Cyber Security

 

Q&A With Akamai on the Challenges of Cybersecurity in Retail (Essential Retail)

Biggest challenges facing your retail customers: This is the sheer volume of cyberattacks. For example, retail is one of the top industries targeted by “bots”, which are compro... More

How Old-School Hackers are Enabling the Next Generation of Offensive Security Professionals (Security Intelligence)

As an industry, cybersecurity has come a long way since it first started in the late 1990s. Back then we didn’t have degrees in cybersecurity from prestigious colleges, because t... More

4 Steps for SMBs to Protect Against Malware Attacks (TechNative)

Cybersecurity threats from malware continue to be a significant risk for organizations large and small. The headline-grabbing, sophisticated attacks of the past couple of years hav... More

The Top Cybersecurity Trends That Will Shape 2020 (Security Boulevard)

As we head into a new decade, there’s no doubt that attackers will try to use innovation against us, but determining where they will focus is always a challenge. Here are the top... More

Will Quantum Computing Make Current Cybersecurity Practices Obsolete? (Tech HQ)

What happens when “colossal” computing power falls into the wrong hands.... More

TPN Heads Provide Progress Report

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — The Trusted Partner Network (TPN) continues to make strides as the joint venture of the Motion Picture Association (MPA) and the Content Delivery & S... More

TPN’s Schofield Explores Evolution of Content, Information Security

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Protecting content is an evolving challenge as the entire media ecosystem is quickly migrating to cloud infrastructure, according to Ben Schofield, proje... More

11 Stats on CISO Spending to Inform Your 2020 Cybersecurity Budget (Security Intelligence)

The global average cost of a data breach is now $3.92 million — a 12 percent increase since 2014. Fortunately, the average cybersecurity budget is also increasing alongside breac... More

OTT Platforms Crackdown on Password Sharing (TechTree)

Synamedia has unveiled an AI-based solution for service providers to track illegal sharing of login credentials for active accounts. Credentials Sharing Insight will be showcased a... More

Contract for Web Can’t Fix Privacy Problems If Security Isn’t Included (Decipher)

The inventor of the World Wide Web wants the Contract for the Web to be a first step towards addressing problems such as misinformation, mass surveillance and censorship online, bu... More

Cybercrime: AI’s Growing Threat (Dark Reading)

As AI gets better and more sophisticated, it also enables cybercriminals to use deep learning and AI to breach security systems (just as cybersecurity experts use the same technolo... More

LiveTiles Aims to Secure Microsoft Teams (CDSA)

Intelligent workplace software firm LiveTiles has teamed up with security firm Nucleus Cyber to better protect Microsoft Teams, the communication and collaboration platform that of... More

We Need a Global Standard for Reporting Cyberattacks (HBR)

Cyber threats are a seemingly impossible challenge. By their very nature — fast-changing, borderless, asymmetric — they’re ridiculously difficult to predict and manage. No wo... More

The Language of Cybercrime (NPR)

Scammers are always looking for more effective words. Most Americans have learned to be on their guard, and they're likely to suspect an overly aggressive phishing phone call from ... More

Infosys Launches Cyber Next Platform-Based Offerings, Powered by Microsoft Azure Sentinel (CDSA)

Infosys announced the launch of its Cyber Next platform-based offerings, powered by Microsoft Azure Sentinel. These offerings will help enterprises enhance security monitoring, man... More

Cybersecurity Workforce Shortage Continues to Grow (CPO)

At a time when cyber risks are proliferating at a faster rate than at any time in history, organizations around the globe are struggling to find talented professionals who can help... More

Kudelski Group to Secure Devices Connecting to Azure IoT in New Partnership with Microsoft (CDSA)

The Kudelski Group announced that it has integrated its IoT Security Platform with Microsoft Azure IoT, enabling IoT device manufacturers and solution providers to connect their de... More

Phishing Trends Position ISPs to Protect Subscribers (Akamai Blog)

Akamai just released the 2019 State of the Internet security report: Phishing - Baiting the Hook featuring findings from the enterprise and carrier research teams. They've been col... More

A Sovereign Internet Will Not Combat Cybercrime (Decipher)

A United Nations committee has passed a Russia-backed resolution on a global cybercrime treaty, despite opposition from the United States and other European countries because the m... More

How Business Leaders Can Prepare for a Cyberattack (Kellogg Insight)

Unless you are completely unplugged from global technology, your organization has had to contend with the rise in cyberattacks. Whether you are protecting your employees’ identit... More

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