Every organisation wants to avoid the loss of millions of dollars that can result from a major security breach not to mention the potential loss in reputation and market share. However, many companies still place their primary security focus on analyzing an incident after it has been detected and after it has caused...
This eBook provides an overview of UEM, why it's necessary, how it addresses complex problems encountered in the modern enterprise, and where IT can turn for help. It gives you the information you need to move forward with a management solution that gives the business owner, IT manager, CIO, CISO, or other responsible...
In an ever-evolving mobile world, organizations are actively struggling to maintain security while keeping their workers productive each day. Leveraging mobile data to add business value also can be a tall order.
Given the importance of mobile computing in keeping businesses competitive, it's more important than...
Organisations today must assume that their environments have been compromised by a security breach. And if they haven't been compromised yet, they will be.
Endpoints are the most vulnerable and most-used point of entry into an organization's valuable assets. But endpoints have proliferated, from cloudbased or...
It seems like every vendor in the data security industry makes predictions this time of year. Which ones should you pay attention to? All of them, says Dan Lohrmann, who formerly served as CISO of the state of Michigan.
Following the alert over Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities, the U.K. Information Commissioner's Office is warning that failures to patch today could be punished with fines under GDPR once enforcement of the data protection law begins later this year.
A 28-year-old Ohio man has been accused of running a 13-year spying scheme that used malware to steal millions of photos, live images and other data from computers. He is accused of developing and using Fruitfly, a malware application for Apple Macs and Windows.
Open source and third-party components help developers build and deploy applications faster. But with increased speed comes greater risk that could lead to fraud. Vulnerabilities in components are a hidden cost of free software. And their widespread use creates opportunities for attackers looking to exploit the most...
Fixes for the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities are leading to decreased processor performance, triggering cloud service and data center slowdowns. All Windows servers - plus older PCs - as well as Linux servers appear to be experiencing noticeable slowdowns.
FBI Director Christopher Wray says the agency was unable to access nearly 7,800 devices in fiscal 2017 because of encryption, which he alleges will pose ever-increasing complications for law enforcement. The FBI doesn't want a backdoor, he says, but rather a "responsible" solution to allow lawful access.
Patch or perish to protect against Meltdown and Spectre attacks, and prepare to keep patching as Intel, AMD and ARM, as well as makers of devices running Apple, Google and Windows operating systems, including Apple iOS and Android smartphones and tablets, continue to refine their fixes.
Microsoft has paused issuing security updates to some Windows PCs with AMD chipsets after at least one update - meant to add some Meltdown and Spectre mitigations - has left some systems unbootable. Microsoft blamed the problem on AMD failing to properly document its firmware.
One of the most alarming breaches of 2015, involving Hong Kong toymaker VTech, has resulted in a $650,000 settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. It's a warning that internet of things security shortcomings - especially involving children's personal data - will have business consequences.
Dave DeWalt, former CEO of McAfee and FireEye, identifies the next generation of cybersecurity threats in the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report. Also featured: an analysis of the recent news of the Meltdown and Spectre microprocessor flaws and the POS malware attack on retailer Forever 21.
It's been nearly one year since Dave DeWalt walked away from FireEye, where he served as CEO. The veteran security leader has a new role and some candid insights on the state of enterprise cybersecurity defenses.
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