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Discover expert insights on the latest cybersecurity trends, challenges, and best practices shaping the industry today.
The Top New Year’s Resolutions of IT Pros on Spiceworks
December 29, 2015 | Kate Brew
We asked the Spiceworks community to share with us their IT-related New Year’s ...
Embracing the Shadow – Wait! What?
December 28, 2015 | Cheryl Biswas
There was a time when the IT security lords ruled. Mere mortals only had ...
A 3-Step Security Action Plan for Financial Firms
December 21, 2015 | Jane Dotsenko
The finance sector is a prime target for cybercrime and appears fourth in the ...
5 Security Things to Know for the Week of Dec. 21
December 21, 2015 | Dan Kaplan
1. Companies using one vendor's firewall operating systems could be at risk to ...
Why Canadian Businesses Are Increasingly Looking to Managed Security Services
December 17, 2015 | Brent Davidson
Canadian businesses are increasingly looking to managed security services as a ...
Open Source Network Security Tools for Newbies
December 16, 2015 | Kenneth Coe
**OSSIM is no longer in use as we focus on delivering enhanced solutions for ...
Matryoshka Malware from CopyKittens Group
December 15, 2015 | Garrett Gross
A dangerous weapon in the hands of a skilled attacker is alarming but that same ...
Practicing Cybersecurity During the Holidays – and Beyond
December 14, 2015 | Dan Kaplan
5 Security Things to Know for the Week of Dec. 14
December 14, 2015 | Dan Kaplan
1. Twitter began notifying users it suspects have been targeted by ...
7 Fundamental Ways to Repel Ransomware
December 11, 2015 | Dan Kaplan
Let's put aside for a moment the mega data breaches that resulted in millions ...
Distributed Denial of Service Attacks: Protection Methods and Best Practices
December 10, 2015 | Garrett Gross
In two recent blog entries, I discussed botnets — best practices in botnet ...
How Retailers Can Avoid Hidden Malware Risks
December 10, 2015 | Jane Dotsenko
As retailers prepare for the holiday surge in online sales, hackers are equally ...
5 Security Things to Know for the Week of Dec. 7
December 07, 2015 | Dan Kaplan
In just over a month, Microsoft will end support for older versions of Internet ...
2016 Security Trends, Predictions & Wild Guesses Infographic
December 07, 2015 | Kate Brew
Our illustrious Javvad Malik has made some fearless predictions about what's ...
Cherry Picker POS Malware Scraping Memory and Evading Detection
December 04, 2015 | Garrett Gross
Every holiday season, retailers become prime targets for point of sale (POS) ...
Introducing the Security Survival Guide for Growing Businesses
December 01, 2015 | Dan Kaplan
A growing business today would have to be operating out of a cave on Mars not ...
5 Security Things to Know for the Week of Nov. 30
November 30, 2015 | Dan Kaplan
Today marks the unofficial start to the online holiday shopping season - Cyber ...
5 Security Things to Know for the Week of Nov. 23
November 23, 2015 | Dan Kaplan
Hackers in Russia deployed an intricate attack that took advantage of ...
Password Paste Prevention: Security Friend or Foe?
November 23, 2015 | Eric Rand
Every few days on 'Infosec Twitter', I come across another example of a site ...
Name The One Word You Hate to Hear in IT
November 20, 2015 | Kate Brew
We asked users of the Spiceworks community to tell us the one word, or ...
5 Security Things to Know for the Week of Oct. 19
November 19, 2015 | Dan Kaplan
Authorities announced they disrupted the infrastructure for Dridex, a ...
Command and Control Server Detection: Methods & Best Practices
November 19, 2015 | Garrett Gross
Botnet C&C servers issue commands in many ways Recently I discussed botnets ...
Ultrasound Tracking Beacons Making Things Sort of Creepy For Consumers
November 17, 2015 | Eric Rand
Ultrasound is supposed to be our friend. However, the security world was made ...
5 Security Things to Know for the Week of Nov. 16
November 16, 2015 | Dan Kaplan
1. U.S. authorities announced the indictments of five defendants charged in ...
Internal Scanning for PCI Compliance – Not Sexy but Necessary
November 16, 2015 | Branden Williams
Back when I ran a PCI consulting practice, I had this idea to go through all of ...
2015 SANS Analytics & Intelligence Survey
November 12, 2015 | Javvad Malik
Following on from its 2014 survey, SANS has conducted a new survey to determine ...
Questions are the answers
November 11, 2015 | Javvad Malik
How to avoid becoming the blamed victim I stare into my coffee mug. I’m not ...
Why is EMV chip-enabled credit card processing taking so long?
November 04, 2015 | Wendy Nather
The much-publicized October 1st deadline has come and gone for switching to ...
