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Elementary, My Dear Watson: Identifying and Understanding Malware With Cognitive Security

Issued by: Security Intelligence

Malware is a major cause of cyberattacks today, with fraudsters using targeted spear phishing emails and social engineering to distribute malicious files to unsuspecting employees at various organizations. To make matters worse, malware has evolved to avoid detection by traditional security tools and systems.

Application Security

Securing Your Enterprise Assets While Traveling for Work

Issued by: Security Intelligence

Traveling for work is a regular occurrence for many of us. Most of the time, traveling for client meetings, conferences, team meetings and other work-related activities also means taking a laptop or other portable devices traveling too. These devices could easily include your company’s IP, strategic plans, financials or other sensitive enterprise assets. With this…

Network Security

The Role of the Security Intelligence Analyst and the Three Main Elements of Cybersecurity

Issued by: Security Intelligence

In the modern security operations center (SOC) model, the security intelligence analyst (SIA) represents a core role. In my opinion, it is one of the most important roles in the field of the cybersecurity. Customers often ask me what the role of the SIA actually is. The SIA is responsible for protecting the organization against…

Software Security

The Pick of 2017 Cybersecurity Conferences

Issued by: Security Intelligence

Cybersecurity conferences provide excellent opportunities to network with peers, learn about the latest trends in security, engage with vendors and see firsthand the latest developments in technology. Here is a roundup of some of the most interesting 2017 cybersecurity conferences.

Network Security

User Behavior Analytics: Perfect for Analysis but Not Security

Issued by: Security Intelligence

How many times have you read or heard about user behavior analytics (UBA)? Today this term applies to security managers and auditors but not to security administrators. User behavior analytics enable IT teams to track and quickly analyze user behavior anomalies and monitor watch-lists, trends and many other factors relative to users. UBA is a…

Application Security

Mirror, Mirror: Using Self-Protection to Boost App Security

Issued by: Security Intelligence

Last week while reading to my toddler, I came across the story of “Snow White,” in which the evil queen consults a magic mirror to find her greatest threat, the fairest person in the land. While my kid fell asleep — probably due to my effective storytelling technique — I kept thinking about why the…

Malware & Threats

Fighting Advanced Ransomware Attacks Requires Game-Changing Technology

Issued by: Security Intelligence

Ransomware is one of the fastest-growing cyber-security threats facing organizations and individuals today. Attackers are holding everything from government records to health care equipment and even the keys to entire transit systems for ransom. According to new data from IBM, victims are paying up. More than half of the business executives that responded to the…

Vulnerabilities

How to Find and Remediate Vulnerabilities in Real Time

Issued by: Security Intelligence

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…

Software Security

Is Your Security Intelligence Solution Stuck in the Past?

Issued by: Security Intelligence

A few years back, I invested in a video gaming platform that was a little different. To play it, you had to get off the couch, fling your arms around, jump, balance and more. I continued to buy into new games and gadgets that even allowed me to be a rock star. But then it…