Important Security Updates Avira Free Antivirus: Avira has released version 15.0.26.48 of its free Antivirus. Updates are available from Avira’s website. Comodo Free Firewa... More
Tag Archives: cyber security
Vulnerability and Patch Report, April 30, 2017 (Citadel Information Group)
NAB 2017: Machine Learning and Cyber Threats; Studios Close to Early VOD
LAS VEGAS — Murali Rao, global head of cybersecurity and risk consulting for Wipro, is sympathetic to those charged with mitigating cyber threats inside media and entertainment o... More
6 Steps to Find Your Next Dozen Cloud Security Experts (Dark Reading)
With roughly 1 million-plus IT security jobs out there in the market, approximately 5% of them are cloud security positions, estimates Eddie Borrero, chief information security off... More
Info Security Careers Require Credentialing, Codes of Practice (CSO)
Cyber and information security literature – including accompanying reader’s comments – continuously debate the merits of professional certification for cyber and information ... More
Hunting and Attacking Cyberthreats at Their Source (Verizon Enterprise)
When it comes to data theft, cybercriminals can break in and steal data in a matter of minutes. Verizon’s 2016 Data Breach Investigations Report found that in 93 percent of the c... More
Vulnerability and Patch Report, April 23, 2017 (Citadel Information Group)
Important Security Updates AxCrypt: AxCrypt has released version 2.1.1494.0. Updates are available from AxCrypt’s website. Google Chrome: Google has released Goog... More
NSS Labs Announces Data Center Firewall Group Test Results (CDSA)
NSS Labs has announced the results of its Data Center Firewall (DCFW) Group Test, with seven products from five vendors tested. All seven products scored 100% in firewall policy en... More
Vulnerability and Patch Report, April 16, 2017 (Citadel Information Group)
Important Security Updates Adobe Flash Player: Adobe has released version 25.0.0.148. Updates are available from Adobe’s website. To see which version you have, go to Adobe’... More
NSS Labs Announces Web Application Firewall Group Test Results
NSS Labs has announced the results of its second Web Application Firewall (WAF) Group Test. A growing segment of the security market, WAFs employ a wide range of functions to work... More
Researcher Warns SIEMs are Weak Link in Network Security Chain (ThreatPost)
Security information and event management (SIEM) solutions are supposed to boost security, but researchers say the network analysis tools are ripe attack targets. The warning co... More
Data Security and the Cloud: Earn Trust by Putting Your Customers in Control (Network World)
Data is one of the most valuable assets a modern business holds. When a company decides to move to the cloud, data security and privacy become a natural and top concern for managem... More
Threat Intelligence Sharing Challenges: Understand Context of Cyber Events (HelpNetSecurity)
A new McAfee report details the challenges facing threat intelligence sharing efforts. The growing complexity of the technology environment is a very important driver for sharing... More
Vulnerability and Patch Report, April 9, 2017 (Citadel Information Group)
Important Security Updates Apple iOS: Apple has released updates for iOS for iPhones, iPads, and iPod touch. Updates are available through the device or through Apple’s webs... More
Vulnerability and Patch Report, April 2, 2017 (Citadel Information Group)
Important Security Updates Apple: Apple has released updates to address vulnerabilities in iTunes, Safari, iCloud for Windows, macOS Sierra, iOS, tvOS and watchOS. Updates are... More
Vulnerability and Patch Report, March 26, 2017 (Citadel Information Group)
Important Security Updates Apple iTunes: Apple has released version 12.6.0 (64-bit and 32-bit) of iTunes. Updates are available from Apple’s website. Avira Free Antivirus... More
Cybersecurity Skills Shortage Holding Steady (Network World)
The cybersecurity skills shortage is nothing new—I’ve been writing about it for years, as have other analysts and researchers. I’ve also done countless presentations on this ... More
Rethinking the Endpoint: Consolidation, Augmentation or Rip-and-Replace? (NSS Labs)
Has digital security gotten worse in the last 12 months? Well, more than 550 vendors were packed in the RSA exhibit halls last week to tell you emphatically, YES. And the keynotes ... More
Weekend Vulnerability and Patch Report, March 5, 2017 (Citadel Information Group)
Important Security Updates Avast: Avast! Free Antivirus has released version 17.2.2288. Updates are available on Avast’s website. Avast! has also released updates for Premie... More
SAS Survey: Security Analytics Proves Challenging but Effective
Security analytics solutions are delivering deeper visibility into organizations' security data than ever before. But deployment and day-to-day usage remain challenging, according ... More
Google Ranks Gmail Malware Targets: Where the M&E Sector Ranks (ZDNet)
Real-estate businesses receive 10 times more spam with malicious links or attachments than organizations in healthcare and sciences, according to Google's analysis of spam targ... More