Remove 2006 Remove Marketing Remove Technology
article thumbnail

Anton’s Alert Fatigue: The Study

Anton on Security

Frankly, I don’t recall any year during which this problem was considered close to being solved, pay no heed to shrill vendor marketing. In theory they should have decreased over the last 25 years, if we believe that security technology is improving. The early SIM/SEM vendors in the late 1990s (!) Some human (Or was it a bot?

article thumbnail

Chinese Antivirus Firm Was Part of APT41 ‘Supply Chain’ Attack

Krebs on Security

One of the men indicted as part of APT41 — now 35-year-old Tan DaiLin — was the subject of a 2012 KrebsOnSecurity story that sought to shed light on a Chinese antivirus product marketed as Anvisoft. Security analysts and U.S.

Antivirus 364
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Russian Cybersecurity Executive Arrested for Alleged Role in 2012 Megahacks

Krebs on Security

Group-IB has since moved its headquarters to Singapore, and in April 2023 the company announced it had fully exited the Russian market. ” “Dmitry Volkov, co-founder and CEO, sold his stake in Group-IB’s Russia-based business to the company’s local management,” the statement reads.

article thumbnail

20 Years of SIEM: Celebrating My Dubious Anniversary

Anton on Security

Here are some juicy quotes from SIM / SEM / NSM / ITSM / LEM marketing of that era. BTW, lots of names for this technology space were in use back then, ultimately SIM/SEM won and then was forever fused together by Gartner. Thinking back to 2002, SOX just came out, HIPAA was new and cool, while PCI DSS … was not born yet.

article thumbnail

Attorney General William Barr on Encryption Policy

Schneier on Security

Some hold this view dogmatically, claiming that it is technologically impossible to provide lawful access without weakening security against unlawful access. Speaking at Fordham University in New York, he admitted that adding backdoors decreases security but that it is worth it. I wrote about all this, and more, in 2013.).

article thumbnail

Attorney General Barr and Encryption

Schneier on Security

Some hold this view dogmatically, claiming that it is technologically impossible to provide lawful access without weakening security against unlawful access. Speaking at Fordham University in New York, he admitted that adding backdoors decreases security but that it is worth it. I wrote about all this, and more, in 2013.).

article thumbnail

Top VC Firms in Cybersecurity of 2022

eSecurity Planet

billion in 2021, and growing concerns over data security , software supply chains , and ransomware suggest the market will remain strong through economic ups and downs. As a leading VC, BVP offers budding companies plenty to consider, with a set of roadmaps and tools for today’s technologies and market complexities.