All posts by Chris Tribbey
Cyber Security Summit to Tackle Current, Emerging Cyber Threats (CDSA)
By Chris Tribbey On Oct. 21 in Boston, senior level executives, cyber security solution providers and information security experts will all be on hand at the Cyber Security Summit... More
Q.&A.: Guarding Personal Data From Abuse by Insiders (New York Times)
Courtney Bowman is a member of the privacy and civil liberties group at Palantir Technologies. Palantir, a privately held tech company in Palo Alto, Calif., first became known thro... More
An ‘Average’ Cyber Crime Costs a U.S. Company $15.4 Million (Forbes)
The cost of cyber crime is skyrocketing. A new study shows a cyber crime incident in the United States costs a company an average of $15.4 million, an increase of 19%. Cyber cr... More
Getting Your Information Security Team Right (CSO Online)
Companies are investing in cybersecurity more than ever and it is a critical and yet a difficult task to bring a team that effectively monitors threats and manages security inciden... More
Chief Information Security Officer interview questions – Tough questions for CISOs and CSOs (CIO)
The Chief Information Security Officer and CSO roles have evolved in recent years from a relatively narrow focus as "guardians of the data" to members of the C suite who are expect... More
Adobe, Microsoft Push Critical Security Fixes (Krebs on Security)
Adobe and Microsoft have each released security updates to remedy critical vulnerabilities in their software. Adobe pushed patches to plug at least 56 security holes present in�... More
Arrest of Chinese Hackers Not a First for U.S. (Krebs on Security)
The Washington Post reported last week that the Chinese government has quietly arrested a handful of hackers at the urging of the U.S. government, a move described as “an unpre... More
Cybercrime Is The Modern-Day Mafia (Forbes)
Organized crime is nothing new. Mob gangsters and mafia families have been romanticized as the stuff of legend since the days of Prohibition. Just as the Internet has transformed t... More
Cybercrime Bazaars: What’s for Sale in the Online Underworld? (The Register)
Intel Security has published a study that aims to shed light on the business deals, negotiations and pricing involved in the hidden underworld of the cybercrime economy. The Hidd... More
As Cybercrime Proliferates, So Does Demand For Insurance Against It (NPR)
Cybercrime is costing the global economy nearly half a trillion dollars a year, according to the insurer Allianz. It's a major threat to businesses, which are looking for ways to ... More
Weekend Vulnerability and Patch Report, October 18, 2015 (Citadel Information Group)
Important Security Updates Adobe Acrobat/Reader: Adobe has released updated versions of Acrobat and Reader to fix at least 56 security vulnerabilities. Updates are available th... More
MPAA Eyes Piracy Sites in Russia, Netherlands (CDSA)
By Chris Tribbey The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has singled out the online piracy sites causing the entertainment industry the most trouble nowadays, with Russia... More
U.S. Consumers More Worried About Cyber Risks Than Their Physical Safety (Dark Reading)
It's not the next hurricane, a distracted driver, or food poisoning that Americans are most worried about these days: cyber threats are now only second to financial concerns and ri... More
Cost Of Cybercrime Reaches $15 Million Annually Per Org (Dark Reading)
The cost of cyberattacks continues to ratchet up in the U.S., with a ski slope of increases of about 20 percent year-over-year for the last six years, according to a new study out ... More
10 Steps to Mitigate A Data Breach Before It Happens (Arent Fox)
Many of the clients that we advise are nervous about data protection, cyber issues, and the privacy of their customers and employees. Who can blame them? Every day we read news abo... More
iPhone Malware Is Hitting China. Let’s Not Be Next (Wired)
Apple's iOS had a good run in terms of security. For more than eight years it’s been wildly popular and yet virtually malware-free, long enough to easily earn the title of the w... More
Adobe to Patch Reader, Acrobat (Threat Post)
Adobe is expected to patch critical vulnerabilities in Acrobat and Reader. The company today gave advanced notification of the impending updates to both products. The patches w... More
Google Patches Stagefright 2 Android Vulnerability (eWeek)
Google is fixing newly announced flaws in its Android mobile OS. The company issued patches for 19 vulnerabilities, including the Stagefright 2 flaw. Google isn't wasting any time... More
Data Transfer Pact Between U.S. and Europe Is Ruled Invalid (New York Times)
Europe’s highest court has struck down an international agreement that allowed companies to move digital information like people’s web search histories and social media updat... More