Black Hat Series There are a multitude of threat data sources used by Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) and anti-malware products to strengthen enterprise protections. Differentiating in this competitive almost commodity…
DetailsWith an increase in cyber attacks across industries, and in particular healthcare with medical-related identity theft accounting for 43 percent of all identity thefts reported in the United States last…
DetailsBLACK HAT SERIES Hackers continue to go after the easiest target — the branch or remote office be it a gas station, retail store, bank branch, local health clinic or…
DetailsBLACK HAT SERIES Purpose-built, specialized malware dubbed “Backoff” is being found in point-of-sales (POS) systems. At the time of discovery, the malware, which is gathering magnetic strip information, keyed data and…
DetailsBLACK HAT SERIES IBM’s Security Systems X-Force recommends that a shift takes place from focusing on protecting the perimeter to securing applications. The X-Force publishes a Threat Quarterly Report that analyzes security…
DetailsA recent movie, “Sex Tape,” shows what happens when a private video goes “up into the cloud” for everyone to see. A memorable refrain from one of the characters is “Nobody Understands…
DetailsSecurity analysts and experts often talk about big data security analytics as a burgeoning space. Is that the really the case? What is the reality behind big data analytics for…
DetailsMany consumer-facing e-commerce implementations depend on 1960s technology to identify and authenticate customers. SecureKey is bringing authentication down to the device and chip level in order to combat fraud. It…
DetailsWhat are intelligence aware security controls? Intelligence sharing domains? Shared response infrastructures? Are they just information security buzz words or do they have actionable meaning? securitycurrent’s Vic Wheatman speaks with Gartner Research Director Lawrence Pingree about…
DetailsFrom email to texting and other forms of social media, the need for protected communications underscores the requirement to continue encrypted messaging development. Despite legacy and current solutions on this…
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