Category Archives: metrics

Is facebook deterring account info from being updated if user tracking, fingerprinting, telemetry et al. is hampered? [closed]

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I’m all out of ideas. I just need one email address added to my personal facebook account.
I’ve attempted adding email addresses using four different mainstream email accounts. A confirmation never arrives to any address mailbox to verify … Continue reading Is facebook deterring account info from being updated if user tracking, fingerprinting, telemetry et al. is hampered? [closed]→

Hydrolix snares $10M seed to lower the cost of processing log data at scale

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Many companies spend a significant amount of money and resources processing data from logs, traces and metrics, forcing them to make trade-offs about how much to collect and store. Hydrolix, an early stage startup, announced a $10 million seed round today to help tackle logging at scale, while using unique technology to lower the cost […] Continue reading Hydrolix snares $10M seed to lower the cost of processing log data at scale→

Application Risk Is 1.7x Higher for Organizations That Fail to Manage Security Debt

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Analyzing data captured from June 2019 to May 2020, Contrast Labs found that applications experienced over 13,000 attacks on average each month over the past year. Serious vulnerabilities plague more than one-quarter of applications and 11% have s… Continue reading Application Risk Is 1.7x Higher for Organizations That Fail to Manage Security Debt→

Cybersecurity Lessons from the Pandemic: Data – Part 2

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Having discussed issues relating to the collection and reporting of COVID-19 data in Part 1, we now turn to cyberspace, even though the jury is still out regarding much of the pandemic data. Equivalent situations to those described with respect to the … Continue reading Cybersecurity Lessons from the Pandemic: Data – Part 2→

Value and Uncertainty in Pandemic Metrics

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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s daily briefings have become a mainstay of support for many during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially with New York being the initial epicenter of the disease in the U.S. It is clear that Cuomo’s polished slid… Continue reading Value and Uncertainty in Pandemic Metrics→

What Vulnerabilities and Attacks Matter? Insights from Contrast Labs’ AppSec Intelligence Report

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The threat landscape is constantly evolving, growing in sophistication as well as volume and velocity. This presents serious challenges for organizations of all sizes and industry sectors. Software applications are a top target when it comes to cyberat… Continue reading What Vulnerabilities and Attacks Matter? Insights from Contrast Labs’ AppSec Intelligence Report→