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Apple to launch first bug bounty program
The company will offer up to $200,000 in an effort to get high-quality help finding bugs.
By Justine Brown • Aug. 8, 2016 -
FireEye struggles in Q2, announces deep workforce cuts
The company plans to layoff between 300-400 of FireEye's 3,400 employees.
By Justine Brown • Aug. 8, 2016 -
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Executives are working to improve the security posture of their businesses, a task that requires cross-function collaboration.
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'Mayhem' reigns at first all-computer hacking tournament
Seven automated systems competed Thursday to find and repair networks without human intervention.
By Justine Brown , Naomi Eide • Aug. 5, 2016 -
Dedicated agency needed to improve internet security long-term, expert says
A central agency could improve security efforts and save time and money, security research Dan Kaminsky said at Black Hat.
By Justine Brown • Aug. 5, 2016 -
Deep Dive
The Rio Games: An Olympic-sized technology challenge
The Olympic Games, which kicked off in Rio de Janeiro Friday, will require technology to perform like never before.
By Justine Brown • Aug. 5, 2016 -
Renowned hacker introduces method for rating security of programs
The new system is akin to "a nutritional label" for the security of software products, according to Peiter Zatko.
By Justine Brown • Aug. 4, 2016 -
Privacy Shield doesn't affect AWS customers, explains CISO
New rules for transferring personal information between the U.S. and the EU have some concerned.
By Justine Brown • Aug. 4, 2016 -
Report: Most US businesses feel unprepared to handle ransomware
Only 4% of U.S. businesses feel they are well-equipped to prevent ransomware attacks, according to a new survey from Osterman Research.
By Justine Brown • Aug. 4, 2016 -
Meet X-Force Red, IBM's new security testing group
IBM will tap "human expertise" to enhance its security testing services.
By Justine Brown • Aug. 3, 2016 -
Report: US financial services sector facing 'significant security vulnerabilities'
The new SecurityScorecard report found 75% of the top 20 U.S. commercial banks by revenue are infected with malware.
By Justine Brown • Aug. 3, 2016 -
FTC maintains it has authority to police enterprise cybersecurity failures
Companies that leave consumer data at risk can be sued by the Federal Trade Commission Act.
By Justine Brown • Aug. 2, 2016 -
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 -
Opinion
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
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