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How Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Can Help Solve the Insider Threat Problem

Issued by: Security Intelligence

Face it, insider threats happen. And odds are you are suffering a data loss, leak or theft even as you read this article. That’s a scary thought. Unfortunately, insider threats are so common that organizations deal every day with data loss events when employees quit, mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are executed, realignments or reductions in…

Cloud Security

Security is slowly becoming essential to doing business

Issued by: Help Net Security

A veteran of the information security industry, Greg Jensen has spent the last six years at Oracle as the Senior Director of Oracle’s Cloud Security solutions. He’s also the Senior Editor of the Oracle and KPMG Cloud Threat Report, as well as Oracle’s annual CISO Report. “The focus of these efforts is to understand the…

Network Security

What prevents companies from achieving effective security performance management?

Issued by: Help Net Security

Cybersecurity performance is critical to achieving commercial success, according to a BitSight study. Among the study’s most interesting findings is that nearly two in five (38 percent) of enterprises admit that they have lost business due to either a real or perceived lack of security performance within their organization. Based on a survey of 207…

Network Security

Thinking network-first to protect against security threats

Issued by: Help Net Security

The challenge of securing data has seen a dramatic shift in complexity in recent years due to an increasing number of threats frequently appearing. However, this complexity will always be an addressable and scalable issue with the right solution in place. Additionally, the rapid advent of new and evolving technologies is presenting opportunities where organizations…

Network Security

From SmarterChild to Siri: Why AI is the competitive advantage securing businesses

Issued by: Help Net Security

The dream of an AI-influenced world is finally here. After decades of writing about it, AI has reached a point where it’s ingrained into our daily lives. From the days of SmarterChild – for many, the AIM messenger bot was the first foray into AI – to now the ubiquitous presence of the AI-enabled digital…

Network Security

Unlocking the future of blockchain innovation with privacy-preserving technologies

Issued by: Help Net Security

The origins of blockchain as many are familiar with it today can be traced back to the Bitcoin whitepaper, first published in 2008 by Satoshi Nakamoto, which offered a vision of a new financial system underscored by cryptography and trust in code. Throughout the past decade, iterations of this technological infrastructure have gradually built out…

Network Security

AI vs. AI: Cybersecurity battle royale

Issued by: Help Net Security

David and Goliath. The Invasion of Normandy. No matter the generation, we all know some of the storied battles that have withstood the test of time. In cyberspace, however, there’s a fierce battle brewing surrounding artificial intelligence. With AI projected to become a $190 billion industry by 2025 (according to Markets and Markets), it is…

Network Security

How AI can improve user experience and security for the finance industry

Issued by: Help Net Security

For the last 50 years, the fundamental and largely unchanged model for identifying and authenticating users has been based on the combination of a username and password, sometimes augmented with “second factor” techniques. While this approach has mostly served financial and other high-security industries well, it’s increasingly shown to suffer from five drawbacks: 1. Complex…

Network Security

Security or compliance? Stop choosing between them

Issued by: Help Net Security

The difference between security and compliance is more than just process. It’s philosophy and practice. Compliance can be one tactical execution of a great security strategy or potentially a bureaucratic check-the-box effort. While security and compliance share similar goals, IT too often meets specific requirements for system compliance but misses the underlying security needs of…

Network Security

IIoT risks of relying heavily on edge computing

Issued by: Help Net Security

The sheer volume of data created by the Internet of Things (IoT) is increasing dramatically as the world is becoming progressively more connected. There is projected to be a mind-boggling 75 billion IoT devices in the world by 2025. Meanwhile, edge computing is set to be adopted into the mainstream by as early as 2020….