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Unified Security Data: A Simple Idea to Combat Persistent, Complex Cyberattacks
Do you know what happens to your data when it's not in use? If the answer is no, you need to fix that.
New Spectre Variant Hits the Network
A new proof of concept is a reminder that complex systems can be vulnerable at the most basic level.
MUD: The Solution to Our Messy Enterprise IoT Security Problems?
The 'Manufacturer Usage Description' proposal from IETF offers a promising route for bolstering security across the industry.
8 Steps Toward Safer Elections
Here’s some advice from leading authorities on how state and local governments can adapt to an environment where election systems will inevitably be hacked.
Threat Hunting: Rethinking 'Needle in a Haystack' Security Defenses
In cyber, needles (that is, threats) can disappear quickly, for a variety of reasons, and long often after hackers have completed what they came to do.
Make Security Boring Again
In the public sector and feeling overwhelmed? Focus on the basics, as mind numbing as that may sound.
From Bullets to Clicks: The Evolution of the Cyber Arms Race
Cyber strategies have become as important as physical weapons in the battle for political advantage. Here's a quick look at four broad categories.
SCADA/ICS Dangers & Cybersecurity Strategies
Nearly 60% of surveyed organizations using SCADA or ICS reported they experienced a breach in those systems in the last year. Here are four tips for making these systems safer.
Time to Yank Cybercrime into the Light
Too many organizations are still operating blindfolded, research finds.
8 Big Processor Vulnerabilities in 2018
Security researchers have been working in overdrive examining processors for issues — and they haven't come up empty-handed.
How to Structure an Enterprise-Wide Threat Intelligence Strategy
To keep an organization safe, you must think about the entire IT ecosystem.
ICS Security: 'The Enemy Is in the Wire'
Threats to industrial control systems are real and frightening. The government is taking steps to keep us safer in the future, but there are near-term steps you can take right now.
What We Talk About When We Talk About Risk
Measuring security risk is not that hard if you get your terms straight and leverage well-established methods and principles from other disciplines.
For Data Thieves, the World Cup Runneth Over
Large sporting events are always going to be targets, but the fact that the competition is in Russia adds another layer of concern. Here are three tips to stay safer.
Creating a Defensible Security Architecture
Take the time to learn about your assets. You'll be able to layer in multiple prevention and detection solutions and have a highly effective security architecture.
4 Basic Principles to Help Keep Hackers Out
The most effective hackers keep things simple, something organizations must take into account.
9 SMB Security Trends
SMBs understand they have to focus more on cybersecurity. Here's a look at the areas they say matter most.
Preparing for Transport Layer Security 1.3
The long-awaited encryption standard update is almost here. Get ready while you can to ensure security, interoperability, and performance.
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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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