Infosecurity Blogs
User and Entity Behavior Analytics is Just One Piece of the Insider Threat Puzzle
User and entity behavior analytics (UEBA) has quickly become a crowded space. CISOs are overwhelmed by vendors promising UEBA as the key to combatting insider threats when in reality it’s “a” key not “the” key.
Your Money or Your Data? Mitigating Ransomware with Dropbox
Ransomware is designed to scare you into parting with money to avoid losing your data; there is no reason that either should happen. Traditional anti-virus and cloud storage services such as Dropbox form part of an effective mitigation strategy.
What Apple Vs. The FBI Can Teach Us About Cloud Storage Security
The recent Apple vs. FBI debate hit close to home for the cloud community because it touched on one of the industry’s hottest topics: data security.
Five Ways to Improve Security and Increase Collaboration
With mass migration from business in brick-and-mortar to the ‘wild’ World Wide Web, there are bound to be some growing pains.
$100 Million Bank Heist Brought to Light by “Fandation”
Financial institutions in the Middle East are deeply concerned about their cyber-presence, as cyber-attacks have escalated over a period of very short time.
Why Healthcare must Adapt Information Security to Mobile
In 1996, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA, was enacted in order to combat the rise in healthcare-related security attacks - studies uncovered that 80% of executives at healthcare providers and insurers have been hit by a cyber-attack, while the healthcare industry in general is 200% more likely to suffer from an attack than other sectors.
Guess Who's Accessing Your Network?
The relentless news of security breaches is merely proof that organizations are fighting a constant battle to keep their data safe from phishing, hacks and identity theft.
The Dark Web – Is it All Bad?
The internet as we know it today cannot easily be split into 'right and wrong' with history showing us just as many bad things happen on the standard net as on the Dark Web
Akamai takes on Distil Networks in bot control
Bad bots are used for all sorts of activities including brute force login attempts, online ad fraud (creating false clicks), co-ordinating man-in-the-middle attacks, scanning for IT vulnerabilities that attackers can exploit and clustered as bot-nets to perpetrate denial of service attacks.
How to Deal with the Blind Spots in Your Security Created by Encrypted Traffic
The top five most common network traffic inspection errors made today.
My First Eight Weeks in Infosecurity
As I approach the end of my second month as the Deputy Editor at Infosecurity Magazine, I feel now is a good time to take a short breather and reflect on what the last several weeks have taught me about an industry that, two months ago, I knew very little about.
The Skills Gap, it's Cause and How to Close It
A look at how the current skills gap is affecting the cybersecurity industry, why it exists and how to turn things around
The Three “M”s of a Successful Career in Information Security
These “Three Ms of Success”, when implemented, will ensure success for your career in information security.
Transatlantic Data Security
Trade agreements between the US and EU may level the playing field for the many businesses that trade on both sides of the Atlantic, but the EU will still have different rules regarding data protection
Bug Bounties - The Resolution to Software Flaws
"We get more bug reports, which means we get more bug fixes, which means a better experience for our users."
The Danger of Free SSL Certificates
When Amazon ACM issues certificates, the corresponding private keys are stored in the cloud.
Cybercrime 'Suspects': Who Are Companies Up Against?
In ‘The Unusual Suspects’ Dr Adrian Nish discusses the six specific cybercriminal ‘suspects’ that companies are facing.
Support Scammers Targeting Dell Customers
If Dell customer data is in the hands of support scammers, irrespective of how it was acquired, perhaps it's time for Dell to be more proactive in warning its customers?
Cyber Security in the Middle East
Pakistan and the UAE is stepping up efforts to defend against cyber-crime
A Big Year Ahead for IoT
New study reveals businesses have big plans for IoT in 2016, but highlights concerns over the security risks that come with it
