Security News > 2016 > October

Digital disruptors demand a new approach to IT (Help Net Security)
2016-10-03 12:45

Digital disruptors such as algorithms, artificial intelligence (AI), bots and chatbots are already transforming businesses. Gartner expects that algorithmic business will create even greater...

IEEE 802.3bz standard brings 2.5 and 5 Gb/s to existing cabling (Help Net Security)
2016-10-03 12:30

The Ethernet Alliance hailed ratification of IEEE 802.3bz, Standard for Ethernet Amendment: Media Access Control Parameters, Physical Layers and Management Parameters for 2.5 Gb/s and 5 Gb/s...

The Culture of Cybersecurity (Schneier on Security)
2016-10-03 11:23

Interesting survey of the cybersecurity culture in Norway. 96% of all Norwegian are online, more than 90% embrace new technology, and 6 of 10 feel capable of judging what is safe to do online....

Security Design: Stop Trying to Fix the User (Schneier on Security)
2016-10-03 11:12

Every few years, a researcher replicates a security study by littering USB sticks around an organization's grounds and waiting to see how many people pick them up and plug them in, causing the...