Cisco dents Arista again with patent infringement ruling
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…
How to Find and Remediate Vulnerabilities in Real Time
Every business, large or small, must be able to remediate vulnerabilities that can threaten to undermine all its hard work and success. The security analysts and IT operators at these organizations have surely heard of household-name vulnerabilities like Heartbleed and Shellshock. But do they have all the knowledge and tools they need to track and…
BYOD: How to provide secure access to network resources
IT organizations have little or no choice when it comes to Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) programs. Employees want to access the network with their personally owned devices, and in today’s landscape where employers compete for skilled employees, companies want to be known for giving employees the privilege of doing so. That leaves IT organizations…
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…
IDG Contributor Network: What your CEO needs to know about securing the Internet of Things
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…
San Francisco Muni says server data not accessed in ransomware hit
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency said late Monday that no data had been accessed from its servers in a ransomware attack on the Muni transit system and the agency has never considered paying the ransom asked by the attacker. The statement by the SFMTA follows reports that the alleged attacker has threatened to dump…
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…
NTP fixes denial-of-service flaws
The Network Time Foundation’s Network Time Protocol Project has patched multiple denial-of-service vulnerabilities with the release of ntp-4.2.8p9. The last update to the open source protocol used to synchronize computer clocks was in June. “NTP users are strongly urged to take immediate action to ensure that their NTP daemons are not susceptible to being used…
Internet freedom around the world keeps decreasing
For the sixth year in a row, Internet freedom is declining. According to the latest Freedom on the Net report, 67 percent of all Internet users now live in countries where online criticism of the government, ruling family or the military is subjected to censorship, and such activity can result in individuals getting arrested.
As Deadline Looms, 35 Percent Of Web Sites Still Rely On SHA-1
Over 60 million web sites are relying on a hashing algorithm that will be blocked by major browsers starting Jan 1. A surprising 35 percent of websites around the world are still using SHA-1 though barely 45 days remain before some of the major browsers stop trusting certificates signed with the hash algorithm altogether.