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RSA 2017: what are you trying to solve?

Issued by: CSO

This year at the RSA Security Conference some 40,000 people packed the halls of the Moscone center in search of solutions (and light up swords) to solve their problems. Whatever the issue, they were looking for a salve to sooth their wounds in a manner of speaking. For all of the vendors hawking their wares there…

Software Security

It’s Time For Organizations To Automate Security

Issued by: Dark Reading

Dishwashers are a great invention; they use automation to do a repetitive, high-value task that does not require much skill. It is time to bring your security team out of the 1970s and stop making them wash the cybersecurity dishes by hand. The addition of automation to washing dishes has several benefits, besides eliminating the…

Network Security, Software Security

How cybercriminals attack homes, and how to stop them

Issued by: Help Net Security

At a recent Home Hacker Lab event, an ethical hacker revealed how cybercriminals attack, and what consumers can do to protect themselves. The October 13 workshop in New York City, presented by HSB and Prescient Solutions, mounted a remote cyber-attack on an Internet-connected model home inside the American Modern Insurance Group claims training facility in…

Application Security, Vulnerabilities

Breaking the OODA Loop!

Issued by: Security Week

The OODA loop is a well established concept often used in security which originated in the military. OODA stands for Observe, Orient, Decide, Act. OODA is an iterative process because after each action you need to observe your results and any new opposing action. The idea is that if you can consistently get to the…

Vulnerabilities

What to do When You Can’t Patch a Vulnerability

Issued by: IKANOW

The Verizon DBIR has a lot to say about vulnerabilities. One of the more interesting topics is the large number of 2015 vulnerability exploits that were more than a year old. In a footnote the DBIR authors comment that “Those newly exploited CVEs, however, are mostly – and consistently – older than one year.” The…