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Data Is Quicksand: Does Your Current Data Security Solution Pull You Out or Sink You Deeper?

Issued by: Security Intelligence

If you grew up on Saturday morning cartoons, you probably worried about the Bermuda Triangle, piranhas in the tub and quicksand. It didn’t matter where you lived. One second, you’re hiking in the park behind your house, and the next you’re sinking like Indiana Jones. To make a massive jump, this is similar to the…

Application Security

Google Workspace Gets Client-Side Encryption

Issued by: Security Week

Google’s collaboration and productivity solution was already encrypting data, both when at rest and in transit, but the new feature is meant to provide additional control and ease of mind over the security of data. In addition to increasing the confidentiality of data, the feature also helps customers meet sovereignty and compliance requirements, as it…

Network Security

The VC View: Data Security – Deciphering a Misunderstood Category

Issued by: Security Week

I’m both excited and concerned to write about data security as one of the hot trends to monitor in 2021. Data security is a tough topic to summarize and I’d argue it may be the most misunderstood category in security right now. We’re a raw industry that has been shaken up multiple times for years….

Malware & Threats

FBI Warns of PYSA Ransomware Attacks on Education Institutions in US, UK

Issued by: Security Week

Last year, authorities in the UK and France also issued alerts for the PYSA ransomware, following attacks on government and other types of organizations. According to the FBI, PYSA attacks have been launched by “unidentified cyber actors” against higher education, K-12 schools and seminaries in a dozen U.S. states, as well as the U.K. The…

Vulnerabilities

Critical Firefox Vulnerability Can Allow Code Execution If Chained With Other Bugs

Issued by: Security Week

In its advisory for the vulnerability — the bug currently does not have a CVE identifier — Mozilla described it as a “buffer overflow in depth pitch calculations for compressed textures.” The issue, reported by researchers Abraruddin Khan and Omair through Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI), apparently only impacts Firefox running on Windows —…

Network Security

Data loss prevention strategies for long-term remote teams

Issued by: Help Net Security

Before the recent pandemic, many executives began appreciating the risks and opportunities associated with cybersecurity. A 2019 survey on cybersecurity priorities from Optiv Security found that 96% of CISOs are taking “a more strategic approach to cybersecurity,” and many were even willing to slow business development to account for cybersecurity-related risks. This was great news…

Application Security, Network Security

Strengthening Zero-Trust Architecture

Issued by: Dark Reading

Organizations that want to stay ahead of cybercriminals will find that going beyond user trust and device trust is critical for oThe invention of the term “zero trust” is generally credited to former Forrester analyst John Kindervag more than a decade ago. Although it’s not new, the concept has received renewed interest and market traction…

Network Security, Vulnerabilities

Unemployment Fraud – Preying on Those Most in Need

Issued by: Security Week

The Covid-19 pandemic has been raging for nearly a year now. With the pandemic has come a tremendous amount of uncertainty. Many of us wonder when we will be able to return to normal life, when we will be able to see family and friends, and when we might resume those everyday activities we used…

Cloud Security

Visibility, control and governance holding back cloud transformation

Issued by: Help Net Security

While 91% of organizations were successful in increasing security as a result of adopting cloud services, it remains a top concern for many, a part two of an Aptum study reveals. The report identifies common security, compliance and governance challenges impacting organizations undergoing cloud transformation. The research reveals that 51% of survey respondents see security…

Network Security

Digital transformation taking shape in 2021

Issued by: Help Net Security

Welcome to the New Year, where we believe most organizations will continue to work through their digital transformation practices. These updated practices heavily impact IT and business leaders who need to expedite their migration to public clouds and in many situations minimize their physical data center footprint. With that comes numerous challenges, including data privacy…