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Why You Should Question These Most Common Cloud Assumptions
2017-12-27 14:59

The Approach to Cloud Security Should be No Different From the Approach to Network or Endpoint Security read more

Post-Quantum Algorithms
2017-12-27 12:28

NIST has organized a competition for public-key algorithms secure against a quantum computer. It recently published all of its Round 1 submissions. (Details of the NIST efforts are here. A...

Do Verizon and Sprint Make It Too Easy for ID Thieves?
2017-12-27 10:18

No ID Required for High-Value Purchases Through TelesalesFraudsters recently ordered a total of nine iPhones and Samsung S8s from Sprint and Verizon with my personal details. With the internet...

Health Data Privacy and Security: What Will 2018 Bring?
2017-12-27 09:47

Privacy Expert Rebecca Herold Offers Trend Outlook for the New YearSo, what can we expect next year? Privacy expert Rebecca Herold offers her predictions for the 11 most significant healthcare...

Mozilla Patches Critical Bug in Thunderbird
2017-12-26 19:09

Mozilla has patched one critical vulnerability in its Thunderbird email client along with two bugs rated high.

Acoustical Attacks against Hard Drives
2017-12-26 15:34

Interesting destructive attack: "Acoustic Denial of Service Attacks on HDDs": Abstract: Among storage components, hard disk drives (HDDs) have become the most commonly-used type of non-volatile...

A CIO Discusses Top 2018 Security Challenges in Healthcare
2017-12-26 10:18

Curt Kwak, CIO of Proliance Surgeons, a large Washington state surgery practice, discusses top security challenges and priorities for the new year in this in-depth interview.

The Man Behind the Cybersecurity 'Moonshot'
2017-12-26 10:18

Exploring Samuel Visner's vision - patterned after the Manhattan Project and moonshot - for collaborating to create innovative ways to improve cybersecurity leads the latest edition of the ISMG...

"Santa Claus is Coming to Town" Parody
2017-12-25 12:11

Funny....

Satori IoT Botnet Exploits Zero-Day to Zombify Huawei Routers
2017-12-23 08:48

Although the original creators of the infamous IoT malware Mirai have already been arrested and sent to jail, the variants of the notorious botnet are still in the game due to the availability of...