Anti-I: The Future of AI-Generated Malware

As AI progresses, security professionals must prepare for the inevitability of machines writing their own malware to infect other machines in the not-so-distant future.

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Basic Income Is Already Transforming Life and Work In a Postindustrial Canadian City

In Hamilton, Ontario, a basic income pilot is improving individual lives—but bureaucratic pitfalls and tepid goals can limit its potential. Continue reading Basic Income Is Already Transforming Life and Work In a Postindustrial Canadian City

Expand vulnerability and risk management programs to eliminate security misconfigurations

In this podcast recorded at RSA Conference 2018, Tim White, Director of Product Management, Policy Compliance at Qualys, discusses how expanding vulnerability and risk management programs can eliminate security misconfigurations. Many don’t reali… Continue reading Expand vulnerability and risk management programs to eliminate security misconfigurations

Companies are stopping more cyberattacks, but have room to improve defenses, survey shows

Big companies might experience more cyberattacks now than they did a year ago, but they are becoming more successful at blocking them, according to a new survey by global consultancy Accenture. The survey found that 87 percent of focused cyberattacks are prevented, compared to 70 percent reported in a similar study a year ago, but the success rate could go even higher, Accenture said. Less than half of the surveyed companies are using technologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning and automation in the fight, the survey found. “Only one in eight focused cyberattacks are getting through versus one in three last year, indicating that organizations are doing a better job of preventing data from being hacked, stolen or leaked,” Kelly Bissell, managing director of Accenture Security, said in a press release Monday. “While the findings of this study demonstrate that organizations are performing better at mitigating the impact of cyberattacks, they still have more work to […]

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Breaking Down the Security Immune System: Proactive Database Protection Through SIEM Integration

Security analysts can maximize the effectiveness of their incident response capabilities by integrating disparate tools such as database firewalls and UBA with a strong SIEM solution.

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