VMware To Create Security Business Unit Post-Carbon Black Buy

VMware has signaled it plans to create a dedicated cloud security business unit in the wake of agreeing this week to acquire Carbon Black, a provider of an endpoint security service based on machine learning algorithms and Big Data analytics, for $2.1… Continue reading VMware To Create Security Business Unit Post-Carbon Black Buy

Report Shines Light on Extent of SMB Insecurity

Small-to-medium businesses (SMBs) have emerged as the weakest cybersecurity link mainly because so many of them continue to rely on antiquated software that is easy to exploit. That’s the finding of a recent report from managed security services… Continue reading Report Shines Light on Extent of SMB Insecurity

testssl.sh – Test SSL Security Including Ciphers, Protocols & Detect Flaws

testssl.sh is a free command line tool to test SSL security, it checks a server’s service on any port for the support of TLS/SSL ciphers, protocols as well as recent cryptographic flaws and more.

testssl.sh is pretty much portable/compatible. It is w… Continue reading testssl.sh – Test SSL Security Including Ciphers, Protocols & Detect Flaws

Apple Removes Several Trend Micro Apps For Collecting MacOS Users’ Data

Apple has removed almost all popular security apps offered by well-known cyber-security vendor Trend Micro from its official Mac App Store after they were caught stealing users’ sensitive data without their consent.

The controversial apps in question … Continue reading Apple Removes Several Trend Micro Apps For Collecting MacOS Users’ Data

Fortinet Adds Machine Learning Algorithms to WAF

Fortinet today at the Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit 2018 announced it has infused machine learning algorithms and user-behavioral analytics in its web application firewall to identify nearly 100 percent of all cyberthreats. John Maddis… Continue reading Fortinet Adds Machine Learning Algorithms to WAF

VPNs Aren’t Dead, They Just Need to Evolve

Companies have long relied on VPNs to secure corporate data and devices for remote workers, suppliers, contractors and other people authorized to access the company network. As technology continues to evolve, VPNs have held strong as a tried-and-true … Continue reading VPNs Aren’t Dead, They Just Need to Evolve

Barrracuda Networks Unfurls WAF Cloud Service

Barracuda Networks announced today a managed cloud-based web application firewall (WAF) service that cybersecurity professionals can configure using a five-step wizard process. Nitzan Miron, vice president of product management for application securit… Continue reading Barrracuda Networks Unfurls WAF Cloud Service

Making a Big Impact with a Small Security Budget

An excessive security budget isn’t the only way to build strong security Enterprises invest a lot of money into cybersecurity, yet still they get breached. We need look no further than Yahoo! to see the hard, cold truth that if attackers are persisten… Continue reading Making a Big Impact with a Small Security Budget

Skype Finally Adds End-to-End Encryption for Private Conversations

Good news for Skype users who are concerned about their privacy.

Microsoft is collaborating with popular encrypted communication company Signal to bring end-to-end encryption support to Skype messenger.

End-to-end encryption assured its users that no… Continue reading Skype Finally Adds End-to-End Encryption for Private Conversations