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Supply chain security: Five IT strategies for choosing vendors wisely

Issued by: Help Net Security

With the proliferation of SaaS solutions, API integrations and cloud computing, virtually everything in the modern enterprise is connected to untold number of outside entities. In fact, many business processes depend on this connectivity, even when doing so broadens the threat landscape and puts the organization at greater risk. This interconnectedness means that vendor vulnerabilities…

Cloud Security

Security pros need more and better visibility into their cloud networks

Issued by: Help Net Security

In this Help Net Security podcast, Kevin Sheu, VP Product Marketing and Marcus Hartwig, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Vectra AI, discuss the Vectra superhero survey from Black Hat USA 2019, which provides insight into the current cloud adoption and top-of-mind concerns of attendees. The people surveyed were a mix of CISOs, security researchers, security…

Network Security

How to reduce the attack surface associated with medical devices

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As the number of connected medical devices continues to rise, so does healthcare organizations’ attack surface. “Most medical devices available in the healthcare system today were not built with security in mind and it will take years until they are replaced (if they are at all) with next-generation devices,” says Leon Lerman, CEO and co-founder…

Network Security

Cybersecurity in the age of the remote workforce

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With the advent of cloud services and the proliferation of high end mobile devices (think iOS devices and Android phones), the workforce is moving inexorably to a mobile one where managers and employees are no longer tied to the office. What initially started as a movement to the mobile phone/tablet work style has spilled over…

Network Security

What the education industry must do to protect itself from cyber attacks

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Data breaches show no signs of slowing down and companies across many industry verticals fall victim to what now seems to be a regular occurrence. Most attention around data breaches is on the commercial side, with Capital One being the recent high-profile breach, compromising the personal information of more than 100 million people. However, the…

Network Security

Thinking network-first to protect against security threats

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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

Unlocking the future of blockchain innovation with privacy-preserving technologies

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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

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

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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

Closing the cyber skills gap: What to do next

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On a global scale, cybersecurity is suffering from a severe shortage of experts. What is to be done? Organizations, government, academia and professional associations need to work together to develop a sustainable cyber skills strategy. To date, strategic thinking has largely focused on what to defend and how to defend, but less on who is…

Network Security

AI vs. AI: Cybersecurity battle royale

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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…