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Anton’s Alert Fatigue: The Study

Anton on Security

In theory they should have decreased over the last 25 years, if we believe that security technology is improving. We tried many, many types of so-called risk prioritization of alerts. I cringe a bit since I feel that I am dispensing 2001-style advice here (“tune your NIDS!”) I frankly don’t know and don’t have a gut feel here.

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Top 20 Cybersecurity Companies You Need to Know in 2025

eSecurity Planet

To help you cut through the noise, weve curated a list of 20 top cybersecurity technology providers that stand out for their innovation, impact, and effectiveness. The company was formed in 2022 when the private equity group Symphony Technology Group (STG) merged technologies and products from FireEye and McAfee Enterprise.

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10 Personal Finance Lessons for Technology Professionals

Troy Hunt

So here it is - 10 Personal Financial Lessons for Technology Professionals. For example, the ICT industry (Information, Communication, Technology) was the 5th highest paying with an average salary of $104,874 (dollars are Aussie, take off about 30% for USD). Intro: This Industry Rocks! Banking is below that. Medical even lower.

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The Cybersecurity Risks of Bluetooth

SecureWorld News

Bluetooth has been around since 1994 as a wireless connectivity specification, but the first mobile phones did not appear with basic Bluetooth services until 2001. To begin, consider the simplest and most well-known risk. This is a well-known risk.

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MY TAKE: The back story on the convergence, continuing evolution of endpoint security

The Last Watchdog

The technology that corrals malicious software circulating through desktop PCs, laptops and mobile devices has evolved into a multi-layered security technology referred to as ‘endpoint security.’. In 1990, Florin and Mariuca Talpes parlayed a $300 stake borrowed from a relative into a company which would become Bitdefender in 2001.

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What companies need to know about ‘SecOps’ — the path to making ‘digital transformation’ secure

The Last Watchdog

The security team needs to be at the table, working alongside the developers and the operations teams, providing the risk management view for security. Cornell is the chief technology officer at the application security firm Denim Group. Oil and water. I visited with Dan Cornell at Black Hat USA 2018. You can’t do that anymore.

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Industrial cybersecurity: know the biases that can derail collaboration between OT and IT

Cisco Security

Industrial cybersecurity requires the same sort of partnership, in this case between the operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT) teams. The Wannacry ransomware attack targeted workstations running Windows XP, introduced in 2001. Regularly assess and remediate risks. Stay current on new threats.