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Is it fair to judge an organization’s information security posture simply by looking at its Internet-facing assets for weaknesses commonly sought after and exploited by attackers, such as outdated software or accidentally exposed data and devices? Fair… Continue reading Scanning for Flaws, Scoring for Security
Happy Thanksgiving! The holiday may equate to a short work week in the US but there is certainly no shortage of news breaking about cybersecurity, privacy and the insider threat. The biggest cybersecurity news out last week had to be passage of the Cyb… Continue reading 11/19/18: Dtex, Insider Threat, Privacy News Blog: Trump Signs CISA Legislation; Defending Against Culture; Surveillance: Freedom’s Killer
The insider threat has come of age. Last week, The National Insider Threat Task Force (NITTF), operating under the joint leadership of the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence, announced the release of the “Insider Threat Pr… Continue reading Private: 11/5/18: Dtex, Insider Threat, Privacy News: Insider Threat Matures; China Intel Officers Recruit Insiders; Sen. Wyden Disrupts Privacy, Again
Increasing insider threat rates that include incidents caused by malicious actors and negligent humans drove demand for user behavior intelligence during our fiscal 2018 year, which lead to a record-setting 12 month period for the company. With 321 per… Continue reading 9/4/18 – Dtex, Insider Threat, Privacy News: Dtex Announces Record Year, Adds New CFO and NSA Veteran to Team, Human Error Drives UK Data Breach Increase
The Dtex 2018 Insider Threat Intelligence Report continues to lead industry discussions about how frequently the insider threat occurs in public and private sector organizations. Last week, CSO’s Christopher Burgess dove into the report in “… Continue reading Monday, Aug. 6, Dtex in the News: The Pervasive Insider Threat, GDPR Creates Privileged User Security Problems, Vulnerable Humans Behind UnityPoint Data Breach
It’s true that many of the most damaging data breaches are caused by trusted insiders who make mistakes and fall prey to attackers. There are also plenty of examples of malicious insiders who have caused chaos and driven loss after they decided t… Continue reading Monday, July 23: Dtex, Insider Threat, Privacy in the News: Top Ways Insiders Go Rogue, DOJ Shifts Focus to Election Security, HR Industry Eyes Importance of Privacy
In this Dark Reading webinar, experts in cybersecurity share their views on what’s going on with malware, and how it evolves to outsmart even your most elaborate defenses Hear about the growing proliferation of “fileless malware” R… Continue reading Malware & Fileless Malware: How It’s Created, How It Spreads, and What To Do About It [On-Demand Webinar]
The United States Supreme Court last week ruled in ‘Carpenter v. United States’ that the Fourth Amendment of the US Constitution requires law enforcement agencies to obtain a search warrant to access individuals’ cellphone location hi… Continue reading Monday, June 25: Dtex, Insider Threat in the News: Dtex CEO Christy Wyatt Speaks to Dark Reading about Tesla Insider Attack, NBC about Privacy and SCOTUS Cell Phone Decision; Tech’s Mega Players Meeting Wednesday to Talk Privacy and Regulation
The saga of DoubleAgent is, among other things, a good reminder that ordinary users shouldn’t have admin privileges Continue reading DoubleAgent ‘vulnerability’ – just how bad is it?
Wednesday, February 18th at 1pm Eastern- listen live, or download and enjoy later, as Josh Corman and I join Dark Reading’s Tim Wilson, Sara Peters, and Curtis Franklin to challenge listeners to get more involved in the security community.
MORE > C… Continue reading Getting Involved in the Community- Join us live or later on Dark Reading Radio 2/18