technology

Application Security, Network Security, Software Security

Issued by: Security Week

Cybrary, which sells access to a platform focused on cybersecurity workforce education and training, said the $25 million Series B round was led by its current investors BuildGroup and Gula Tech Adventures. This latest investment brings Cybrary’s total funding to date to $48 million, following its $15 million Series B round announced in November 2019….

Cloud Security, Network Security

Issued by: Security Week

Managed security services are undergoing a timely and significant transformation, armed with new hyperscalable technology stacks, hybrid enterprise and cross-cloud protection complexities, and a demand to evolve from 24/7 eyes-on-glass into hands-on customer-integrated early warning and response. If it wasn’t a tired industry cliché we’d probably be adding “next-generation” or NG prefixes to many of…

Network Security

Issued by: CSO

Phishing ranks low on the list of cyberattacks in terms of technological sophistication. Even more sophisticated phishing variants like spear phishing (focused and often personalized phishing attacks) and whaling (phishing attacks focused on high-profile or high-dollar targets) are focused more on social engineering than on technology. Yet phishing remains one of the most effective types…

Software Security

Issued by: Help Net Security

CyberSaint announced new updates to its flagship CyberStrong platform allowing customers to identify, measure, and dynamically manage IT and cybersecurity risks along the risk management lifecycle. These updates reinforce CyberSaint’s mission to enable organizations to manage cybersecurity as a business function by enabling agility, measurement, and automation across risk, compliance, audit, vendor, and governance functions…

Vulnerabilities

Issued by: Kaspersky Blog

Is blockchain compatible with privacy?

Coming up on the tenth anniversary of Satoshi Nakamoto’s paper, do we really need yet another take on Bitcoin? Well, I think so. Today, I am going to focus on an aspect of this technology that needs more discussion — privacy. The bedrock of blockchain — that every transaction is added into the history and…

Network Security

Issued by: Kaspersky Blog

What will voice-assistant ads “look” like?

Anyone who doesn’t use, or at least hasn’t heard of, voice assistants belongs to a very exclusive club. For many, it’s easier to ask Google, Alexa, or Siri a question rather than typing in a search query. However, as with any futuristic technology, care is called for when it comes to voice helpers. We’ve already posted…

Mobile Security

Issued by: Kaspersky Blog

Secure Element — securing contactless payments in smartphones

Modern smartphones have successfully combined the functionality of a phone, camera, music player, public transit pass, and even a wallet for many years now. Naturally, this makes you wonder about the security of the data they store. Let’s figure out how well smartphones protect users’ most valuable information and how their main security mechanism — a…

Software Security

Issued by: CSO

It’s time for security leaders to challenge dogma

What are the key elements of a good security program? Why did you answer that way? Seems a lot of security is ‘handed-down’ knowledge. We pride data and evidence-driven decisions while suggesting security is too hard to measure and pin down. Curious, no?