has now been in the public domain for more than two decades has improved, but is … Continue reading Pass the Hash Remains a Poorly Defended Threat Vector
An analysis of more than 2.2 billion emails between April and June (Q2) 2019 exposes the current tactics, techniques and targets of contemporary attackers.
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Continue reading Email Attacks Using Cloud Services are Increasing
Despite everything that has happened over the last four years, the security posture of the 2020 presidential candidates’ campaign websites is little better and often worse than it was in 2016.
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Continue reading 2020 Presidential Candidate Campaign Websites Fail On User Privacy
NIST has published a draft Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) special publication (SP.800.207). The purpose is to develop a technology-neutral lexicon of the logical components of a zero trust strategy, and to define ZTA, describe possible deployment scenar… Continue reading NIST’s Zero Trust Taxonomy Introduces Components, Threats and Migration Routes
An ongoing cybercrime campaign that started as early as December 2018, has avoided widespread detection through a combination of stealth tactics and hiding in plain sight.
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Continue reading MasterMana Campaign Combines Stealth, Free Services and Old Malware
The Marsh/Microsoft 2019 Global Risk Perception Survey is a follow-on to a similar survey published in February 2018 (conducted in 2017). SecurityWeek criticized the earlier survey results for not including a specific cybersecurity function among the r… Continue reading Organizations Prefer Quick Technological Fix Over Deep-Rooted Cyber Resiliency: Report
Medical Practice Closing Doors Permanently After Ransomware Destroys Patient Records and Backups
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Continue reading Medical Practice Closing Permanently After Ransomware Attack