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10 Ways to Close That Security Sale
2018-03-07 12:41

In my previous column, I took a look at some of the behaviors that salespeople sometimes exhibit that make it more difficult for them to close security sales. The feedback I received about that...

Cyber attacks becoming No. 1 business risk
2018-03-07 12:30

SonicWall recorded 9.32 billion malware attacks in 2017 and saw more than 12,500 new Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) reported for the year. “The cyber arms race affects every...

New DDoS Reflection-Attack Variant
2018-03-07 12:23

This is worrisome: DDoS vandals have long intensified their attacks by sending a small number of specially designed data packets to publicly available services. The services then unwittingly...

Global security trends for 2018: GDPR, identity and access security
2018-03-07 12:15

In its third annual global IT security survey, Versasec found Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is impacting security planning around the world, smart card deployment is on the...

Wire shares results of independent security audit of its secure messaging apps
2018-03-07 12:00

When I last spoke to Alan Duric, co-founder and (at the time) CEO of the company developing secure messaging application Wire, he stressed the importance of independent and regular security audits...

Pennsylvania Sues Uber Over Late Breach Notification
2018-03-07 10:33

State Could Seek As Much as $13.5 Million in Civil PenaltiesThe attorney general of Pennsylvania has filed a lawsuit against Uber for allegedly violating the state's mandatory breach notification...

166 Applebee's Restaurants Hit With Payment Card Malware
2018-03-07 09:33

Payment Card Data Stolen by Malware-Wielding Attackers, Franchisee WarnsAnyone who dined out at one of 166 Applebee's restaurants in 15 states may have had their payment card details compromised...

Leaked NSA Dump Also Contains Tools Agency Used to Track Other Hackers
2018-03-07 09:18

A years ago when the mysterious hacking group 'The Shadow Brokers' dumped a massive trove of sensitive data stolen from the US intelligence agency NSA, everyone started looking for secret hacking...

'No Slowdown' for HIPAA Enforcement, But Audits Ending
2018-03-06 21:48

OCR Director Roger Severino Offers Update at HIMSS18 ConferenceHHS Office for Civil Rights Director Roger Severino told an audience at the HIMSS18 conference Tuesday that there will be "no...