Infosecurity Opinions

  1. Open Source Vulnerabilities Call for Stronger Secure Shell Key Management

    The Heartbleed OpenSSL vulnerability woke everyone up to the risks that open source software can pose

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      Matthew McKenna

      chief strategy officer, SSH Communications Security

  2. The Government is Offering £5000 Vouchers to SMBs: Will it Really Help their Security?

    £5000 vouchers may be a big step in the right direction but more needs to be done to incentivize SMBs to invest in their cybersecurity, says Corey Nachreiner

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      Corey Nachreiner

      CTO, WatchGuard Technologies

  3. You Can Identify Hackers Before they Attack

    Ntrepid Chief Scientist Lance Cottrell discusses techniques businesses can implement to identify the attackers among their other visitors by using their own tools against them

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      Lance Cottrell

      Chief Scientist, Ntrepid

  4. It’s Time to Change How We Think About SSL/TLS

    With continuous certificate monitoring available, there’s no reason organizations should not know about vulnerable deployments and immediately fix them, says Jason Sabin

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      Jason Sabin

      Chief Security Officer, DigiCert

  5. Why Are We Pretending Encryption Could Have Saved UCLA & OPM?

    The Office of Personnel Management and UCLA Health have both been under fire in the media this summer for failing at one of the most universal standards for data security: encryption

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      David Gibson

      CISSP, VP, Varonis

  6. How to Prepare for the Cloud Application Explosion

    To cope with the exponential rise of the app, data and cloud market, web security solutions must offer CAC capabilities, says Ed Macnair

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      Ed Macnair

      CEO, CensorNet

  7. Windows Server 2003 end of life – what does this mean for your business?

    With the Windows Server 2003 end of life date around the corner, what does the switch off of support actually mean for your business? We take a look.

  8. Everybody’s Watching Facebook Vs Belgium Because Everybody is Facebook

    In privacy cases, European internet companies may not be subject to just their home regulator, explains Sam Pfeifle

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      Sam Pfeifle

      Publications Director, International Association of Privacy Professionals

  9. Compliance Doesn't Have to be Painful

    Organizations are placing far too much emphasis on the compliance certification and not enough on the compliance process, says Dan Maloney

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      Dan Maloney

      VP of Marketing and Business Development, AccelOps

  10. Security Alerts: You Only Have 7 Minutes to Decide

    On average, an IT executive has only seven minutes to determine whether their organization is under attack

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      Márton Illés

      Product Evangelist, BalaBit

  11. Future Proof Your Data Protection: GDPR and Beyond

    If GDPR doesn’t mean much to you yet, it soon will, writes Alessandro Porro

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      Alessandro Porro

      VP of International, Ipswitch

  12. Are Car Tracking Devices Safe and Secure?

    The European Parliament passed a new eCall law in April which states that, from 2018, every new car will contain a black box. But what are the security implications? asks Gary Newe

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      Gary Newe

      Technical director, F5 Networks

  13. Productivity and Security Don’t Have to Be a Trade-off

    The modern workplace is awash with enterprise cloud apps, with employees and organizations alike increasingly seeking greater productivity – but this doesn’t have to mean a decline in security, says Eduard Meelhuysen

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      Eduard Meelhuysen

      VP EMEA, Netskope

  14. The Scope of the Mobile Banking Problem

    Financial institutions present many opportunities for electronic theft, and cyber-attackers’ improved techniques and ever-more-aggressive malware makes them increasingly vulnerable, writes Jan Valcke

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      Jan Valcke

      President and COO, Vasco Data Security

  15. Cloud is the New Model for Innovation

    Steve Schmidt discusses how the cloud is enabling security departments to embrace innovation and deliver new projects. He takes a look at the lengths cloud providers go to in order to ensure the highest levels of security for all customers, including those in traditionally security-conscious industries

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      Steve Schmidt

      CISO, Amazon Web Services

  16. What is the True Cost of a Data Breach?

    Laurance Dine explains Verizon’s assessment model for gauging the financial impact of a security breach

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      Laurance Dine

      Global Partner, X-Force Incident Response, IBM

  17. Secure the DNS to Secure the Business

    Securing DNS is crucial to mitigating APTs. Businesses that don’t are neglecting their best defense says Chris Marrison, consulting solutions architect at Infoblox

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      Chris Marrison

      Consulting Solutions Architect, Infoblox

  18. Security Requires a Blended, Collaborative Approach

    Former FBI special agent, Thomas Trier, advocates the creation of a security task force within organizations

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      Thomas Trier

      Founder, Security Intelligence Consulting LLC

  19. Five Anti-DDoS Tips for Hosting Providers

    Rishi Agarwal explains how to beat DDoSers at their own game

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      Rishi Agarwal

      Chief Evangelist, NSFOCUS

  20. Beyond EMV: Why Cloud-Based Payments Security is Key

    Talk of EMV is dominating payments security news, but cloud-based solutions are critical for any business planning to make the switch. Chester Ritchie looks at how, when coupled with EMV, these solutions can ensure end-to-end protection in any environment and the highest level of transaction security

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      Chester Ritchie

      SVP, Worldpay US

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