Research
How Information Security Pros Can Help Business Understand Cyber Risk (Computer Weekly)
The UK government’s latest National Cyber Security Strategy requires businesses to have a detailed understanding of the risks to their information systems and raise standards t... More
President Trump Told That Strong Copyright Laws Are in His Interest (TorrentFreak)
On Friday January 20, Donald J. Trump was inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States after one of the most controversial election campaigns of modern times. For those ... More
Guidelines, Practices for Multi-Party Vulnerability Coordination Open to Review (Cisco)
Recent cyber attacks on organizations around the world have demonstrated the need for consistency in managing security vulnerabilities. To answer that demand, the Industry Consort... More
CDSA Names New Chairman, Announces Officers, Committees for 2017
CDSA, the international content protection association, has named Ben Stanbury, director of studio content protection for Walt Disney Studios, its new Chairman. Stanbury will dir... More
Cybersecurity: The Threat Continues (CTA)
Cybersecurity threats and privacy invasion are daily news with Snowden, Assange, WikiLeaks and foreign hackers breaking into government, political, health, banking and other sites.... More
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Report: Security Operation Basics Often Ignored (CDSA)
An organization’s security operations centers (SOC) is supposed to be the main line of defense against cyber attacks, but according to a new report from Hewlett Packard Enterpris... More
A Looming Cybersecurity Crisis and Why Opportunity Youth are the Solution (Forbes)
Cyberattacks on U.S. critical infrastructure and the theft of millions of records containing personally identifiable information have indicated that there are serious vulnerabiliti... More
Piracy Survey: 39% of U.S. Consumers Don’t Care That Studios Lose Money From Illegal Sharing (Variety)
Most people know that content piracy is illegal — but a significant number of consumers say the fact that Hollywood studios lose money because of pirated movies and TV shows h... More
Boards of Directors, Managers at Center of Cybersecurity Handbook for Industry (Federal News Radio)
The server room might be an obvious choice for a starting point when it comes to protecting your company’s cyber networks, but the National Association of Corporate Directors say... More
The CIO Must Take Charge of the Organization’s Application Portfolio (Security Intelligence)
here was a time when every application used in the enterprise application portfolio was either selected and deployed by the chief information officer (CIO) or at least vetted und... More
5 Great ‘Starter’ Cybersecurity Certifications (Business News Daily
Looking for a career change in the new year? There's no better time to consider a career in cybersecurity: U.S. businesses and government agencies are spending billions of dollars ... More
Report: Potential $5M in Ad Fraud Daily from ‘Methbot’ (Krebs on Security)
New research suggests that an elaborate cybercrime ring is responsible for stealing between $3 million and $5 million worth of revenue from online publishers and video advertising ... More
IT Managers: Employees Consistently Flout Security Policies (Info Security)
Despite investment in cyber security, employees are still putting organisations at risk, according to new research from Databarracks. A new study reveals that nearly two thirds ... More
IBM’s Watson to Tackle Cybercrime
IBM Security has announced Watson for Cyber Security, a new cloud-based version of the company's cognitive technology trained on the language of security as part of a year-long re... More
Information Security Culture: It’s Time to Upgrade to 2.0 (Info Security)
Information security requires an approach that involves people, process and technology. But, while we have made great strides in technological advancements in information security,... More
iOS Forensics Expert’s Theory: FBI Will Hack Shooter’s Phone by Mirroring Storage (ARS Technica)
Jonathan Zdziarski, a leading independent Apple iOS security researcher and forensics expert, has a theory about the FBI's newly discovered potential route into the iPhone 5C use... More
Capgemini: Learning Digital Skills ‘First Hurdle’ for Young People (IT Pro)
Society's 'outliers' must learn basic digital skills, says Capgemini, in order for underprivileged youth forgotten by traditional education to find their place in today's tech-driv... More
CDSA Announces New Appointments (CDSA)
Chris Johnson Named Worldwide Director of Anti-Piracy and Compliance Programs LOS ANGELES — In order to provide expanded services to its customers and to address increasingly ... More
Quantum Computing Breakthrough Renews Concerns of Cybersecurity Apocalypse (Network World)
The term "cryptopocalypse" was probably first coined at the Black Hat USA information security convention in 2013. A talk presented by four security and technology experts at the... More
Data’s Role in Music and Marketing (ClickZ)
Music services like Pandora, Spotify, and Shazam can be a goldmine of information for brands interested in targeting segmented audiences for advertising. These platforms have milli... More