Lohrman on Security
AUGUST 21, 2022
2022 has brought a surge in distributed denial-of-service attacks as well as a dramatic rise in patriotic hacktivism. What’s ahead for these trends as the year continues
Joseph Steinberg
JUNE 10, 2022
Last week, I attended an excellent briefing given by Tom Gillis, Senior Vice President and General Manager of VMware’s Networking and Advanced Security Business Group, in which he discussed various important cybersecurity-related trends that he and his team have observed.
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Schneier on Security
OCTOBER 11, 2022
Interesting research: “ ImpNet: Imperceptible and blackbox-undetectable backdoors in compiled neural networks , by Tim Clifford, Ilia Shumailov, Yiren Zhao, Ross Anderson, and Robert Mullins: Abstract : Early backdoor attacks against machine learning set off an arms race in attack and defence development.
Daniel Miessler
JUNE 28, 2022
It’s common to hear that it’s hard to get into cybersecurity, and that this is a problem. That seems to be true, but it’s informative to ask a simple follow-up: The current cybersecurity jobs gap sits at around 2.7 million people. A problem for who?
Speaker: William Hord, Vice President of ERM Services
Join us as we discuss the various tangents of data and the change management process that will help you make better risk-based business decisions to save time and money for your organization.
Krebs on Security
FEBRUARY 3, 2022
If you received a link to LinkedIn.com via email, SMS or instant message, would you click it?
Adam Levin
JULY 6, 2022
A firewall is a network security device or program designed to prevent unauthorized and malicious internet traffic from entering a private network or device.
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Troy Hunt
AUGUST 3, 2022
How best to punish spammers? I give this topic a lot of thought because I spend a lot of time sifting through the endless rubbish they send me.
Lohrman on Security
DECEMBER 23, 2022
After a year full of data breaches, ransomware attacks and real-world cyber impacts stemming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, what’s next? Here’s part 1 of your annual roundup of security industry forecasts for 2023 and beyond
The Last Watchdog
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Finally, Uncle Sam is compelling companies to take cybersecurity seriously. Related: How the Middle East paved the way to CMMC. Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification version 2.0
Javvad Malik
JULY 7, 2022
Over here in the UK we’ve had dozens of MPs (members of parliament) tender their resignation over the last day or so. While I’m not interested in politics, seeing so many resignation letters did provide me with the template to create the perfect letter. It consists of a few steps.
Speaker: Ronald Eddings, Cybersecurity Expert and Podcaster
In this webinar, Ronald Eddings, Cybersecurity Expert, will outline the relationship between SaaS apps and IT & security teams, along with several actionable solutions to overcome the new difficulties facing your organization.
Tech Republic Security
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Next year, cybercriminals will be as busy as ever. Are IT departments ready? The post Top cybersecurity threats for 2023 appeared first on TechRepublic. Security malware phishing ransomware
Joseph Steinberg
JULY 21, 2022
The second edition of Cybersecurity For Dummies , Joseph Steinberg’s best-selling introductory-level book about cybersecurity, is now available.
Schneier on Security
DECEMBER 30, 2022
Yet another smartphone side-channel attack: “ EarSpy: Spying Caller Speech and Identity through Tiny Vibrations of Smartphone Ear Speakers “: Abstract: Eavesdropping from the user’s smartphone is a well-known threat to the user’s safety and privacy.
Daniel Miessler
DECEMBER 24, 2022
If you follow Information Security at all you are surely aware of the LastPass breach situation. It started back in August of 2022 as a fairly common breach notification on a blog, but it, unfortunately, turned into more of a blog series.
Speaker: Karl Camilleri, Cloud Services Product Manager at phoenixNAP
Through a detailed analysis of major attacks and their consequences, Karl Camilleri, Cloud Services Product Manager at phoenixNAP, will discuss the state of ransomware and future predictions, as well as provide best practices for attack prevention and recovery.
Krebs on Security
DECEMBER 13, 2022
InfraGard , a program run by the U.S.
Adam Levin
MARCH 31, 2022
When it comes to backing up your data, IT and cybersecurity experts alike consistently advise what’s known as the “3-2-1” rules, which are: Keep at least three copies of your data: The emphasis here is on at least.
Anton on Security
DECEMBER 15, 2022
In recent weeks, I did two fun webinars related to Security Operations, and there was a lot of fun Q&A. The questions below are sometimes slighting edited for clarity, typos, etc.
