Collaborate Disseminate
Defending enterprise networks has become a convoluted challenge, one that is only getting more byzantine by the day.
I’ve written about the how SIEMs ingest log and event data from all across hybrid networks, and about how UEBA and SOAR… (m… Continue reading NEW TECH: Start-up QuoLab enters emerging ‘Security Operations Platform’ — SOP — space
WhiteHat Security got its start some 17 years ago in Silicon Valley to help companies defend their public-facing websites from SQL injection and cross-site scripting hacks.
Related: Mobile apps are full of vulnerabilites
Both hacking methods remain a p… Continue reading NEW TECH: WhiteHat Security tackles ‘dangling buckets,’ other new web app exposures
Speed is what digital transformation is all about. Organizations are increasingly outsourcing IT workloads to cloud service providers and looking to leverage IoT systems.
Related: The API attack vector expands
Speed translates into innovation agility. … Continue reading MY TAKE: Why speedy innovation requires much improved cyber hygiene, cloud security
Security information and event management systems — SIEMs — have been around since 2005, but their time may have come at last.
Related: Digital Transformation gives SIEMs a second wind
After an initial failure to live up to their overhyped … Continue reading NEW TECH: Exabeam positions SIEM technology to help protect IoT, OT systems
Cyber threats now command the corporate sector’s full attention. It’s reached the point where some CEOs have even begun adjusting their personal online habits to help protect themselves, and by extension, the organizations they lead. Corpor… Continue reading SHARED INTEL: Here’s why CEOs who’ve quit Tweeting are very smart to do so
Is America’s working definition of “national security” too narrow for the digital age?
Yes, observes retired Admiral Michael Rogers, who served as a top White House cybersecurity advisor under both Presidents Obama and Trump.
Re… Continue reading MY TAKE: Former NSA director says cybersecurity solutions need to reflect societal values
Wider use of Internet of Things systems that can make daily living safer, healthier and more convenient is on the immediate horizon. However, to fully capture the benefits of an IoT-centric economy, a cauldron of privacy and security concerns must R… Continue reading MY TAKE: Why IoT systems won’t be secure until each and every microservice is reliably authenticated
It was just a few short years ago that the tech sector, led by Google, Mozilla and Microsoft, commenced a big push to increase the use of HTTPS – and its underlying TLS authentication and encryption protocol. Related: Why Google’s HTTPS pus… Continue reading MY TAKE: Why new tools, tactics are needed to mitigate risks introduced by widespread encryption
When it comes to defending their networks, most companies have had it drilled into them, by now, that it’s essential to erect layered defenses. Related:Promise vs. pitfalls of IoT For small- and mid-sized businesses, firewalls, antivirus suites a… Continue reading NEW TECH: CyCognito employs offensive bot network to put companies a step a head of attackers
Cyberattacks are becoming more prevalent, and their effects are becoming more disastrous. To help mitigate the risk of financial losses, more companies are turning to cyber insurance. Related: Bots attack business logic Cyber insurance, like other form… Continue reading GUEST ESSAY: Cyber insurance 101 — for any business operating in today’s digital environment