Tech Republic Security
FEBRUARY 21, 2017
Jesus Vigo went hands-on with RansomFree to see if it could outmaneuver ransomware threats and keep data safe. Here's a look at what he discovered.
Tech Republic Security
FEBRUARY 24, 2017
Employees benefit by using their own devices for work, but there can be security risks as well. Here are some ways to control or reduce these threats.
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Tech Republic Security
FEBRUARY 22, 2017
You can't go far in the world of tech news without running into a headline about data breaches or hacks. Shore up your defenses by installing these five apps.
Tech Republic Security
FEBRUARY 24, 2017
If you employ WordPress for your personal or company sites, you owe it to yourself to set up two-factor authentication. Here's how.
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How many people would you trust with your house keys? Chances are, you have a handful of trusted friends and family members who have an emergency copy, but you definitely wouldn’t hand those out too freely. You have stuff that’s worth protecting—and the more people that have access to your belongings, the higher the odds that something will go missing.
Tech Republic Security
FEBRUARY 21, 2017
A recent report stated that, over the past year, Android ransomware detections rose more than 50%, with many attacks occurring in the first half of 2016.
Tech Republic Security
FEBRUARY 21, 2017
Microsoft made some attempts to clarify its data collection policies in Windows 10, but some EU watchdogs said that it isn't enough.
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Tech Republic Security
FEBRUARY 20, 2017
Take these steps to protect your Mac from infection by the recently identified Xagent malware.
Tech Republic Security
FEBRUARY 22, 2017
DevSecOps requires information security, application development, and IT operations teams to collaborate. Find out how these DevSecOps teams can overcome challenges related to cloud security.
Tech Republic Security
FEBRUARY 21, 2017
We met with Hytrust at RSA 2017 to hear about how the company's Boundary Control product is uniquely tackling the emerging challenges in data sovereignty and data residency.
Tech Republic Security
FEBRUARY 23, 2017
The city of San Diego has partnered with five cyber security startups to work on everything from data governance to building out new infrastructure with next generation firewalls and threat analytics platforms.
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In a recent study, IDC found that 64% of organizations said they were already using open source in software development with a further 25% planning to in the next year. Most organizations are unaware of just how much open-source code is used and underestimate their dependency on it. As enterprises grow the use of open-source software, they face a new challenge: understanding the scope of open-source software that's being used throughout the organization and the corresponding exposure.
Tech Republic Security
FEBRUARY 24, 2017
Cybersecurity challenges can be overwhelming. Cisco's Trust Strategy Officer Anthony Grieco identifies four essential steps to prevent hacking, respond to threats, and build a holistic cybersecurity culture.
Tech Republic Security
FEBRUARY 23, 2017
Gary Hayslip, deputy director of IT and CISO for the city of San Diego, says no city can ever be 100% safe from cyber crime. Here's how San Diego is building multiple layers of overlapping security to protect its data networks to minimize risk.
Tech Republic Security
FEBRUARY 20, 2017
At RSA 2017, we talked to Zscaler about how it's up to 100 data centers around the world and it's now using them to increase performance while providing cloud-based security.
Tech Republic Security
FEBRUARY 21, 2017
We caught up with the general manager of IBM Security, Marc van Zadelhoff, at RSA 2017 and learned IBM learned from oncology to build Watson into a cybersecurity powerhouse.
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The healthcare industry has massively adopted web tracking tools, including pixels and trackers. Tracking tools on user-authenticated and unauthenticated web pages can access personal health information (PHI) such as IP addresses, medical record numbers, home and email addresses, appointment dates, or other info provided by users on pages and thus can violate HIPAA Rules that govern the Use of Online Tracking Technologies by HIPAA Covered Entities and Business Associates.
Tech Republic Security
FEBRUARY 21, 2017
We caught up with Zscaler at RSA 2017 and talked about how it's giving Office 365 a 40% performance boost as part of its cloud security service.
Tech Republic Security
FEBRUARY 23, 2017
Researchers from Ben Gurion University in Israel discovered a way to covertly steal data from an air-gapped computer by controlling its blinking hard drive light.
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