The annual HITS Spring: The Hollywood Innovation & Technology Summit returns to Los Angeles on May 17, and an afternoon pair of breakout sessions will look at the latest in cyberse... More
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Piracy, Cybersecurity Efforts Highlighted at HITS Spring
Inside ‘The Attack That Almost Broke the Internet’ (Krebs on Security)
In March 2013, a coalition of spammers and spam-friendly hosting firms pooled their resources to launch what would become the largest distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack th... More
Study: Half of Live-Streaming Ads are Malicious
Next time you look to live-stream sports, a concert or pretty much anything online, you better proceed with caution: according to a giant study of web sites offering free live-stre... More
How Secure is Secure? Tips For Investing in the Right Strategy (Dark Reading)
Information is an asset; it’s the lifeblood of businesses. Companies know this -- and so do criminals. That’s why it’s more important than ever for security professionals to ... More
For Sale: 70,000 Hacked Servers — For as Little as $6 Apiece (ARS Technica)
Underscoring the flourishing world of for-profit hacking, researchers have uncovered a thriving marketplace that sells access to more than 70,000 previously compromised servers, in... More
Inside the Slow Workings of the U.S.-China Cybersecurity Agreement (Wall Street Journal)
Getting the world’s two largest powers to work together on a subject as touchy as cybersecurity was always bound to be difficult. How difficult? Nine months after Barack Obama a... More
Weekend Vulnerability and Patch Report, June 19, 2016 (Citadel Information Group)
Important Security Updates Adobe Flash Player: Adobe has released version 22.0.0.192 to fix at least 18 vulnerabilities. Updates are available from Adobe’s website. Updates are ... More
Report: Cyber Security Market to Hit $137 Billion by 2021
An increasing number of security breaches across industries and government, the growing adoption of mobile devices at workplace and cloud computing, and the rising demand for conne... More
Weekend Vulnerability and Patch Report, June 12, 2016 (Citadel Information Group)
Important Security Updates Google Chrome: Google has released Google Chrome version 51.0.2704.84 to address multiple vulnerabilities. Updates are available from within the browser... More
How You Can Use Two-Factor Authentication to Protect Cloud Services (ZDNet)
How much are your private communications worth? How about your reputation? Your bank account? Your identity? These days, unless you go to extraordinary lengths, nearly every piece... More