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HP gives software robots their own IDs to audit their activities
What are your robots up to? HP's new in-house Digital ID for software robots, a CSO50 award winner, makes it easier to keep track of robotic process automation (RPA).
What is biometrics? And why collecting biometric data is risky
Biometric authentication uses physical or behavioral human characteristics to digitally identify a person to grant access to systems, devices or data. It has the potential to make authentication dramatically faster, easier and more...
Android phones can be hacked remotely by viewing malicious PNG image
Android users are being told to patch their Android OS Nougat (7.0), Oreo (8.0) and Pie (9.0) as soon as updates are available after a bug related to PNG images was found.
Have we reached peak privacy? How good IAM and privacy can coexist
Why privacy needs to remain at the forefront of identity and access management.
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Keep Cyber Threats from Destroying Your Company
Every company is a target, no matter its size, function or annual revenue. Security risks come from very direction - malware, social networks and even employees. Every company has information worth protecting, and you owe it to your
How polls are hacked: What every business should know
The recent revelation that Michael Cohen paid to rig a presidential primary poll underscores the risks they present to business. Here's how to identify and prevent poll rigging.
CrowdStrike Store opens its endpoint security agent to other vendors
CrowdStrike will share data its cloud-based endpoint security platform collects to give customers more options while minimizing compatibility and performance concerns.
What is phishing? How this cyber attack works and how to prevent it
Phishing is a method of trying to gather personal information using deceptive e-mails and websites. Here's what you need to know about this venerable, but increasingly sophisticated, form of cyber attack.
Get TotalAV Essential AntiVirus for $19.99 (80% off)
TotalAV works in harmony with all existing softwares already installed on your device, providing an unrivaled one-two punch of protection and performance maintenance for PC and Mac users alike.
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Build or Buy? Answering the Eternal Technology Question
Threat intelligence platforms (TIPs) are at that inflection point and security teams are asking themselves, "Should we build or buy a TIP?" However, the better question to ask is, "Just because we could build one, should we?
What is an advanced persistent threat (APT)? And 5 signs you've been hit with one
An advanced persistent threat (APT) is a cyberattack executed by criminals or nation-states with the intent to steal data or surveil systems over an extended time period. Here's how to know if you've been hit with one.
Cyber risk management: There's a disconnect between business and security teams
Business managers want real-time cyber risk management metrics, but cybersecurity teams can only deliver technical data and periodic reports. That gap needs to close.
Bank OZK's vulnerability risk index shows patching priorities everyone understands
Explaining vulnerability risk to non-technical executives can be hard. With his CSO50 award-winning Vulnerability Exception Risk Index, Bank OZK CISO Jason Cathey has devised a way to turn vulnerability data into a simple risk metric....
Power LogOn offers 2FA and networked password management for the enterprise
This authentication tool is simple to set up and use, but the biggest selling point might be workable password management across the enterprise.
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The Buyer’s Guide to Threat Intelligence Platforms
Selecting the right threat intelligence platform is important as it will serve as the foundation for your entire threat operations programs, allowing you to understand and act upon the highest priority threats you face, while enabling
Vendor allegedly assaults security researcher who disclosed massive vulnerability
A security researcher alleges the COO of Atrient assaulted and threatened him after disclosing a massive vulnerability in an Atrient product.
Report: Over 59,000 GDPR data breach notifications, but only 91 fines
The low number of fines relative to the volume of reported breaches might be due to over-extended regulators, says a DLA Piper report.
Add cybersecurity to Doomsday Clock concerns, says Bulletin of Atomic Scientists
The Doomsday Clock, once a ritual feature of the Cold War, warns that cybersecurity issues like IoT and cyber-enabled information warfare endanger humanity.
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How to harden Windows 10 workstations and servers: Disable SMB v1
Early versions of Server Message Block are still present on many Windows networks and devices, leaving them open to attack. Here's how to detect and disable them.
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IDG Access Paper: Why SDS is Essential for IT Transformation
This white paper, “Why SDS is Essential for IT Transformation,” helps you identify what to look for and what’s possible with SDS.
Nest Secure had a secret microphone, can now be a Google Assistant
The Nest Secure system had secret microphone that can now make the Nest Guard security hub double as Google Assistant device.
Phishing has become the root of most cyber-evil
Phishing has become the top cause of data breaches. But with employee education and the right tools, such breaches can be prevented.
RSAC Innovation Sandbox 2019: Cloud, identity, application security take center stage
Take note of these startups. Innovation Sandbox has been around for 15 years. A whopping 42 percent of finalists from its first ten years have been acquired. Finalists in the past five years have received $1.5B in funding.
How ADP identifies and reduces third-party risk
CSO50 award winner ADP's third-party assurance program helps it manage and mitigate risks posed by suppliers and contractors.
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