Security News

NIST Drafts Guidelines for Coping With Ransomware
2020-02-03 21:03

"We are more interested in ransomware that models behavior that we saw in the WannaCry attacks, where ransomware can exploit a vulnerability and propagate across a network," Ekstrom, who helped work on the documents, tells Information Security Media Group. One significant reason why NIST created these practice guidelines now is that the nature of ransomware has changed over the last two years, Ekstrom says.

EDRi’s guidelines call for more ethical websites
2020-01-17 10:42

Enter European Digital Rights, a collection of human rights groups across Europe, which has published a set of guidelines for ethical website development. EDRi also includes website accessibility as a key ethical principle.

4 Automated Password Policy Enforcers for NIST Password Guidelines
2019-11-19 21:34

Automate Screening of Exposed Passwords and Password Policy EnforcementHere are four automated password policy options we recommend for NIST compliance.

Australian Universities Adopt Foreign Interference Guidelines
2019-11-14 12:13

Australia announced measures to combat foreign interference at its universities Thursday, setting new guidelines around the key areas of research collaboration, cybersecurity, and international...

Pentagon publishes AI guidelines
2019-11-04 12:43

As the specter of warrior robots looms large, the Pentagon has published a set of ethical guidelines for its use of artificial intelligence.

Surprising Password Guidelines from NIST
2019-07-15 15:18

NIST Cyber Security FrameworkNIST guidelines often become the foundation for best practice recommendations across the security industry and are incorporated into other standards.

Businesses have cybersecurity best practice guidelines but fail in practice
2019-03-22 05:45

Almost 70% of companies have cybersecurity best practice guidelines in place but neglect to take the necessary steps to secure their business. A staggering 44% of businesses admitted to not...

Fewer than 28% of gov.uk using DMARC effectively in line with guidelines
2019-03-20 06:00

Only 28% of gov.uk domains have been proactive in setting up DMARC appropriately, in line with UK Government Digital Service (GDS) advice in preparation for the retirement of the Government Secure...

Guidelines for assessing ISPs’ security measures in the context of net neutrality
2018-12-13 06:30

According to the EU’s net neutrality regulation, called the Open Internet Regulation, which came into force in 2016, internet providers should treat all internet traffic to and from their...

Understand the GDPR guidelines for obtaining lawful consent to process data
2018-04-12 21:01

The acquisition of clear and express consent to process personal data under the GDPR will be a priority for all organizations starting May 25, 2018. Here are some simple guidelines.