cybersecurity

Malware & Threats

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End the air gapping myth in critical infrastructure security

In an environment where we’re seeing increasing demand for connectivity between operational technology (OT) and IT, security teams have to dispel the air gapping myth to acknowledge that IT influences can exploit OT connections. The air gapping approach was used for a long time to prevent any impact on ICS systems. But it’s wishful thinking…

Network Security, Vulnerabilities

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The global decline of cybersecurity confidence

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…

Network Security

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McAfee Labs predicts 14 security developments for 2017

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

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Protecting smart hospitals: A few recommendations

The European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) has released a new report to help IT and security officers of healthcare organizations implement IoT devices securely and protect smart hospitals from a variety of threats. We all know that attacks against hospitals are increasing, but according to security experts, ransomware and DDoS attacks…

Malware & Threats

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How security collaboration will prove vital in 2017

The escalation of high-profile hacking and data dumps recently has underscored the increasing boldness of digital threat actors, culminating in July’s Democratic National Committee email leak and its ripple effect through American politics. The group behind the hack and its attack patterns were known, and yet the attack was not thwarted, leaving many questions as…

Network Security

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The cybersecurity gap between IT capabilities and business expectations

Deloitte has uncovered a shift in business priorities from “business performance” to “customers,” with 57 percent of chief information officers choosing “customers” as their top priority, compared to only 45 percent last year. “Customer” remained the top priority for eight of the 10 industries represented in the survey. Only 45 percent of CIOs stated their…