For Many, Home Is the New Workplace. Here’s Some Practical Cybersecurity Advice.
Posted on Oct 15, 2020by Caroline Wong Even before COVID struck, many of us in the tech industry were relying on a laptop, smartphone or an Internet connection to do our jobs. Now that we’re what feels like countless months into a global pandemic, that’s even more true. (And it’s ... Read More
Not Prepared for 2020? There’s Another Election Soon to Follow!
Posted on Oct 14, 2020by Jamire Austin Within the incident response (IR) team, you establish the authority to make decisions and report accurately to minimize incidents, reducing the attacker’s active “dwell time” within the network and ensuring you can restore operations following an incident. Assembling a team with the best ... Read More
We Need a COVID Phishing Vaccine, Now.
Posted on Oct 13, 2020by Dr. Salvatore Stolfo Now that National Cybersecurity Awareness Month is upon us, it serves us all to recall history. Remember those Viagra spam emails? That era led to more sophisticated pharma spam scams, which led to, in some cases, the deaths of unsuspecting victims. ... Read More
Weekly News Roundup October 4-8, 2020
Posted on Oct 9, 2020by Kacy Zurkus As a former educator and the Content Strategist for RSA Conference, I cherish National Cybersecurity Awareness Month because so many organizations and industry publications take the time to help raise awareness and educate people. For example, in this week’s headlines, readers can find ... Read More
Intelligence Operations: We Need More Human in Cybersecurity Intelligence
Posted on Oct 8, 2020by Roderick Chambers What is Cybersecurity Intelligence? Threat actors impact every industry, keeping defenders reactive instead of operating in a preventive security posture. Security intelligence is the Swiss Army knife of security tools, with cybersecurity intelligence showing commitment to preventive security. Cybersecurity intelligence aggregates actionable information ... Read More
If You Connect It, Protect It
Posted on Oct 6, 2020by Javvad Malik Probably the best £100 I’ve ever spent was on a Nest Protect. It’s a Wi-Fi enabled smoke and carbon monoxide detector. My “dumb” one worked just as well, but this one has a number of key advantages, like letting me know when my ... Read More
Weekly News Roundup September 28-October 2 2020
Posted on Oct 2, 2020by Kacy Zurkus Monday morning’s news that a ransomware attack was likely the cause of a major security incident at Universal Health Services (UHS) evidenced the reality that cyberattacks can happen at any time. Though many an employee approaches the weekend with anticipation of being able ... Read More
#BeCyberSmart: At Work and at Home
Posted on Oct 1, 2020by Diana Kelley It’s October! Time for pumpkins, candy corn and National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM). This year’s theme: “Do Your Part. #BeCyberSmart.” It’s a good message, even for longtime security practitioners, because “doing your part” means helping ensure the security of everyone else: by being ... Read More
Ben’s Book of the Month Review of: “Transforming Information Security: Optimizing Five Concurrent Trends to Reduce Resource Drain”
Posted on Sep 30, 2020by Ben Rothke Often the answers we need are in front of us. For example, SIM swapping is one of the most common attacks on IoT devices over the past five years. Many things can be done such that SIM swapping is of no use to attackers. If ... Read More
Cybersecurity’s Women of Influence Will Meet Virtually at the 2020 EWF Conference
Posted on Sep 29, 2020by Kacy Zurkus and Joyce Brocaglia Every industry has been impacted by the global pandemic, but these past several months have really inspired the events industry to explore new ways to deliver educational content while also allowing attendees to interact virtually. RSA Conference has pivoted to ... Read More
