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Monthly Archives: November 2018

Marriott is investigating a data breach of its Starwood reservation system that could have exposed personal information for up to 500 million guests — making it the second-largest breach ever. That data could include passport numbers, email addresses, and phone numbers for 327 million people, while others may also have […]

Marriott Data Breach – What the Experts are Saying

This entry was posted in Cybersecurity Expert Commentary on November 30, 2018 by Steven Bowcut

By: Kayla Matthews WatchGuard Technologies, a leading cybersecurity company with more than 20 years in the business recently gave several predictions for 2019. Here they are, and why those forecasts matter to IT professionals and consumers at large. 1. The Rise of Malicious Chatbots Chatbots help people plan trips, cope […]

Nine 2019 Cybersecurity Predictions from WatchGuard Technologies

This entry was posted in Cybersecurity Opinion and tagged WatchGuard Technologies on November 28, 2018 by Kayla Matthews

Most every physical security practitioner has wondered, at some point, why the security systems they use every day at work can’t be more like the IoT systems they use at home. Many of the systems we are becoming accustomed to at home provide fast intuitive interfaces that always seem to […]

Why Can’t Your Enterprise Surveillance System Be More Like Other ...

This entry was posted in Industry Trends and tagged Video Surveillance on November 27, 2018 by Steven Bowcut

By: Julie Adams, Editor-in-Chief, Modern Living 101 In a modern smart home, everything from your smart thermostat, to your refrigerator to your baby monitor can be connected to the internet. This unarguably makes life more comfortable, but it also opens people up to a new risk – having their home […]

5 Ways To Prevent Your Smart Home From Being Hacked

This entry was posted in Cybersecurity Guest Contributor and tagged Smart Home on November 26, 2018 by Julie Adams

43 Percent of Firms Do Not Know if Devices Accessing Corporate Data Have Downloaded Malware Bring your own device (BYOD) is a hot topic among cybersecurity professionals and business leaders. Today’s workers, particularly millennials, require the mobility to work from wherever they are and cloud solutions are enabling an ever-growing […]

More Than Half of Companies See Rise in Mobile Security ...

This entry was posted in Cybersecurity Industry Trends and tagged Bitglass on November 23, 2018 by Steven Bowcut

By Peter Kelley Bots are now hitting organizations of every size, across all industries – particularly retailers and the financial and payments ecosystem – with new ferocity. Financially motivated malicious bot attacks target the retailer’s web, mobile, and API applications, and results include: click fraud, account takeover, fake accounts, API […]

Cequence Marshals Advanced AI to Thwart Bots

This entry was posted in Cybersecurity Guest Contributor Industry Trends and tagged Cequence on November 21, 2018 by Steven Bowcut

Security teams are drowning in a flood of alerts. Alert fatigue affects even mature security teams. Few organizations can support the number of analysts that would be required to effectively handle the number of alerts their IDS will generate. If they can’t hire their way out of this problem they […]

Predict Threats, Gain Insight, and Make Informed Risk Decisions

This entry was posted in Cybersecurity Opinion and tagged Bricata on November 16, 2018 by Steven Bowcut

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has identified and announced the 2019 Security Megatrends – the foundation of SIA’s signature yearly report defining the major trends and forces at play in the global security industry. The identification of these trends is based on survey data generated in September and October 2018 from top security […]

Video Cloud IoT Based Service

This entry was posted in Industry Trends IoT Surveillance on November 14, 2018 by Steven Bowcut

On November 12, at the UNESCO Internet Governance Forum (IGF), President Emmanuel Macron launched the Paris Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace. This high-level declaration on developing common principles for securing cyberspace is meeting with mixed reviews. Some optimistic that it is a step in the right direction and […]

The Paris Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace – ...

This entry was posted in Cybersecurity Opinion and tagged Paris Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace on November 14, 2018 by Editorial Staff

Convergence can be thought of as the integration of knowledge, tools, and activities for a common goal. There is a tendency that, as technology changes, new systems evolve with enhanced capabilities allowing them to integrate data from more and more sources. This tendency creates an opportunity for the emergence […]

Converged Security & Information Management

This entry was posted in Industry Trends and tagged Convergence Vidsys on November 12, 2018 by Steven Bowcut

The cybersecurity skills shortage has many organizations scrambling to find more talent and to find ways to make their analysts more productive. In an effort to provide some insight into one possible solution to help alleviate this problem, we spoke with Caitlin Huey, senior threat analyst for EclecticIQ Fusion Center. […]

How You Can Increase the Productivity of Security Analysts

This entry was posted in Cybersecurity Industry Trends and tagged EclecticIQ on November 8, 2018 by Steven Bowcut

Growing Gaps in Protections Against Short-Lived, Yet Dangerous Phishing Threats on the Web SlashNext, the leader in real-time phishing site detection for businesses, released new survey data suggesting a dangerous lack of understanding and gaps in protection against modern, fast-moving phishing attacks. A revealing survey of cybersecurity decision-makers showed that […]

SlashNext Survey Reveals 95% of IT Security Pros Underestimate Phishing ...

This entry was posted in Cybersecurity Industry Trends and tagged Phishing Security Trends Survey Results on November 8, 2018 by Editorial Staff