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Postal Peril: How Warshipping Could Deliver Hackers Right to Your Front Door (Verdict)

The US Postal Service handles half a billion mail items every day, and with the rise of next-day delivery, company mailrooms around the globe are almost always piled high with unid... More

Is AI Cybersecurity’s Salvation or its Greatest Threat? (VentureBeat)

If you’re uncertain whether AI is the best or worst thing to ever happen to cybersecurity, you’re in the same boat as experts watching the dawn of this new era with a mix of ex... More

Weekend Vulnerability & Patch Report, Feb. 16, 2020 (SecureTheVillage)

Important Security Updates Adobe Flash Player: Adobe has released version 32.0.0.330. Updates are available from Adobe’s website. Adobe Reader: Adobe has released version 2... More

X-Force Threat Intelligence Index Reveals Top Cybersecurity Risks of 2020 (Security Intelligence)

The volume of threats that security teams see on a daily basis can make it especially difficult to look at the big picture when it comes to developing an effective cybersecurity st... More

Cinelytic: P2P File Sharing Shows OTT Demand, Demographics (DEG)

As competition for streaming viewers grows with the launch of new services from the major media companies, the entire industry is focused on what content consumers most want from t... More

Box Shield Now Integrates With Splunk for More Streamlined Content Security (ZDNet)

Box Shield, Box's content security product, now integrates with Splunk to offer more holistic content and application security, the companies announced. Box Shield, introduced las... More

Why Unsupervised Machine Learning is the Future of Cybersecurity (TechNative)

As we move towards a future where we lean on cybersecurity much more in our daily lives, it’s important to be aware of the differences in the types of AI being used for network s... More

Spanish Sports Streamer Looks to Irdeto for Security Help (MESA)

Spanish broadcaster Mediaset España has tapped content security provider Irdeto to help secure content delivery for Mediaset’s sports-centric OTT service Mitele Plus, the compan... More

Could Streaming Giants Start to Clamp Down on Password Sharing? (Marketplace)

Restricting password sharing doesn’t have an easy solution. Streaming providers are developing different approaches to combat the practice without having to institute Draconian m... More

What Leadership Qualities for CISOs are Most Important in 2020? (Security Intelligence)

Organizations today have to balance the need for continuous evolution along the digital continuum with the need to protect their data and operations and keep cyber risk at an accep... More

What are the Biggest Career Trends in Cybersecurity? (IT Pro)

Cybersecurity continues to be a popular career choice and understandably so. According to analyst firm Frost & Sullivan, the level of unemployment in the sector lies at just 1% and... More

We Need More Than Security Awareness to Combat Insider Threats (SI)

When I was new to the security industry, I firmly believed that people got infected with malware because they didn’t know how to be safe online. I thought problems happened becau... More

Will the UK’s New IoT Cybersecurity Rules Do Enough? (Tech HQ)

As the number of connected devices proliferates within households and businesses, the UK – in which just 27 percent of consumers aren’t even aware of the security issue – is ... More

Emotet Hacks Nearby Wi-Fi Networks to Spread to New Victims (BC)

A recently spotted Emotet Trojan sample features a Wi-Fi worm module that allows the malware to spread to new victims connected to nearby insecure wireless networks according to re... More

Weekend Vulnerability and Patch Report, Feb. 9, 2020 (SecureTheVillage)

Important Security Updates Google Chrome: Google has released Version 80.0.3987.87. Updates are available within the browser or from Google’s website. Skype: Skype has rele... More

The Ransomware Threat (Thrive)

While ransomware has been around for over a decade, the number of variants, the advanced capabilities and the sheer volume of attacks over the past few years have firmly establishe... More

Guess What? GDPR Enforcement is on Fire! (ZDNet)

You read that right: GDPR enforcement is on fire! While fines are not always particularly high, our analysis shows that, in terms of volume, data protection authorities (DPAs) are ... More

Senators Propose Cybersecurity Coordinators for Every State (Decipher)

A bipartisan group of Senators are interested in establishing a cybersecurity leader for each state in order to increase the states' abilities to respond to cyberattacks. Sen. Magg... More

How to Future-Proof Subscriber Smart Homes? The Secret is Open Standards (Irdeto Perspective)

In any smart home project, integration with the operating systems on customer premises equipment like routers and gateways will inevitably impact on costs, timeline and deployment ... More

Are More Defined Parameters the Key to Addressing the Cybersecurity Skills Gap? (Security Intelligence)

recently came across a lively discussion on LinkedIn where the participants were debating the use of the term ‘cybersecurity’ when they really meant information security. The ... More

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