The security of any organization can be rated based on careful research of information available on the public internet and the dark web, Sam Kassoumeh of SecurityScorecard explains in this video interview.
Highlighting the latest ISMG Security Report: National Institute of Standards and Technology's Ron Ross explains how a new approach employing engineering principles can be used to build secure, trustworthy systems. Also, when a ransomware attack is deemed a breach.
Just two years after its launch, Soltra Edge, the automated threat-intelligence sharing platform designed by the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center and The Depository Trust and Clearing Corp., is being taken off the market. Experts weigh in on the reasons behind the surprising decision.
If President-elect Donald Trump fulfills a campaign promise to repeal Obamacare - which could result in the dismantling of HealthCare.gov and state health insurance exchanges - great caution will be needed to protect the data of millions of consumers contained in those systems.
Prolific hacker Samy Kamkar's latest creation shows how even locked computers can be hacked quite easily, providing further justification for security leaders to block users' computer USB ports.
What's needed to bolster the security of internet of things devices to help prevent cyberattacks, such as the recent botnet-driven DDoS attack against web services provider Dyn? Security experts offered their views at a Nov. 16 congressional hearing.
A U.S. mobile phone vendor has removed what some experts contend is suspicious code engineered by a Chinese software developer, raising questions over the security of mobile software supply chains.
What information security lessons can the healthcare sector learn from the Department of Defense? Dave Summitt, who has worked in both sectors, shares insights in this video interview.
NIST has issued long-awaited guidance on how to approach IT security as an engineering discipline. It's designed to help organizations build secure, trustworthy systems that meet evolving challenges, including the growth of the internet of things.
A Danish telecommunications company says it has seen successful DDoS attacks directed at enterprise firewalls that could be launched using only a single laptop.
Shazam says it plans to update its music application for Mac after a researcher found it leaves a computer's microphone on when users have attempted to turn it off.
A week after hackers apparently breached the websites of seven Indian embassies, one of the attackers claims to have breached an Indian consulate in the U.S. and posted data online to draw attention to vulnerabilities.
FriendFinder Networks, which runs thousands of adult-themed sites in what it describes as a "thriving sex community," may have been breached again, according to a website that collects stolen data.
Ransomware has been one of the highest-profile cybercrimes of 2016, and the FBI has been at the heart of many investigations. Jay Kramer, a supervisory special agent with the bureau, discusses what he's learned about defending against ransomware in this video interview.
Western experts evaluating China's new cybersecurity law contend it will do very little to safeguard information but will erode privacy rights and make it harder for foreign enterprises to do business in China.
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