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EFF has an encryption plan for the entire internet
Spurred by government surveillance of data, the Electronic Frontier Foundation is making progress toward its goal of encrypting all internet traffic using technology and scorecards.
Best WordPress security: Top tools and best practices
Poorly secured WordPress websites are a favorite hacker target. Use these tools and advice to keep them out.
5 steps to simple role-based access control (RBAC)
RBAC is the idea of assigning system access to users based on their role in an organization. It's important to remember that not every employee needs a starring role.
12 top web application firewalls compared
A web application firewall (WAF) is a critical component of an enterprise security infrastructure, providing a key security layer for web-facing applications and APIs.
Google makes good on promise to remove some Symantec PKI certificates
If you get this digital certificate error using Chrome, then Google now considers that website's Symantec PKI certificate untrustworthy.
Small Business Saturday means it’s time for an annual cyber refresh
5 steps that SMBs should take to review and refresh their security policies and procedures.
Learn to play defense by hacking these broken web apps
OWASP's Broken Web Applications Project makes it easy to learn how to hack web applications--a critical skill for web application developers playing defense, junior penetration testers, and security-curious management.
Top cybersecurity facts, figures and statistics for 2018
Looking for hard numbers to back up your sense of what's happening in the cybersecurity world? We dug into studies and surveys of the industry's landscape to get a sense of the lay of the land—both in terms of what's happening and how...
FBI, DHS warn of North Korean RAT and worm malware
The U.S. government released an alert about two strains of North Korean malware that are being used by Hidden Cobra.
2 Canadian banks hacked, 90,000 customers' data stolen
Bank of Montreal and the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce’s Simplii Financial confirmed hackers stole the personal and financial data of thousands of customers.
Cato Networks adds threat hunting to its SD-WAN services
Cato Threat Hunting System includes algorithms and procedures to alert on threats -- without adding endpoint or network monitoring tools to the customer network.
End-to-end security requires multi-vendor automation
To make it easier to use security tools from multiple vendors, as well as bake security into the development process, Fortinet introduces Fabric Connectors and DevOps integration.
Senators urge FCC to investigate ID theft in fake net neutrality comments
In bipartisan letter, senators tell FCC that 'We the People' deserve to know who misused Americans’ identities and submitted the millions of fake net neutrality comments.
RSA roundup: 5 security vendors CISOs need to be aware of
Here are five companies that security professionals should consider in their quest to keep their organizations secure.
Russia is hacking routers in global cyber attacks, US and UK warn
In a first-of-its-kind advisory, the U.S. and U.K. warned of malicious cyber activity by state-sponsored Russian hackers who are targeting network infrastructure devices.
Panera Bread blew off breach report for 8 months, leaked millions of customer records
As many as 37 million customer records were exposed thanks to a security vulnerability that Panera Bread chose to ignore for eight months.
Open source software security challenges persist
Using open source components saves developers time and companies money. In other words, it's here to stay. Here's a look at what it will take to improve open source security.
Baltimore's 911 dispatch hacked, CAD system down for 17 hours
Baltimore’s 911 dispatch system was hacked over the weekend, causing the Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system to be down for over 17 hours.
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