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IDG Contributor Network: Increasing the cybersecurity workforce won’t solve everything

Issued by: CSO

On Dec. 1, 2016, the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity delivered its report to the President of the United States, providing six Imperatives and a number of associated recommendations and action items to improve the overall security posture of the nation’s public and private infrastructures. These recommendations cover the gamut of both technical and non-technical…

Malware & Threats

Cybersecurity is a chess marathon with hackers: Carl Herberger

Issued by: CSO

Apps are an integral part of any business today. Radware, a security and availability solutions provider, is protecting the organizations globally from cybercrime, including DDoS attacks. “We have a phenomenal track record of innovating in security and bringing great partnerships on the table for our end customers. Also we lead the availability solutions area which…

Malware & Threats

Organizations in the Dark as Most Networks Actively Breached: Analysis

Issued by: Security Week

While most of the security industry is looking forward and making threat predictions for 2017, one vendor has stopped to analyze what has been happening in 2016 — and the reality is, we aren’t even aware of what is happening in our networks today. Breach detection firm SS8 used its BreachDetect platform to analyze 20…

Vulnerabilities

Medical data: Accessible and irresistible for cyber criminals

Issued by: CSO

How valuable is personal healthcare data? Apparently it depends. Based on at least some price comparisons on the Dark Web – the underground online marketplace for cyber criminals – electronic health records (EHR) are not even close to premium goods. McAfee, now a division of Intel Security, reported recently that the price for an individual medical…

Network Security

LinkedIn skill learning unit Lynda.com hit by database breach

Issued by: CSO

Lynda.com, the online learning unit of LinkedIn, has reset passwords for some of its users after it discovered recently that an unauthorized external party had accessed a database containing user data. The passwords of close to 55,000 affected users were reset as a precautionary measure and they have been notified of the issue, LinkedIn said…

Vulnerabilities

Joomla vulnerability can be exploited to hijack sites, so patch now!

Issued by: Help Net Security

If you’re running a website on Joomla, you should update to the newly released 3.6.5 version as soon as possible – or risk your site being hijacked. The newest version of the popular CMS has been released on Tuesday (December 13), and it fixes three vulnerabilities, several bugs, and includes a number of new security…

Malware & Threats

End the air gapping myth in critical infrastructure security

Issued by: Help Net 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

Cisco dents Arista again with patent infringement ruling

Issued by: CIO Security

A US trade judge ruled today that Arista Networks infringed on two Cisco switch patents – the second important victory the networking giant has won against Arista in their ongoing legal confrontation since it began in 2014. U.S. International Trade Commission Judge MaryJoan McNamara issued the so-called “initial determination” on the case which now must…

Vulnerabilities

Dailymotion urges users to reset passwords in wake of possible breach

Issued by: Help Net Security

Breach notification service LeakedSource has added information about over 87 million Dailymotion users to its search index. The information includes 87+ million email addresses, user IDs, and over 18 million associated passwords. It was apparently stolen in a breach that happened around October 20, 2016.

Software Security

IDG Contributor Network: Cybersecurity’s crystal ball, 2017 predictions

Issued by: CSO

The only truth you should rely on in preparing for the future is that you should expect the unexpected. In the spirit of giving, though, I offer this list to you because some of these concerns might very well be your unexpected. The risks to your business are determined by the value of your data….