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The Case for Disclosing Insider Breaches
Too often organizations try to sweep intentional, accidental or negligent employee theft of data under the rug. Here’s why they shouldn’t.
Deconstructing the 2016 Yahoo Security Breach
One good thing about disasters is that we can learn from them and avoid repeating the same mistakes. Here are five lessons that the Yahoo breach should have taught us.
The Fundamental Flaw in TCP/IP: Connecting Everything
Almost 30 years after its inception, it's time to fix the engine that both fuels the modern day Internet and is the root cause of its most vexing security challenges.
Your Grandma Could Be the Next Ransomware Millionaire
Today's as-a-service technology has democratized ransomware, offering practically anyone with a computer and an Internet connection an easy way to get in on the game.
SSA Plans Stronger Website Authentication
Starting in June 2017, the US Social Security Administration will require a more secure login process for SSA.gov.
Shining a Light on Security’s Grey Areas: Process, People, Technology
The changing distributed and mobile business landscape brings with it new security and privacy risks. Here’s how to meet the challenge.
Backdoors: When Good Intentions Go Bad
Requiring encrypted applications to provide backdoors for law enforcement will weaken security for everyone.
Google Docs Phishing Scam a Game Changer
Experts expect copycats that take advantage of passive authentication from third-party applications using standards such as OAuth.
Why OAuth Phishing Poses A New Threat to Users
Credential phishing lets attackers gain back-end access to email accounts, and yesterday's Google Docs scam raises the risk to a new level.
Striving For Improvement on World Password Day
Consumer hygiene and poor authentication practices create toxic combo.
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Everything You Need to Know About DNS AttacksIt's important to understand DNS, potential attacks against it, and the tools and techniques required to defend DNS infrastructure. This report answers all the questions you were afraid to ask.
Domain Name Service (DNS) is a critical part of any organization's digital infrastructure, but it's also one of the least understood. DNS is designed to be invisible to business professionals, IT stakeholders, and many security professionals, but DNS's threat surface is large and widely targeted.
Attackers are causing a great deal of damage with an array of attacks such as denial of service, DNS cache poisoning, DNS hijackin, DNS tunneling, and DNS dangling. They are using DNS infrastructure to take control of inbound and outbound communications and preventing users from accessing the applications they are looking for. To stop attacks on DNS, security teams need to shore up the organization's security hygiene around DNS infrastructure, implement controls such as DNSSEC, and monitor DNS traffic
Incident Readiness and Building Response Playbook
In this special report, learn the Xs and Os of any good security incident readiness and response playbook.
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