Toward the end of the first 2016 presidential debate Sept. 26, moderator and “Dateline NBC” anchor Lester Holt announced the final segment discussion of the night: “Securing ... More
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Clinton, Trump Tackle Cybersecurity in First Debate
Cybersecurity Predictions for 2016: Right or Wrong? (ZD Net)
Like death and taxes, few things are more certain than the annual deluge of cybersecurity breaches, which shows no sign of abating despite the best efforts of the 'good guys' -- t... More
Cyber Attack Costs Hit Record High (Info Security Buzz)
On average, a single cybersecurity incident now costs large businesses $861,000, while small and medium businesses (SMB) end up paying $86,500. Most alarmingly, the cost of recover... More
Cybersecurity Has Become a Priority for Every Executive (Harvard Business Review)
All companies connected to the internet are vulnerable to cyber attacks. And the potential losses are significant. Retail giant Target, for example, estimated its losses from a 201... More
Cybercrime-as-a-Service Economy Grows (Bank Info Security)
The cybercrime sector involves a rapidly growing services economy. Police estimate that just 100 to 200 people may be powering the "cybercrime-as-a-service" ecosystem by developin... More
5 Security Practices Hackers Say Make Their Lives Harder (CIO)
Hackers believe no password is safe from a determined attacker, but they agree that five key security measures can make it a lot harder to penetrate enterprise networks. Whether t... More
Following Bitcoin Ransoms Reveals Billion-Dollar Cybercrime (SC Magazine)
Are we about to witness a ransomware unicorn? According to Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer of Finnish F-Secure, we are. But there's a caveat. A unicorn is a startup busines... More
Can Cloud Security Decrease Breach Containment Costs? (Security Intelligence)
Are cloud security tools worth the investment? Determining if any security tool is worth the cost can be tough because proving return on security investments isn’t easy. While ti... More
Cybersecurity Certifications to Boost Your IT Career (Information Week)
Businesses are scrambling to hire IT professionals with knowledge and experience in cyber-security. A shortage of skilled cyber-security practitioners is leaving organizations acro... More
5 Strategies For Enhancing Targeted Security Monitoring (Dark Reading)
Crime scenes — in both the physical and digital sense — exist where investigators must work quickly to gather and process evidence before it is no longer available or has been ... More