Magazines

• 30 juillet 2021The year of ransomware: Don’t be the next victim
  As organizations adjusted to pandemic-induced remote work, cybersecurity experts worried that cybercriminals would take advantage of relaxed security habits, and if that happened, the aftermath could result in massive cyberattacks.Well, during the worst of Covid-19, phishing campaigns skyrocketed, many of them centered on coronavirus concerns, testing, and later, on vaccines. And now we are seeing …

• 9 juillet 2021AI in perspective: The risks, along with AI’s role to improve defenses
  As AI deployments proliferate for better decision making, they also present risks across a large spectrum – from job displacement and socioeconomic inequality, to automated bias, to data poisoning, privacy violations, and AI threats used by bad actors. At the same time, AI itself is becoming an emerging and key ingredient for organizations to better defend against attack. Join us as we discuss how …

• 21 juin 2021Redefining IT risk in post-pandemic world
  

  Antonio Vázquez sees the potential for problems everywhere.

  To read this article in full, please click here

  (Insider Story)

• 16 juin 2021Digital acceleration at Stanley Black & Decker places data at the center
  For Stanley Black & Decker, digital technologies are transforming every aspect of the company, from internal operations to customer experience to the products and services themselves. Recently, I spoke with Rhonda Gass, CIO, about her approach to strategy, architecture, and change management as well how her CIO role is evolving now and into the future.What follows is an edited version of our i …

• 14 juin 2021The great cloud computing surge
  Driven in part by the pandemic, cloud computing adoption has reached new heights. These five articles take a close look at the implications.

• 8 juin 2021BrandPost: Episode 5: Putting Your CIAM Model to Work on a Continuous Basis
  In this fifth and final episode of our 5-episode podcast, The C-level Strategic Guide for CIAM Investment, we will explore phase 4 on the CIAM Maturity Curve: Continuous. Customer identity and access management, or CIAM, is fundamentally about “making sure the right people have access to the right things for the right amount of time,” says Keith Casey, API Problem Solver at Okta. For companies in …

• 4 juin 2021How MassMutual uses data analytics to assess risk
  If data is the new oil, the insights that come from analyzing it—make that loads of it—are a goal for companies hungry to satisfy customers and boost revenues. But as IT leaders know, data science is anything but exact and it requires a delicate balance of humans working in concert with machine learning algorithms. In this interview, Gareth Ross, head of enterprise technology and experience at Mas …

• 25 mai 2021BrandPost: Episode 4: Adding Intelligence to Your CIAM Strategy
  In this fourth episode of our 5-episode podcast, The C-level Strategic Guide for CIAM Investment, we will explore phase 3 on the CIAM Maturity Curve: Intelligent. To move from phase 2 (automated) to phase 3 (intelligent) involves a number of important considerations around security and personalization, says Swaroop Sham, Group Product Marketing Manager at Okta.“From a growth perspective, companies …

• 24 mai 2021Return to the office: Organizational resiliency and the new normal
  Over the past 14 months, organizations have had to navigate the abrupt discontinuity caused by COVID-19 and the ensuing regulations. Today, sports fans are returning to arenas and students are back in schools, but most office workers are still on work-from-home orders. Returning to the workplace will constitute a new normal, but what will that look like in an unknown post-COVID world?I spoke to se …

Tech Republic

• 5 août 2021The most secure browser for transmitting sensitive data is definitely not Chrome
  Jack Wallen addresses the challenging question of which browser is best to use for transmitting encrypted data.
• 5 août 2021Where to find the best-paying cybersecurity jobs
  New analysis includes salary data, cost of living and how easy it is to find a job and identifies cities with the best pay and the most open positions.
• 5 août 2021Linux tutorial: How to disable the login banner
  You’ll also learn why disabling the Linux login banner helps make your Linux servers more secure.
• 4 août 2021Cybersecurity pros wanted: Tips for hiring IT and security talent right now
  Companies are pulling out all of the stops to attract top talent in a tight labor market. These tips could help companies attract and retain cybersecurity pros in the months ahead.
• 4 août 2021Global cyber intrusion activity jumped 125% in the first half of 2021
  Companies in the U.S. were targeted more than those in any other country, according to Accenture’s Cyber Incident Response Update.
• 4 août 2021True cybersecurity means centering policies on employee behavior, report says
  Protecting systems from bad actors is essential, but all the firewalls in the world are useless against the modern hacker who targets human weaknesses instead of digital ones.
• 3 août 20215 factors for success in cybersecurity projects among shifting priorities
  As more companies are considering the shift to a fully or hybrid remote workforce, accelerating plans to acquire digital and cloud services to address increasing cybersecurity risks is necessary.
• 3 août 2021Beef up security in Firefox with Fission
  Jack Wallen shows you how to enable Fission. Firefox developers understand web browser security is at a premium, so they’ve rolled out a site isolation feature.
• 3 août 2021Cybersecurity professionals: Positive reinforcement works wonders with users
  The blame game is not working; experts suggest using positive reinforcement to improve employee attitude and performance.
• 3 août 2021DDoS attacks largely target the US and the computers and internet sectors
  DDoS attacks are a nuisance to be sure, but they’re also used in a variety of ways that make them a severe threat, says Atlas VPN.

ZDnet

• 5 août 2021Black Hat: How cybersecurity incidents can become a legal minefield
  Facing a cyberattack? Pick up the phone and talk to legal help as well as incident response.
• 5 août 2021Black Hat: Enterprise players face 'one-two-punch' extortion in ransomware attacks
  Intrusions have become even more costly to the enterprise due to double-extortion tactics.
• 5 août 2021There's been a rise in stalkerware. And the tech abuse problem goes beyond smartphones
  No matter how stalkerware is marketed, it is part of a wider problem: the use of technology in coercive control.
• 4 août 2021Black Hat: This is how a naive NSA staffer helped build an offensive UAE security branch
  If that job offer looks too good to be true, something else may be afoot.
• 4 août 2021Bob had a bad night: IoT mischief in a capsule hotel takes neighborly revenge to the next level
  When you hand over control of capsule bedrooms to guests, you also offer them the means to troll others.
• 4 août 2021The Graph Foundation launches bug bounty program
  Bugs in scope include those leading to the loss of user funds.
• 3 août 2021Raccoon stealer-as-a-service will now try to grab your cryptocurrency
  The malware has been upgraded to target even more financial information.
• 3 août 2021DeadRinger: Chinese APTs strike major telecommunications companies
  Previously unknown campaigns center around « Chinese state interests. »
• 2 août 2021Ransomware operators love them: Key trends in the Initial Access Broker space
  In a threat actor’s mind, take out the legwork, reap the proceeds of blackmail.
• 28 juillet 2021Enterprise data breach cost reached record high during COVID-19 pandemic
  IBM research estimates that the average data breach now costs upward of $4 million.