Symantec finalizes purchase of Blue Coat

The merger creates the industry’s "largest pure play cybersecurity company," according to the announcement. 

By Justine Brown • Aug. 2, 2016

BYOD may be coming to an end at EMC as Dell merger looms

EMC workers that use Apple products as part of that company’s existing BYOD policy will need to leave them at the office, according to the report. 

By Justine Brown • Aug. 1, 2016

Information sharing critical for protecting against cyberthreats, Pentagon CIO says

Threat intelligence needs to flow more easily between the public and private sectors, according to Department of Defense CIO Terry Halvorsen. 

By Justine Brown • Aug. 1, 2016

Hackers' evolving tactics raising the stakes in enterprise cybersecurity

New tricks, such as using encryption to hide cybercriminals' tracks, are giving hackers the advantage. 

By Justine Brown • July 28, 2016

PhishMe raises $42M in new funding

Companies that can help enterprises address the massive rise in phishing attacks are in high demand as the number of phishing attacks has exploded in 2016.   

By Justine Brown • July 27, 2016

Identifying identity data: Will you know it if you see it?

What might have been in the past a clear and binary answer to the question of what constitutes personally identifiable information will soon become more complex and intricate.

By Dimitri Sirota • July 27, 2016

White House unveils cybersecurity incident response guidelines

The new directive outlines both public and private responsibilities in managing a major cybersecurity event.

By Justine Brown • July 27, 2016

Organizations say a shortage in cybersecurity skills is costing them

Demand for cybersecurity experts is still outpacing supply, and that’s providing hackers lots of opportunities.

By Justine Brown • July 27, 2016

Report: Most companies manage privileged accounts using manual methods

"The most damaging cyberattacks occur when privileged credentials are stolen, giving attackers the same level of access as internal people managing the systems," said Jim Legg, CEO of Thycotic. 

By Justine Brown • July 26, 2016

Security startup StackPath raises $150M in fresh funding round

Founded last year, the company has already raised a total of $180 million in funding and acquired four other startups. 

By Justine Brown • July 25, 2016

IT security companies, law enforcement team up to combat ransomware

The Dutch National Police, Europol, Intel Security and Kaspersky Lab are all working together on the initiative, called No More Ransom. 

By Justine Brown • July 25, 2016

Justice Dept. moves to dismiss Microsoft's data searches lawsuit

"Microsoft’s challenge effectively asks this court to adjudicate the lawfulness of thousands of such court orders from across the U.S.," the Justice Department said in its Friday court filings. 

By Justine Brown • July 24, 2016

Report: Majority of companies think breached data is available to competitors

The new survey from the Ponemon Institute and co-authored by Kilpatrick Townsend also found it is likely that companies are failing to detect data breaches. 

By Justine Brown • July 24, 2016

Microsoft makes Azure threat detection tool widely available

During the preview period, Azure Security Center used advanced analytics and Microsoft’s global threat intelligence to detect more than 140,000 threats per month.

By Justine Brown • July 21, 2016

Firefox latest browser moving to scrap support for Adobe Flash

Plagued with security problems, Firefox will phase out the multimedia player starting in August. 

By Justine Brown • July 21, 2016

France orders Microsoft to stop bulk collection of Windows 10 user data

The French National Data Protection Commission ordered Microsoft to stop collecting large amounts of data on users of its Windows 10 operating system without their consent.

By Justine Brown • July 21, 2016

Survey: Security often an afterthought in digital transformation efforts

Only 18% of respondents say security has been involved in their digital transformation initiatives.

By Justine Brown • July 21, 2016

BlackBerry makes progress in federal government IT security arena

Fresh deals are good news for the struggling phone-maker-turned-security-company.

By Justine Brown • July 19, 2016

RNC attendees unknowingly connect to bogus Wi-Fi hotspots

More than 1,200 attendees of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland connected to the fake Wi-Fi networks set up by Avast Software.

By Justine Brown • July 19, 2016

Report: Enterprises lack strategies for mitigating external cyberthreats

The survey from Ponemon Institute and BrandProtect also found that companies are averaging more than one cyberattack per month.

By Justine Brown • July 18, 2016

Global security software market reached $22B in 2015, Gartner says

Five vendors—Symantec, Intel, IBM, Trend Micro and EMC—accounted for almost 40% of the security software revenue market. 

By Justine Brown • July 15, 2016

Fiat Chrysler launches vehicle bug bounty program

The company is asking for the public’s help in locating bugs that can affect its vehicles and connected services. 

By Justine Brown • July 14, 2016

How Omni Hotels' CIO plans to fortify cyber defenses

The company's new CIO Ken Barnes said cybersecurity is a top priority given a rash of recent hotel data breaches.

By Justine Brown • July 13, 2016

Data's dark side: What can't be seen can't be controlled

"Dark data are like closets full of clothes and shoes that will never be worn again. It’s easier to just keep them all," said Bill Ho, CEO of Biscom.

By Justine Brown • July 13, 2016

Threat intelligence sharing on the rise among cybersecurity vendors

Through information sharing, companies can gain a broader view of the threats they might face as they work to bolster their defenses.

By Justine Brown • July 13, 2016