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Las Vegas Casino Cyberattacks Underscore Importance of ‘Human Firewalls” and Employee Training
They say Las Vegas never sleeps, But a massive cyberattack recently brought many of the strip’s most famed casinos to a standstill. Hornetsecurity’s Andy Syrewicze shares his tips for how to add a “human firewall” to your protection against cybercrime.
Full Story >SentinelOne Expands DataSet Technologies for Container, Cloud-Native Security
SentinelOne is expanding its DataSet technology to make it easier for developers to secure and troubleshoot their cloud-native, Kubernetes and DevOps projects.
Full Story >2021 Was Worst Year Ever for Ransomware; Two-Thirds of Victims Paid Ransom
A recent report finds 2021 was a record-setting year for successful ransomware attacks. A lack of skilled security staff and poor workforce practices meant ransoms were paid at an alarming rate.
Full Story >Deep Instinct Threat Report Says Attacks More Numerous, More Evasive
Cyberattacks remain over double pre-pandemic levels, according to a new report from Deep Instinct. Perhaps even more troubling, attacks are focusing on new targets, including AI/ML protections.
Full Story >Ivanti Study Shows Enterprise IT Teams, Workers May Be Losing Cyber War on Phishing
Since the pandemic, companies are undergoing a surge in cybersecurity attacks – particularly in phishing. A recent survey from Ivanti details the issue, and makes some recommendations.
Full Story >To Battle Account Takeover Attacks, Imperva ATO Enlists Automation, Machine Learning
Cybersecurity firm Imperva’s new account takeover protection leverages machine learning to better detect and stop account hijacking IDN explores Imperva Account Takeover (ATO) Protection with Imperva VP George McGregor.
Full Story >Survey: Cloud-Centered Digital Transformation Efforts Can Boost Risk of Identity-Related Attacks
An eye-opening survey of enterprise IT professionals reveals that some digital transformation efforts may increase the risk of hacks and identity-driven attacks. IDN looks at the study from CyberArk that suggests the pursuit of agility and automation can compromise well-established security.
Full Story >Orkus Uses AI To Help Enterprises Protect Against Unauthorized Access To Cloud Resources, Infrastructure
Start-up firm Orkus is bringing AI to the task of protecting against unauthorized access to cloud resources and core infrastructure. The Orkus Access Governance Platform provides automated and continuous access governance for cloud across infrastructure, data and privileged identities.
Full Story >Accenture Study Suggests the Internet May Need a Refresh, as Innovation & Security are Harder To Deliver
In an eye-opening report, Accenture suggests that the rate of innovation has become so profound that the time many have come for an “Internet refresh” – from the bottom up. Among the stats: Only 30% of companies are “very confident” in their internet security protection. IDN reviews the highlights.
Full Story >Growing CyberSecurity Skills Gap Worries Security Professionals; Highlights Challenges for Staffing
A recent survey on security staff confirms what we all know – IT is growing even more worried that these professionals are so hard to find, hire and keep. But the survey, commissioned by Tripwire, also found the shortage is prompting companies to their methods for how to protect against cyberattacks.
Full Story >Splunk Continues To Expand Its Adaptive Response Initiative To Detect, Battle CyberThreats Faster
As cyber threats become more sophisticated, headline-grabbing security point solutions just can’t handle the speed and complexity of diagnosing and fighting off the attacks. In response, Splunk continues to recruit vendor partners and domain experts to its Adaptive Response Initiative. IDN looks at the latest additions.
Full Story >2017 Survey: Security Professionals Say Their Enterprises Score ‘Below Average’ in Ability To Assess Cyber Risks
A survey from Tenable Network Security finds infosec professionals rank their enterprise’s ability to assess cyber risks as C-Minus, or below average. IDN looks at 2017 Global Cybersecurity Assurance Report Card, and why rapid adoption of containers, cloud, mobile and IoT are causing some of the lack of confidence.
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Applying a Data-centric Security Strategy to the Cloud
- Troy Kitch
Sr. Principal Director, Security Software
Security Threats, Frameworks and Mitigation Efforts
- Peter Allor
Security Strategist
Practical Steps to Secure your APIs for Mobile
- Mark O’Neill
VP Innovation, Axway
Technologies for a Data-Centric Security Approach
- Sudeep Venkatesh
VP, Solutions Architecture