Veritas Capital, the New-York-based private-equity, firm has agreed to buy BeyondTrust Software Inc., a provider of privileged account management and vulnerability management solutions, a statement by the security vendor said. Bloomberg reported…
DetailsGoogle, Twitter, and HP are teaming up with 10 other technology companies and universities to help developers design secure software and write better code. An initiative under the Institute of…
DetailsSo a bunch of (very attractive) female celebrities’ iCloud accounts were reportedly hacked, and naked pictures of these (very attractive) celebrities were stolen from their accounts. The hackers then either…
DetailsSecurity products have evolved with the use of the Internet. When web sites were largely static it was enough to tell users which URLs to avoid because the content was…
DetailsDoctor, Doctor, Give Me the News! At a recent CISO conference in New York, the conference sponsor gave all of the attendees (yes, all of the attendees) a Fitbit device…
DetailsSomeone recently pointed out an article to me: ‘Big 12 beats Ivy League – in cybersecurity’ I didn’t realize that there was a competition between schools as to who does…
DetailsThe last series I wrote for securitycurrent dealt with principles of data security and privacy. Many authorities charged with enforcing data protection accept the principles. They are based on the idea that…
DetailsI recently read an article in Wired about problems with a particular airport security body scanner. Apparently, semi-clever attackers can conceal guns, knives and explosives in a way that makes…
DetailsRecently I have begun to think about the strengths that make a good CISO. Some of those include technical understanding, business acumen, strategic vision, collaborative mindset, risk management mindset, and…
DetailsWe all knew it was coming. As more and more networks are created and the IP address space is subdivided more and more the global routing table that backbone routers…
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