Cybersecurity is now a top national security problem — some officials even call it a bigger threat than terrorism. But both major presidential candidates have hit hurdles on the ... More
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Experts Compare Trump, Clinton Cybersecurity Policies (Washington Post)
Computer Scientists: Use HTTPS to Block Hijacking Vulnerability (ARS Technica)
Computer scientists have discovered a serious Internet vulnerability that allows attackers to terminate connections between virtually any two parties and, if the connections aren't... More
Virtually All Business Cloud Apps Lack Enterprise Grade Security (Help Net Security)
Blue Coat Systems analyzed apps for their ability to provide compliance, data protection, security controls and more. Of the 15,000 apps analyzed, it was revealed that 99 percent d... More
How to Roll Your Own Threat Intelligence Team (Dark Reading)
A lot of hard work needs to go into effectively implementing an intelligence-driven security model. It starts with five critical factors. Many organizations want to build a threat... More
Report: Most Companies Can’t Spot Incoming Cyberattacks (ZD Net)
Four out of five businesses lack the required infrastructure or security professionals with relevant skills to spot and defend against incoming cyberattacks. According to a new re... More
Information Security Leader: Two Distinct Roles of a CISO (Security Intelligence)
In the original “Star Trek” television series, second officer and chief engineer Montgomery “Scotty” Scott was invaluable to the mission of the Starship Enterprise — not ... More
Cybercrime Overtakes Traditional Crime in U.K. (Krebs on Security)
In a notable sign of the times, cybercrime has now surpassed all other forms of crime in the United Kingdom, the nation’s National Crime Agency (NCA) warned in a new report. It r... More
Cybersecurity Not Stand-Alone Issue in Trump v. Clinton (Bloomberg)
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are unlikely to make cybersecurity a centerpiece of their campaigns and probably won't mention the issue during the party conventions. But the top... More
Workers’ Lack of Cyber Security Awareness is Putting the Business at Risk (ZDNet)
Human error is responsible for the worst data breaches and, because of a lack of cybersecurity awareness, organisations are risking their reputation, customer trust, and potentiall... More
Cyber Security Awareness Campaigns: Why do They Fail to Change Behavior? (University of Oxford)
This paper focuses on Security Awareness Campaigns, trying to identify factors which potentially lead to failure of these in changing the information security behaviors of cons... More