Why Healthcare Security Requires an Operation-Centric Approach
The healthcare industry is getting much more attention than normal right now. COVID-19 has disrupted business operations and turned lives upside down around the world as everyone struggles to get the pandemic under control ... Read More
Intel Illustrates Its Focus on Transparency in Security with 2020 Product Security Report
I am not sure if you noticed or not, but 2020 was a strange year. The COVID-19 pandemic completely disrupted the business model for most companies and forced an acceleration in digital transformation—even for companies who weren’t planning on, or prepared for, it. The net result is that there were ... Read More
Gaining Root Access on Sierra Wireless AirLink Devices
Wi-Fi connectivity is increasingly pervasive. Many organizations have embraced Wi-Fi as a primary means of connecting to network applications and resources. It is significantly cheaper and more convenient than having to run ethernet cable throughout the office. It is also a more feasible option today than it once was because ... Read More
Intel Teams with Cybereason to Fight Ransomware at the CPU Level
Ransomware has emerged in recent years as one of the most pervasive and effective cyber threats. It is generally easy to automate and execute ransomware attacks, and there is very little risk to the attackers—yet this type of attack enables cybercriminals to extort a steady stream of revenue from victims ... Read More
Better Security through the Security Development Lifecycle
In technology circles, the acronym SDL is commonly understood to stand for Software Development Lifecycle. There is another very important “S”, though: Security. Intel recently published a white paper that describes the Security Development Lifecycle—an SDL developed to provide a framework for consistent application of privacy and security practices across ... Read More
Ben Carr Chats about 2021 and the Evolving Role of the CISO
Every year around this time, tech and cybersecurity media take a look back at the year that is winding down, and experts and pundits make predictions about the year ahead. It is a holiday tradition. From a cybersecurity perspective, it generally feels like the holiday we are celebrating is Ground ... Read More
Fighting Financial Fraud with Consilient and Intel SGX
Intel is a sponsor of TechSpective When it comes down to it, money is involved in virtually every form of crime and cybercrime. In many cases, money itself is the primary target, but even when it isn’t, it still plays a vital and central role. Criminals leverage technology to launder ... Read More
Innovative Encryption Solutions to Help Prevent Side Channel Attacks
Encryption is an essential element of effective cybersecurity and data protection. Only systems or individuals with the correct encryption keys are able to decipher and view the encrypted data. Of course, attackers know that too—which is why they work diligently to find ways to steal secret encryption keys and digital ... Read More
Embracing SaaS Productivity Without Sacrificing Security
We are living in very interesting times. Organizations of all sizes and across all industries have been migrating to the cloud for years. Those that were not already actively engaged in digital transformation at least had it on their radar with plans to start soon—and then the COVID-19 pandemic hit ... Read More
Intel Hardware CTF Competitions Drive Innovation for Next-Gen Secure Computing Platforms
The concept of capture the flag competitions goes back hundreds of years from a military perspective, and it has become a staple of hacking and cybersecurity exercises. The basic concept pits teams against each other in a race to infiltrate or compromise a target or opponent and achieve victory by ... Read More
