Security

Cisco and Rackspace are taking on multi-cloud security, with Rackspace offering Cisco’s next-generation firewalls to its customers, integrating them directly into managed cloud s... More

Oracle today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Zenedge, which helps secure critical IT systems deployed via cloud, on-premise or hybrid hosting environments. ... More

These are difficult times for social media services. Between the co-opting of conversations by armies of automated bots and concerns about identity theft and bullying, some of the ... More

Jeff Erickson, Oracle: In 2018, two data security problems are screaming for more automation. First is security alert overload. There are too many security alerts coming from ac... More

Prime Focus Technologies’ gear is getting a security boost, as Caesar Sedek has been brought on in the role of chief security officer. Sedek comes to PFT after most recently work... More

Cisco announced that it will buy Skyport Systems, a security vendor focusing on applications running in hybrid environments. The acquisition is a sign that the company is not only ... More

Susan Galer, SAP: For eye-popping business stats, look no further than cybersecurity. CSO predicted cybercrime damage costs will total $6 trillion, and cybersecurity spending will ... More

IBM Security released a global study examining consumer perspectives around digital identity and authentication, which found that people now prioritize security over convenience wh... More

Signiant today announced that it has received the ‘Committed to Security’ mark from the Digital Production Partnership (DPP), demonstrating its ongoing commitment to best cyber... More

Skills Gap - Which brings us to the next key InfoSec trend for 2018: the skills gap. In 2017 we saw double digit growth in positions year over year, 200,000 open positions and zero... More

Cyberattacks have been ranked as the third greatest global risk of 2018, following closely behind natural disasters and extreme weather events. The World Economic Forum’s Global ... More

IoT attacks will be motivated by financial gain - Cisco predicts that as many as 1 million new connections per hour will be added to the Internet by 2020, expanding the attack surf... More

Tom Thomasson, MarkLogic: Step 1: Implement Advanced Encryption Where the Data is Used - Some of the biggest data breaches have been a direct result of an insider getting a hold of... More

While the trend of big data breaches is set to continue, with organisations that hold personal data topping the target list, ransomware aimed at cloud services is likely to be a ne... More

Cybersecurity can cause organizational migraines. In 2016, breaches cost businesses nearly $4 billion and exposed an average of 24,000 records per incident. In 2017, the number of ... More

If you thought cybersecurity roles were in demand in 2017, wait until we get into 2018. New reports are suggesting that these roles will be even more highly sought after. The cause... More

A moat and castle approach to security is incongruent with today’s cloud environments, but this approach has still been widely used across the U.S. government, even as it moves m... More

To be a successful Chief Information officer (CISO) today, “you have to be a good translator,” says Steve Martino. This means translating the business strategy to the risk the ... More

Kroll has announced the appointment of Amine Antari and Sameeh El-Din as Managing Directors in the firm's Dubai, United Arab Emirates office. Antari and El-Din bring decades of bro... More

The IoT - Organizations are increasingly adopting IoT devices, but most IoT devices are not secure by design. Additionally, the ISF warns there will be an increasing lack of transp... More