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Hiring the Right Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst for Your Organization

Issued by: Security Week

With the coming new year comes new strategies to implement, new budgets to work with, and new threats to prevent from harming your business. I’ve personally seen a shift in the past year where more organizations are moving beyond the basic understanding of what threat intelligence is and moving into a planning and implementation process…

Malware & Threats

Obama’s cybersecurity plan faces uncertainty with Trump

Issued by: CIO Security

U.S. consumers could one day see cybersecurity ratings on technology products, much like today’s EnergyStar ratings, if the findings of a government-sponsored cybersecurity commission are heeded. Although like much in Washington right now, a lot depends on incoming U.S. President Donald Trump and his views on cybersecurity are far from clear. The report, published on…

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

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…

Network Security

McAfee Labs predicts 14 security developments for 2017

Issued by: Help Net Security

Intel Security released its McAfee Labs 2017 Threats Predictions Report, which identifies 14 threat trends to watch in 2017. “To change the rules of the game between attackers and defenders, we need to neutralize our adversaries’ greatest advantages,” said Vincent Weafer, vice president of Intel Security’s McAfee Labs. “As a new defensive technique is developed,…

Network Security

Locky spreading via Facebook, principles for efficient cyber investigations

Issued by: Help Net Security

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, podcasts and articles: A criminal group dubbed Cobalt is behind synchronized ATM heists that saw machines across Europe, CIS countries (including Russia), and Malaysia being raided simultaneously, in the span of a few hours.

Software Security

BrandPost: Desperately seeking cybersecurity help

Issued by: CSO

Security executives desperate to fill cybersecurity openings face the worst IT skills shortage in memory with the workforce gap in the information security field expected to reach 1.5 million cybersecurity job openings by 2019. The White House grew so concerned that it introduced the Cybersecurity National Action Plan earlier this year. The government’s investment to…

Network Security, Software Security

BrandPost: Fighting the cybersecurity knowns: 4 core components

Issued by: CSO

Earlier this year, SevOne fell victim to a phishing scam that resulted in the release of W-2 wage and tax data belonging to current and former employees of the network infrastructure monitoring company. After learning about the breach, management apologized and urged employees to follow “good data security” practices in order to lower their chance…

Vulnerabilities

BrandPost: Emerging cybersecurity vulnerabilities

Issued by: CSO

One unfortunate aspect of human psychology involves how people tend to deal with potential threats. As long as the threats are more abstract than actual, all too often we reason that there’s no rush to build defenses against them. Only after a threat materializes and does actual harm do we start to really take it…

Software Security

Best small to midsized cities to land a cybersecurity job

Issued by: CIO Security

While cybersecurity positions are plentiful in most major cities, thousands of cyber positions at all levels are waiting to be filled in less populated and often more scenic locales – and most offer a lower cost of living. Although larger corporations usually post the most job openings, “you’re most likely to find that you’re working…