Category Archives: Rich Mogull

Cybersecurity Firm Imperva Discloses Breach

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Imperva, a leading provider of Internet firewall services that help Web sites block malicious cyberattacks, alerted customers on Tuesday that a recent data breach exposed email addresses, scrambled passwords, API keys and SSL certificates for a subset of its firewall users.

Redwood Shores, Calif.-based Imperva sells firewall technology designed to detect and block various types of malicious Web traffic, from denial-of-service attacks to digital probes aimed at undermining the security of Web-based software applications. Continue reading Cybersecurity Firm Imperva Discloses Breach→

What We Can Learn from the Capital One Hack

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On Monday, a former Amazon employee was arrested and charged with stealing more than 100 million consumer applications for credit from Capital One. Since then, many have speculated the breach was perhaps the result of a previously unknown “zero-day” flaw, or an “insider” attack in which the accused took advantage of access surreptitiously obtained from her former employer. But new information indicates the methods she deployed have been well understood for years. Continue reading What We Can Learn from the Capital One Hack→

The Official RSA Conference Guide by Industry’s Top Snarkers

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Sure, sure — you can check out the voluminous agenda and event catalogs detailing what you’ll find at RSA this year. But to get the real scoop on “where the world talks security”, you need an insider’s view, and the most accurate, full-featured, and e… Continue reading The Official RSA Conference Guide by Industry’s Top Snarkers→