Troy Hunt
SEPTEMBER 8, 2022
The first time I ever wrote publicly about a company's security vulnerabilities, my boss came to have a word with me after seeing my name in the news headlines.
Speaker: P. Andrew Sjogren, Sr. Product Marketing Manager at Very Good Security, Matt Doka, Co-Founder and CTO of Fivestars, and Steve Andrews, President & CEO of the Western Bankers Association
In this webinar, we have a great set of panelists who will take you through how Zero Data strategies can be used as part of a well-rounded compliance and security approach, and get you to market much sooner by also allowing for payment optimization. They’ll share how to grow your business faster and minimize costs for both security and compliance
Lohrman on Security
JUNE 19, 2022
The United States and the European Union are planning to work together to secure digital infrastructure in developing countries. Here’s why this is vitally important
The Last Watchdog
MAY 24, 2022
Google, Microsoft and Apple are bitter arch-rivals who don’t often see eye-to-eye. Related: Microsoft advocates regulation of facial recognition tools. Yet, the tech titans recently agreed to adopt a common set of standards supporting passwordless access to websites and apps.
Javvad Malik
DECEMBER 12, 2022
As I wandered through the psychedelic chaos of Black Hat Europe 2022, I couldn’t help but feel like I had stumbled into the belly of the beast.
Tech Republic Security
DECEMBER 9, 2022
Learn how your organization can use the MITRE ATT&CK framework to prevent data breaches, fines, and the loss of clients and customers induced by ransomware threats. The post Recognize the commonalities in ransomware attacks to avoid them appeared first on TechRepublic.
Speaker: Mike Cramer, Director of HIPAA & Data Security at The Word & Brown Companies
Now that companies are slowly allowing employees to return to work at the office, it's time to re-evaluate your company’s posture towards privacy and security. Join Mike Cramer, Director of HIPAA & Data Security at The Word & Brown Companies, for a discussion that will focus on compliance and the types of privacy and security measures your company should be aware of, as well as tips and methods for implementing these measures.
Joseph Steinberg
OCTOBER 24, 2022
An online cybersecurity event with 2,500 people already logged in had to be cancelled after suspected cybercriminals launched a social engineering attack in the event’s chat window.
Schneier on Security
OCTOBER 3, 2022
This is interesting research : In this paper, we develop a new mechanism for detecting audio deepfakes using techniques from the field of articulatory phonetics.
Daniel Miessler
MARCH 10, 2022
People are starting to get the fact that texts (SMS) are a weak form of multi-factor authentication (MFA). Fewer people know that there’s a big gap between the post-SMS MFA options as well. As I talked about in the original CASSM post , there are levels to this game.
Krebs on Security
APRIL 29, 2022
Google said this week it is expanding the types of data people can ask to have removed from search results, to include personal contact information like your phone number, email address or physical address.
Adam Levin
MARCH 17, 2022
The NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament is underway, and with it the annual prediction brackets. Guessing the brackets right usually means a nice chunk of change. The outcome of over 60 games is wagered on through shared files or online services. .
Schneier on Security
JULY 18, 2022
Some sites, including Facebook, add parameters to the web address for tracking purposes. These parameters have no functionality that is relevant to the user, but sites rely on them to track users across pages and properties.
Troy Hunt
MARCH 28, 2022
Data breaches impact us all as individuals, companies and as governments. Over the last 4 years, I've been providing additional access to data breach information in Have I Been Pwned for government agencies responsible for protecting their citizens.
Lohrman on Security
DECEMBER 30, 2022
After a year full of data breaches, ransomware attacks and real-world cyber impacts stemming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, what’s next? Here’s part 2 of your annual roundup of security industry forecasts for 2023 and beyond
The Last Watchdog
JANUARY 11, 2022
Might it be possible to direct cool digital services at holistically improving the wellbeing of each citizen of planet Earth? Related: Pursuing a biological digital twin. A movement aspiring to do just that is underway — and it’s not being led by a covey of tech-savvy Tibetan monks. This push is coming from the corporate sector.
Javvad Malik
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
I love myself a good Security BSides, and I’ve never been to Tallin in Estonia. So when I saw the CFP was open I submitted and was delighted to be selected. View of Riga, Latvia.
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