December 2016 - Page 8 of 9 - Cyber Security Minute

Millions of User Accounts Allegedly Stolen From Dailymotion

Issued by: Security Week

Data breach notification service LeakedSource has obtained a database containing the details of roughly 85 million Dailymotion users, including usernames, email addresses and, in many cases, passwords. According to LeakedSource, the database stores 87 million records with 85 million unique email addresses. More than 18 million of the entries also include password hashes. LeakedSource said…

Cloud Security, Network Security

BYOD: How to provide secure access to network resources

Issued by: Help Net Security

IT organizations have little or no choice when it comes to Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) programs. Employees want to access the network with their personally owned devices, and in today’s landscape where employers compete for skilled employees, companies want to be known for giving employees the privilege of doing so. That leaves IT organizations…

Malware & Threats

Security Starts With People: Three Steps to Build a Strong Insider Threat Protection Program

Issued by: Security Intelligence

The threat putting you at risk actually looks something like this: Your bioscientist unlocks the front door with her employee badge and logs into the lab computers with her credentials. She’s just been denied a promotion — again — and has accepted an offer from a competitor. She’s downloading some of her research onto a…

Software Security

IDG Contributor Network: Cybersecurity’s crystal ball, 2017 predictions

Issued by: CSO

The only truth you should rely on in preparing for the future is that you should expect the unexpected. In the spirit of giving, though, I offer this list to you because some of these concerns might very well be your unexpected. The risks to your business are determined by the value of your data….

Software Security

White House Should Lead Broad Cybersecurity Effort: Panel

Issued by: Security Week

The White House should lead a broad cybersecurity effort with the private sector to guard against potentially crippling attacks and boost confidence in the digital economy, a presidential commission said Friday. The panel created by President Barack Obama in 2013 delivered a 90-page set of recommendations, noting that most would need to be carried out…

Network Security, Vulnerabilities

The global decline of cybersecurity confidence

Issued by: Help Net Security

Tenable Network Security solicited insights from 700 security practitioners in nine countries and across seven industry verticals to calculate a global index score reflecting overall confidence that the world’s cyber defenses are meeting expectations. According to this year’s data, global cybersecurity confidence fell six points over 2016 to earn an overall score of 70 percent…

Malware & Threats

Where Cybercriminals Go To Buy Your Stolen Data

Issued by: Dark Reading

With nothing more than a standard Web browser, cyber-criminals can find personal, private information all over the public Internet. It isn’t just legitimate services – from genealogy sites to public records and social media – that can be mined and exploited for nefarious purposes. Openly malicious criminal activities are also happening on the public Internet….

Software Security

Is Your Security Intelligence Solution Stuck in the Past?

Issued by: Security Intelligence

A few years back, I invested in a video gaming platform that was a little different. To play it, you had to get off the couch, fling your arms around, jump, balance and more. I continued to buy into new games and gadgets that even allowed me to be a rock star. But then it…

Malware & Threats

The Threat Model of 2017

Issued by: Security Intelligence

The threat model is one of the most basic tools IT professionals use to analyze security incidents and scenarios. It is the first stop along the security path where potential hazards can be identified and quantified. Threat models involve judgments about which threats are important to a particular situation. An automated tool that simply lists…

Network Security

IDG Contributor Network: What your CEO needs to know about securing the Internet of Things

Issued by: CIO Security

The recent Internet of Things-based DDoS attack on Dyn heralded the beginning of a new era for businesses. For better or for worse, industry experts’ warnings about the need to consider all “endpoints” rather than limiting security efforts to workstations and servers were vindicated. The event should be a wake-up call. Already six in 10…