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Sandboxing: Advanced Malware Analysis in 2021

eSecurity Planet

Antivirus protection isn’t enough to protect against today’s advanced threats. A sandbox is an isolated environment where users can safely test suspicious code without risk to the device or network. Sandboxing can detect the newest and most critical threats, foster collaboration, minimize risks, and facilitate IT governance.

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A Cyber Insurance Backstop

Schneier on Security

In his discussion of a potential backstop, Chertoff specifically references the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) as a model. TRIA was passed in 2002 to provide financial assistance to the insurers who were reeling from covering the costs of the Sept. government doesn’t want to take on the risk, either.

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Spotlight Podcast: At 15 Cybersecurity Awareness Month Grows with Cyber Risk

The Security Ledger

To answer those questions we invited two experts into The Security Ledger studio to talk about the evolution of the event and of the cyber security industry itself: Russ Schrader is the Executive director of the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCSA) and Angel Grant is the Director, RSA Identity and RSA Fraud & Risk Intelligence.

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Ten Years Later, New Clues in the Target Breach

Krebs on Security

.” Pavel Vrublevsky is a convicted cybercriminal who became famous as the CEO of the Russian e-payments company ChronoPay , which specialized in facilitating online payments for a variety of “high-risk” businesses, including gambling, pirated Mp3 files, rogue antivirus software and “male enhancement” pills.

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Top Database Security Solutions for 2021

eSecurity Planet

With three product variations, IBM Security Guardium Insights offers risk visibility with centralized audit data; Data Protection classifies data, sets controls, and monitors user activity; and Data Encryption shields data with file and application-level encryption and centralized key management. Read our in-depth review of IBM Guardium.

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Top Cybersecurity Companies for 2021

eSecurity Planet

Our products enable them to minimize the risk of data breaches and ensure regulatory compliance by proactively reducing the exposure of sensitive data and promptly detecting policy violations and suspicious user behavior. Founded: 2002. McAfee has been a major player in security for a long time. Learn more about McAfee. Proofpoint.

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ChatGPT: Cybersecurity friend or foe?

Malwarebytes

From the first Roomba in 2002 to the first virtual assistant (Siri) in 2011, AI has slowly and steadily penetrated the consumer technology market, often with little comprehension from buyers that artificial intelligence is actually powering the functionality behind their favorite devices.