Web Threat Detection Services Deliver SWIFT Remediation

With the dust settling on a series of high profile cyber heists against international banks SWIFT’s network used to facilitate international payments between banks, the service provider is weighing changes that would effectively exclude from its network banks that have, according to reports, “demonstrated weak information security.” The Brussels-based SWIFT (Society for the Worldwide Interbank…

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RSA SecurID Access Takes Top Honours at Computerworld Hong Kong Awards 2016

Earlier this month, Computerworld Hong Kong recognised RSA’s identity assurance solution line, as a winner in its Computerworld Hong Kong Awards 2016. We’re humbled to have received such a prestigious award for the second year in a row, and encouraged as we continue to see the industry’s firm belief and support in our vision and…

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RSA at Black Hat 2016 — Can’t Wait!

Black Hat 2016 is fast approaching and I can’t wait!  The main event will take place on August 3rd and 4th at Mandalay Bay / Las Vegas.  I will be there will you? If you are there, please stop by the RSA Booth (#1108).  We have a lot of “Goodness” planned for the security analysts to…

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Wearables leaking your passwords? We can solve that.

Recently, I wrote about  a newly published white-paper showing the power of wearable devices to help determine if users are who they claim to be, on a continuous basis. The paper describes a method, which in part relies on correlating a user’s gestures and movement on 2 devices in proximity of each other: The user’s…

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Hacking the Mr. Robot Season 2 Premier

The psychological thriller Mr. Robot, which airs on the USA Network, is a fan favorite among cybersecurity professionals. What differentiates the show from its predecessors in the cyber-thriller genre is the depth of technical research involved in developing each episode. I’ll plan to dissect each episode from a technical perspective, examining the extent to which…

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EMC (RSA) ARCHER NAMED A LEADER IN THE 2016 GARTNER MAGIC QUADRANT FOR BUSINESS CONTINUITY MANAGEMENT PLANNING SOFTWARE

For the third year in a row, RSA Archer has been named a Leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant (MQ) for Business Continuity Management Planning Software (BCMP)! Gartner states in their report that the business continuity management (BCM) market is changing because “continuity of operations is being seen by organizations as a growing risk that needs to…

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A Grounded Option for the Jet-Setting Homebody

Over the course of 10 years, [Bruce Campbell] has built himself a sleek pad out of a Boeing 727-200 in the middle of the picturesque Oregon countryside.

As you’d expect, there are a number of hurdles to setting up a freaking airplane as one’s home in the woods. Foremost among them, [Campbell] paid $100,000 for the aircraft, and a further $100,000 for transportation and installation costs to get it out to his tract of land — that’s a stiff upfront when compared to a down payment on a house and a mortgage. However, [Campbell] asserts that airplanes approaching retirement come …read more

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Play Pokemon Go? Know the Risks and How to Mitigate Them

Unless your home as been inside of a cave for the past week, you’ve certainly heard of Pokemon Go. Scratch that. Even if you have been living inside of a cave, chances are that someone inadvertently walked entered in hopes of locating Pikachu. While the game has become seemingly ubiquitous, you should be cognizant of…

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Hackers Hunt for Healthcare Records

What’s the difference between data theft from a bank account versus a healthcare record? For starters, think of theft from a bank account as the equivalent of a single withdrawal; one and done. Sooner than later it’s discovered, a new account number is issued and, as a hacker, you’re effectively cut off. When it comes…

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Dude, Where Is My Archer Summit?

We have all had that moment walking out of the shopping mall or the airport.  Everyone knows the feeling when that rush of doubt takes hold of our brains.  We stand frozen and frantically wait for our cerebral cortex to do its thing and pluck that single memory out of our vast network of synapses……

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