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How can it be that marquee enterprises like Capital One, Marriott, Facebook, Yahoo, HBO, Equifax, Uber and countless others continue to lose sensitive information in massive data breaches? Related: Breakdown of Capital One breach The simple answer is t… Continue reading NEW TECH: How ‘cryptographic splitting’ bakes-in security at a ‘protect-the-data-itself’ level
Local government agencies remain acutely exposed to being hacked. That’s long been true. However, at this moment in history, two particularly worrisome types of cyber attacks are cycling up and hitting local government entities hard: ransomware s… Continue reading MY TAKE: SMBs can do much more to repel ransomware, dilute disinformation campaigns
A singular topic has risen to the top of the agenda in executive suites and board rooms all across the planet: cybersecurity. Related: Security, privacy fallout of IoT A recent survey by Infosys, a tech consulting and IT services giant based in Bangalo… Continue reading MY TAKE: Poll shows senior execs, board members grasp strategic importance of cybersecurity
Blockchain gave rise to Bitcoin. But blockchain is much more than just the mechanism behind the cryptocurrency speculation mania. Related: The case for ‘zero trust’ There’s no disputing that blockchain technology holds the potential t… Continue reading SHARED INTEL: How digital certificates could supply secure identities for enterprise blockchains
Hear about the smart toaster that got attacked three times within an hour after its IP address first appeared on the Internet? That experiment conducted by a reporter for The Atlantic crystalizes the seemingly intractable security challenge businesses … Continue reading NEW TECH: Baffin Bay Networks takes a ‘cloud-first’ approach to securing web applications
Threat intelligence sharing is such a simple concept that holds so much promise for stopping threat actors in their tracks. So why hasn’t it made more of an impact stopping network breaches? Related: Ground zero for cybersecurity research Having … Continue reading MY TAKE: How advanced automation of threat intel sharing has quickened incident response
The central dilemma posed by digital transformation is this: How do companies reap the benefits of high-velocity software development without creating onerous security exposures? Related: Golden Age of cyber spying dawns The best practices standards an… Continue reading Q&A: How cutting out buzzwords could actually ease implementation of powerful security tools
It was in 2012 that CRITICALSTART burst onto the Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) scene with bold intentions. Related: How SMBs can leverage threat intelligence. The Plano, TX-based company sought to elevate the “MSSP” space high ab… Continue reading NEW TECH: Critical Start delivers managed security services with ‘radical transparency’
Digital transformation is all about high-velocity innovation. But velocity cuts two ways. Related: Obsolescence creeps into perimeter defenses Yes, the rapid integration of digital technologies into all aspects of commerce has enabled wonderful new ser… Continue reading NEW TECH: ‘Network Traffic Analysis’ gets to ground truth about data moving inside the perimeter
If you are looking for a simpler method of managing issues such as storage, software, servers and database, cloud computing could have the answers that your business needs. The cloud is becoming increasingly popular around the world, as organisations a… Continue reading Cloud computing 101: basic types and business advantages of cloud-delivered services