Targeted threat intelligence and what your organization might be missing

In this Help Net Security podcast recorded at Black Hat USA 2019, Adam Darrah (Director of Intelligence), Mike Kirschner (Chief Operating Officer) and Christian Lees (Chief Technology Officer) from Vigilate, talk about how their global threat hunting a… Continue reading Targeted threat intelligence and what your organization might be missing

Should social media organizations be subject to strict privacy regulation?

80% of IT security professionals agree that more security and privacy legislation is needed, especially for social media organizations that store personal data. However, nearly the same number of respondents (82%) don’t believe their elected officials … Continue reading Should social media organizations be subject to strict privacy regulation?

Security pros need more and better visibility into their cloud networks

In this Help Net Security podcast, Kevin Sheu, VP Product Marketing and Marcus Hartwig, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Vectra AI, discuss the Vectra superhero survey from Black Hat USA 2019, which provides insight into the current cloud adoption a… Continue reading Security pros need more and better visibility into their cloud networks

Knowing what’s on your hybrid-IT environment is fundamental to security

In this Help Net Security podcast recorded at Black Hat USA 2019, Shiva Mandalam, VP of Products, Visibility and Control at Qualys, talks about the importance of visibility. Whether on-prem (devices and applications), mobile, endpoints, clouds, contain… Continue reading Knowing what’s on your hybrid-IT environment is fundamental to security

1 in 4 employees would steal company information to secure their next job

According to a survey of 476 IT security professionals at Black Hat USA 2019, nearly one in four (24%) said they would take company information to help apply for a position at a competitor. The Gurucul study also found that managed service providers or… Continue reading 1 in 4 employees would steal company information to secure their next job

Using deep learning and natural language understanding to protect enterprise communication

In this Help Net Security podcast recorded at Black Hat USA 2019, Dhananjay Sampath, CEO at Armorblox, talks about how they use natural language understanding and deep learning to automatically create and adapt policies, continuously measure risk expos… Continue reading Using deep learning and natural language understanding to protect enterprise communication

Securing the cloud: Visibility, compliance and vulnerability management

In this Help Net Security podcast recorded at Black Hat USA 2019, Hari Srinivasan, Director of Product Management for Qualys, talks about the basics of securing your cloud. Here’s a transcript of the podcast for your convenience. Hello and welcome to t… Continue reading Securing the cloud: Visibility, compliance and vulnerability management

Protecting iOS and Android applications in a fully automated way

In this Help Net Security podcast recorded at Black Hat USA 2019, Dave Belt, Technology Evangelist at Irdeto, and Jaco du Plooy, VP Cloakware at Irdeto, discuss the current threat landscape, software security trends, and the importance of protecting iO… Continue reading Protecting iOS and Android applications in a fully automated way

Most IT pros find red team exercises more effective than blue team testing

More than one-third of security professionals’ defensive blue teams fail to catch offensive red teams, a study from Exabeam reveals. The survey, conducted at Black Hat USA 2019, also showed that 68% find red team exercises more effective than blue team… Continue reading Most IT pros find red team exercises more effective than blue team testing

A compendium of container escapes

In this Help Net Security podcast recorded at Black Hat USA 2019, Brandon Edwards, Chief Scientist at Capsule8, talks about about a compendium of container escapes, and the RunC vulnerability in particular. Here’s a transcript of the podcast for your c… Continue reading A compendium of container escapes