IBM Launches Cybersecurity Skills Initiative for “New Collar” Jobs
Posted By - DynamicCISO,
Posted on - Wednesday, May 31st, 2017 03:07:00 PM
IBM Security has announced an initiative to help address the projected 1.8 million-person cybersecurity worker shortage through programs and partnerships that promote a “new collar” cybersecurity workforce strategy.
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29% Increase In Vulnerabilities Already Disclosed In 2017
Posted By - DynamicCISO,
Posted on - Monday, May 29th, 2017 07:21:00 AM
Risk Based Security last week announced the release of its VulnDB QuickView for the first quarter of 2017. The report shows an unrelenting rise in the number of vulnerabilities being reported. Unless the pace of vulnerability disclosure slows down in the coming quarters, it appears to be yet another record-breaking year.
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Synopsys and Ponemon Study Highlights Critical Security Deficiencies in Medical Devices
Posted By - DynamicCISO,
Posted on - Monday, May 29th, 2017 07:15:00 AM
67 percent of medical device manufacturers and 56 percent of healthcare delivery organizations (HDOs) believe an attack on a medical device built or in use by their organizations is likely to occur over the next 12 months.
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Demand for Advanced Security to Lessen Reliance on Human Judgement to Fight Cyber Threats
Posted By - DynamicCISO,
Posted on - Friday, May 26th, 2017 10:08:00 AM
Latest research from Trend Micro reveals that three-quarters of businesses (76 percent) foresee advanced security techniques will lessen the need to rely on human judgment to capture subtle differences between threat anomalies in the future.
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IBM Security Launches New Capabilities to Help Clients with Impending EU General Data Protection Regulation
Posted By - DynamicCISO,
Posted on - Friday, May 26th, 2017 10:02:00 AM
IBM has announced new incident response capabilities, from its IBM Resilient security portfolio, to help companies address the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). These capabilities are designed to help clients rehearse, prepare for and manage the new regulations.
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Network Traffic Provides Early Indication of Malware Infection
Posted By - DynamicCISO,
Posted on - Friday, May 26th, 2017 09:57:00 AM
By analyzing network traffic going to suspicious domains, security administrators could detect malware infections weeks or even months before they're able to capture a sample of the invading malware, a new study suggests.
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75% Organizations Will Struggle to Meet EU GDPR Regulations by Deadline: Survey
Posted By - DynamicCISO,
Posted on - Friday, May 26th, 2017 09:50:00 AM
The survey, which polled 500 IT decision makers in the UK, Germany, France and the U.S., reveals that 75% of organizations indicate they will struggle to be ready for the deadline. An additional 42% say that it's not a priority for their businesses.
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United Nations Disaster Resilience Scorecard, Developed by AECOM and IBM, Helps Cities Prepare for Disaster
Posted By - DynamicCISO,
Posted on - Wednesday, May 24th, 2017 09:54:00 AM
Developed for the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction by AECOM, and IBM with support from USAID and the European Commission, the Scorecard gives better access to information, knowledge resources, and tools to effectively reduce risks from the impacts of natural hazards and climate change.
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Slammer Worm Resurfaces in Check Point’s ‘Most Wanted’ Malware
Posted By - DynamicCISO,
Posted on - Wednesday, May 24th, 2017 09:49:00 AM
Check Point has detected a continued increase in the number of cyber-attacks using Exploit Kits globally, as Rig EK became the most prevalent form of attack in the company’s April Global Threat Impact Index.
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CEOs are the Greatest Risk to Enterprise Security: iPass Report
Posted By - DynamicCISO,
Posted on - Wednesday, May 24th, 2017 09:44:00 AM
iPass a leading provider of global mobile connectivity has announced the iPass Mobile Security Report 2017, the results of which reveal that 40 percent of organizations believe that C-level executives, including the CEO, are most at risk of being hacked when working outside of the office.
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Mobile Ransomware Dramatically Increased in Q1 2017
Posted By - DynamicCISO,
Posted on - Tuesday, May 23rd, 2017 09:58:00 AM
The global nightmare of ransomware shows no sign of slowing down, with the volume of mobile ransomware rising over three-fold (3.5 times) during the first few months of the year, according to the Kaspersky Lab Malware Report for Q1, 2017.
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F-Secure to Plug the Security Hole in Millions of Connected Homes
Posted By - DynamicCISO,
Posted on - Monday, May 22nd, 2017 09:44:00 AM
F-Secure is delivering the one device that will secure the internet-connected things in consumers' homes. F-Secure SENSE combines a secure Wi-Fi router with an advanced security app and industry-leading cloud protection to provide the missing piece that modern homes need
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Cyber Security Professionals in Vital Industries Don’t Trust What Their Tools are Telling Them: Bay Dynamics Report
Posted By - DynamicCISO,
Posted on - Monday, May 22nd, 2017 09:35:00 AM
Bay Dynamics last week unveiled a new custom research report that shows most cyber security professionals do not trust the data coming from their security tools. Enterprises with more than 20,000 employees manage more than 1.3 million vulnerabilities every 30 days.
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Gemalto Empowers Smartphone-based Digital Vehicle Key
Posted By - DynamicCISO,
Posted on - Thursday, May 18th, 2017 12:03:00 PM
Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, is providing its Trusted Services Hub (TSH) to support Daimler AG's new smartphone-based 'digital vehicle key' for the Mercedes-Benz E-Class range.
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The Lull Before the Storm: Kaspersky Lab Report on DDoS Attacks in Q1 2017
Posted By - DynamicCISO,
Posted on - Thursday, May 18th, 2017 11:52:00 AM
Kaspersky Lab last week announced the availability of its latest Q1 2017 DDoS Intelligence Report, which confirms the forecasts about the evolution of DDoS attacks made by the company’s experts following the 2016 results.
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New SANS Survey Finds Securing Network Infrastructure and Protecting Network Performance Critical to Enterprises
Posted By - DynamicCISO,
Posted on - Wednesday, May 17th, 2017 06:32:00 AM
A new SANS survey to be released May 23 finds that network infrastructure is the key asset for organizations with geographically dispersed data centers and cloud computing for line-of-business applications.
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Symantec Blocks 22 Million Attempted WannaCry Ransomware Attacks Globally
Posted By - DynamicCISO,
Posted on - Wednesday, May 17th, 2017 06:28:00 AM
Symantec has reported it has blocked nearly 22 million WannaCry infection attempts across 300,000 endpoints, providing full protection for Symantec customers through its advanced exploit protection technology.
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WannaCry: Not a Small Ransomware Attack Incident by any Measure
WannaCry: Are you safe? A Blog By Alex Perekalin of Kaspersky
Posted By - DynamicCISO,
Posted on - Monday, May 15th, 2017 01:47:00 PM
A few days ago saw the beginning of the Trojan encryptor WannaCry outbreak. It appears to be pandemic — a global epidemic. We counted more than 45,000 cases of the attack in just one day, but the true number is much higher.
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RSA Extends Identity Assurance to the Cloud
Posted By - DynamicCISO,
Posted on - Monday, May 15th, 2017 01:30:00 PM
RSA extends its authentication market leadership with a series of new capabilities for its RSA SecurID Access solution. Enhancements include a cloud-based Authentication-as-a-Service option aimed at delivering seamless access to both on-premises and cloud-based resources and systems.
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