All posts by Chris Tribbey

Important Security Updates Dropbox: Dropbox has released version 3.10.7 for its file hosting program. Updates are available at Dropbox’s website. [See Citadel’s warning bel... More

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month and this year, there is one development in particular that's creating lots of buzz among small businesses and consumers - the swi... More

When the Obama administration's CIO declared that the government would move to a cloud-first policy for its technology procurements, it was sending a clear message that agencies wo... More

Millennials are the least likely generation to actively protect their data, despite being the most concerned with their cyber security, according to a TransUnion survey released in... More

Cyber security experts from Level 3 Communications descended on the STEM school in Thornton on Monday. They spent the day teaching students to be security conscious and responsibl... More

Women account for just one out of 10 cyber security professionals, as the gender gap widened over two years in a male-dominated field with a drastic workforce shortage, a survey sh... More

Risk managers face 47 state laws on breach notification, while federal efforts to address cyber risks remain at a rudimentary level, law enforcement struggles to address the issue,... More

One of President Obama’s top cyber security advisers has left the White House after two years, a move that the administration has barely acknowledged. The Federal Times report... More

In the current business environment, there’s plenty for owners and managers to be worried about. Retaining and attracting quality talent, increasing revenue and decreasing expens... More

The Internet touches nearly every aspect of our daily lives. From computers and laptops at homes, schools and workplaces, to smartphones and tablets that can be used anywhere, the ... More

Currently, there are increasingly large numbers of cyber attacks in the nation. In fact, the FBI now ranks cybercrime as one of its top law enforcement activities. President Barack... More

Media and entertainment executives have more technologies and tools than ever to help boost the audience and profitability of content across multiple distribution platforms. But al... More

By Chris Tribbey Hackers are more patient than ever, spending more time inside company systems and stealing more data than ever before, according to a recent survey from HP and pr... More

Worldwide spending on information security will reach US$75.4 billion in 2015, an increase of 4.7% over 2014, according to the latest forecast from Gartner. The increase in spendin... More

Following a major attack on the iTunes App Store, Apple is removing dozens of popular apps that had been infected by malware. The malicious apps were capable of duping customers i... More

Adobe has released a critical software update to fix nearly two-dozen security holes in its Flash Player browser plugin. Separately, I want to take a moment to encourage users w... More

Security specialists need to change the game and shift gears, researchers argue – instead of focusing on protecting their users and systems, they should narrow their sights on tr... More

With hackers and the security research community constantly finding new ways to break every piece of software that touches the Internet, it’s easy to get lost in the endless cyc... More

The United States and China have been engaged in urgent negotiations in recent weeks on a cybersecurity deal and may announce an agreement when the Chinese president Xi Jinping a... More