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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 -
Deep Dive
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 -
Security firm allows companies to phish employees to test internal gullibility
The new tool from Duo Security allows IT departments to run internal tests to see how likely employees are to fall for phishing scams.
By Justine Brown • July 13, 2016 -
White House moves to bolster federal cybersecurity workforce
Looking to build a pipeline of cybersecurity talent, the strategy includes a proposed investment of $62 million in FY 2017 funding to expand cybersecurity education across the nation.
By Justine Brown • July 13, 2016 -
SWIFT makes big cybersecurity push following criticism over record-breaking cyber heist
The global financial messaging network has several new initiatives underway to strengthen security across the SWIFT community.
By Justine Brown • July 12, 2016 -
Baking security into functionality, new Cisco offerings look to solve the 'effectiveness gap'
The company announced six new services and cloud-based security solutions, bringing security to the forefront.
By Naomi Eide • July 11, 2016 -
Report: Enterprises more reliant on open source and third-party software components
Sonatype’s 2016 State of the Software Supply Chain found developers had 31 billion download requests of open source and third party software components in 2015.
By Naomi Eide • July 11, 2016 -
EU gives Privacy Shield final approval
The European Commission will formally adopt the new transatlantic commercial data transfer pact on Tuesday.
By Justine Brown • July 11, 2016 -
Researchers add synthetic bugs to software to analyze vulnerability-testing tools
The tools researchers tested thus far have effectively detected software bugs only 2% of the time.
By Justine Brown • July 11, 2016 -
Facebook testing end-to-end encryption
The new feature allows Messenger users to participate in "secret" conversations.
By Justine Brown • July 11, 2016 -
Biometrics may spur next big privacy debate
Illinois is the only state with a biometric data protection law so far, but others may be coming soon.
By Justine Brown • July 8, 2016 -
Antivirus maker Avast to buy rival AVG
The deal unites two major players in the free antivirus space.
By Justine Brown • July 8, 2016 -
Appeals court upholds conviction in password-sharing case
Some advocates claim the ruling could make it easier to prosecute anyone who uses a password shared by a friend or spouse.
By Randy Lilleston • July 7, 2016 -
EU passes first cybersecurity law
The measure mandates security measures for companies and requires major internet companies to report cyberattacks.
By Randy Lilleston • July 7, 2016 -
Symantec, Norton security products have 'critical vulnerabilities,' Homeland Security says
The warning, issued Tuesday by US-CERT, follows a similar admonition from a Google security expert.
By Randy Lilleston • July 5, 2016 -
Deep Dive
4 enterprise technology trends for the second half of 2016
From automation to certifications, technology is changing and many companies are working to change with it.
By Naomi Eide • July 5, 2016 -
What will replace passwords? How about mind-reading?
Brainwave technology could be a huge advance in security — if it can be made commercially viable.
By Randy Lilleston • July 5, 2016 -
Lawmakers call for patient notification after healthcare ransomware attacks
Reps. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., and Will Hurd, R-Texas, sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services this week, calling for the agency to issue ransomware attack guidance to provider organizations.
By Naomi Eide • July 1, 2016 -
What do security insiders fear the most?
A new survey says insider theft and malware infections are the greatest current worries.
By Justine Brown • June 30, 2016 -
Google expert pummels popular security products
Tavis Ormandy says they contain vulnerabilities that may provide hackers a way in.
By Justine Brown • June 30, 2016 -
9.3M healthcare patient records for sale on 'dark net'
In the face of growing ransomware attacks, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services proposed steps healthcare entities can take to protect databases.
By Meg Bryant • June 29, 2016 -
Study: Enterprise encryption use jumps dramatically in one year
Only 16% of enterprises used encryption in 2005. Today, 41% of them do.
By Justine Brown • June 28, 2016
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