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Cisco exec: Businesses need to create 'horizontal' cybersecurity culture
"Cybersecurity is really everyone's responsibility," said Anthony Grieco, senior director of Cisco's Security and Trust Organization. "It can't be delegated to an IT security organization, that is not sufficient."
By Naomi Eide • Oct. 31, 2016 -
Report: Companies don't prioritize data breach response practice
More companies have plans in place, but few practice them often enough.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 31, 2016 -
Study: Three-quarters of internet use will be mobile in 2017
Companies that don’t adapt for mobile users and customers could get left behind.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 31, 2016 -
Deep Dive
When zombie computers attack: 4 nightmares CIOs must face
What’s the best way to protect the enterprise this Halloween?
By Justine Brown • Oct. 28, 2016 -
Mozilla pushes feds to help bolster cybersecurity
Mozilla wants the Obama administration to improve how it shares information about security vulnerabilities.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 27, 2016 -
Irish group challenges EU-US Privacy Shield
Digital Rights Ireland seeks annulment of the commercial data agreement.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 27, 2016 -
Dyn DDoS attack not politically or financially motivated, security firm says
Further analysis of last week’s DDoS attack reveals new details, but one big question remains: Why?
By Justine Brown • Oct. 26, 2016 -
Blockchain debuts in first major cross-border transaction
Banks that once shied away from the technology are now looking into ways to harness the benefits of blockchain.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 25, 2016 -
Intel Capital investing $38M in tech startups
The recipients of the tech giant's investment branch include companies working in the enterprise data and productivity space.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 25, 2016 -
US DOT proposes guidelines to improve vehicle cybersecurity
The goal is to protect against security failures that can compromise motor vehicle safety.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 25, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Blockchain, AI and 'digital twins': Gartner's 10 tech trends for 2017
Presented at the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo in Orlando, FL last week, the research firm projected what technology will take off in the coming year.
By Naomi Eide • Oct. 25, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Cybersecurity strategies: What CIOs need to know
Check out our 5 most-read stories about cyber defense strategies.
By Naomi Eide • Oct. 25, 2016 -
Huge DDoS attack involved '10s of millions' of IP addresses, Dyn says
The attack was unprecedented in terms of scope, and a botnet again appears to be at the source.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 24, 2016 -
UPDATE: Major DNS provider Dyn hit with DDoS attack
Among the sites that were hit with major disruptions: Twitter, Etsy, Github, Spotify, Reddit and SoundCloud.
By Naomi Eide • Oct. 21, 2016 -
One big fix: Oracle's latest patch covers 253 vulnerabilities
The company's October critical patch update is its second-largest ever.
By Randy Lilleston • Oct. 21, 2016 -
Cisco crafting a security 'ecosystem,' CEO says
Amid restructuring, the company is trying to prove how serious it is about security.
By Naomi Eide • Oct. 21, 2016 -
Yahoo turns tables, asks government to explain email scanning program
A letter to the director of national intelligence asks the agency to clarify the issue for the public.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 20, 2016 -
EU court rules websites can store IP addresses indefinitely
The ruling expands the circumstances under which data can be retained without a user's permission, and it raises privacy issues.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 19, 2016 -
Justice Department pushes broad fingerprint mandate to unlock smartphones
In a court filing, federal prosecutors wanted the ability to demand fingerprints from everyone in a residence with a seized phone.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 19, 2016 -
Deep Dive
4 ways businesses can prevent pricey data breaches
To protect data from unwanted eyes, experts say the solution is simple: education and proactivity.
By Shalina Chatlani • Oct. 17, 2016 -
Symantec ready for market dominance following Blue Coat acquisition
CEO Greg Clark says the combined company has "the most complete architecture and product portfolio."
By Justine Brown • Oct. 14, 2016 -
Verizon deal to buy Yahoo could be in jeopardy
Verizon lawyers believe Yahoo’s failure to disclose massive hack could have a "material" impact.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 14, 2016 -
2016's most dominant malware is nothing new
None of this year’s most damaging threat vectors are anything new — hackers have just learned to modify their tactics to avoid detection.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 14, 2016 -
Businesses prioritizing services, as IT security spending increases, IDC says
Spending on IT security alone will surpass $100 billion by 2020.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 13, 2016 -
DARPA investigating blockchain for nuclear weapons, satellite security
If the U.S. Defense Department trusts the technology enough to implement blockchain, other organizations may quickly follow suit.
By Justine Brown • Oct. 13, 2016
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