All posts by Chris Tribbey
Social Engineering Defenses: Reducing The Human Element (Dark Reading)
While often viewed as the best defense against social engineering, security awareness training is ineffective and expensive. This topic has been hotly debated by security conferenc... More
The Unfortunate Growth Sector: Cybersecurity (Forbes)
In 2012, a computer virus known as Shamoon wiped the hard drives on tens of thousands of computers belonging to Saudi Aramaco, Saudi Arabia’s oil & gas behemoth, and left a b... More
Weekend Vulnerability and Patch Report, May 3, 2015 (Citadel Information Group)
Important Security Updates Dropbox: Dropbox has released version 3.4.5 for its file hosting program. Updates are available at Dropbox’s website. [See Citadel’s warning below] ... More
Experts: The Rewards and Frustrations of Metadata
Having thorough metadata surrounding your content seems like a must nowadays. But hearing from Greg Smith, GM of ad services for Deluxe, making metadata actually work for your cont... More
NSS Labs Partners with Fortinet, ThreatStream, Others (CDSA)
By Chris Tribbey NSS Labs’ Cyber Advanced Warning System was first launched by the company in March, offering a real-time situational awareness platform for security professiona... More
Having ‘The Ear of the CEO’ is Key to Battling Cyberthreats (CSO)
When a cyberattack comes, organizations need to have in place a solid tech team that reaches to the highest levels of the enterprise, former FBI Director Robert Mueller cautioned a... More
Six Most Dangerous New Attack Techniques in 2015 (Dark Reading)
Experts with the SANS Institute convened at RSA Conference for their annual threats panel, this time dishing on the six most dangerous new attack techniques. Led by SANS Director J... More
The Rise of Counterintelligence in Malware Investigations (Dark Reading)
There has been a great deal of talk about the emerging field of cybersecurity threat intelligence in recent years. CTI is the application of intelligence tactics to gain insights o... More
Ten Critical Security Habits You Should Be Doing (But Aren’t) (CSO)
It's a tough, insecure world out there, fellow PC faithful. Times have never been scarier, with website data breaches turning into regular affairs, programming flaws like Heartblee... More
Why Millennials Are an Information-Security Threat (Wall Street Journal)
Millennials like being social, and they like using technology. What some don’t recognize is how the combination of these behaviors may cause issues for organizations. As part of... More
The International Effort to Confront International Cybercrime (CSO)
Cybercriminals obviously do not respect international borders. So it should be equally obvious that the effort to defeat or even slow them down is going to take an international ef... More
House Passes Cybersecurity Bill After Companies Fall Victim to Data Breaches (New York Times)
Responding to a series of computer security breaches in government and the private sector, the House passed an expansive measure Wednesday that would push companies to share access... More
Warning: Cyberinsurance Policies Have Their Own Vulnerabilities (American Banker)
Cyberinsurance policies are in hot demand thanks to the increasing sophistication of hackers, the mounting toll on executives and directors and regulators' dwindling patience. Yet... More
Weekend Vulnerability and Patch Report, April 26, 2015 (Citadel Information Group
Important Security Updates Adobe Reader DC : Adobe has released version 2015.007.20033. Updates are available through the program’s Help menu/Check for Updates or from Adobe’s... More
Researcher Denied Flight After Tweet Poking United Airlines Security Vulnerabilities (ABC News)
A security researcher scheduled to speak at a conference in San Francisco this week was denied travel on United Airlines after he suggested on Twitter that onboard aircraft systems... More
HBO Goes After ‘Game of Thrones’ Season Five Pirates (CDSA)
By Chris Tribbey Die-hard fans of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” were in heaven a week ago when the first four episodes of the fifth season leaked online, just ahead of the April 1... More
Azure Media Services Certified for CDSA (Azure Media Services)
The Content Delivery and Security Association (CDSA) is a worldwide forum advocating the innovative and responsible delivery and storage of entertainment, software, and information... More
Privacy Is a Business Opportunity (Harvard Business Review)
Technology innovation and the power of data analytics present tremendous value, but also new challenges. While a digital economy requires businesses to rethink priorities and pract... More
As Encryption Spreads, U.S. Grapples with Clash Between Privacy, Security (Washington Post)
For months, federal law enforcement agencies and industry have been deadlocked on a highly contentious issue: Should tech companies be obliged to guarantee government access to enc... More
