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2020-03-26 14:54:41 |
Q&A: Accedian\'s Michael Rezek on using \'Network Traffic Analysis\' to defend hybrid networks (lien direct) |
Defending business networks isn't getting any easier. Companies can have the latest, greatest perimeter defenses, intrusion detection systems and endpoint protections – and attackers will still get through. Just ask Equifax or Capital One.Related: Why cybersecurity should reflect … (more…) |
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2019-09-23 08:46:59 |
NEW TECH: How \'cryptographic splitting\' bakes-in security at a \'protect-the-data-itself\' level (lien direct) |
How can it be that marquee enterprises like Capital One, Marriott, Facebook, Yahoo, HBO, Equifax, Uber and countless others continue to lose sensitive information in massive data breaches? Related: Breakdown of Capital One breach The simple answer is that any organization that sustains a massive data breach clearly did not do quite enough to protect […] |
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2018-10-29 08:56:01 |
GUEST ESSAY: A guide to implementing best security practices - before the inevitable breach (lien direct) |
The United States has experienced the most cybersecurity breaches in the world and the Equifax Breach was one of the first to be considered a “mega breach.” The headlines immediately attempted to lay the blame, in large part, on the fact that Equifax's chief information security officer was a music major and did not have […] |
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2018-09-02 14:50:02 |
NEW TECH: WhiteSource leverages automation to mitigate lurking open-source vulnerabilities (lien direct) |
Just like the best sourdough bread derives from a “mother” yeast that gets divided, passed around, and used over and over, open-source software applications get fashioned from a “mother” library of code created and passed around by developers. Related: Equifax hack highlights open source attack vectors In today's world, quick innovations are a necessity, and software […] |
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2018-03-27 09:36:05 |
Q&A: What all companies should know about their exposure to \'open-source\' vulnerabilities (lien direct) |
Hackers were able to ransack Equifax last year and steal personal data for some 144 million citizens by exploiting a vulnerability in an open source component, which the credit bureau failed to lock down. Related article: Beware of open-source vulnerabilities lurking all through your network The hackers leveraged a vulnerability in something called Apache Struts2, […] |
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2017-10-13 07:29:08 |
PODCAST: Core Security makes the case for penetration testing as an essential layer of defending networks (lien direct) |
By Byron V. Acohido The Equifax debacle has a lot to teach us about how – and how not to – handle a data breach. The massive breach resulted in hackers accessing the social security numbers, birth dates, home addresses and driving license numbers for up to 143 million Americans and the credit card numbers […] |
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2017-10-02 17:49:11 |
ROUNDTABLE: The implications of Deloitte data breach, especially following hacks of Equifax, SEC (lien direct) |
By Byron V. Acohido The astonishing rash of disclosures of data breaches at top-tier organizations continues. Big Four accounting firm Deloitte has joined Equifax and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in going public about a catastrophic loss of sensitive data. Ironically, Deloitte a few years ago branched from its core auditing and tax services […] |
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2017-09-25 18:23:03 |
Equifax hack sheds light on ripe attack vector: open-source protocols used in business networks (lien direct) |
A major takeaway from the Equifax debacle that hasn't gotten enough attention is this: The massive data theft happened because of a vulnerability in an open-source component, which the credit bureau failed to lock down. Remember Heartbleed and Shellshock, the two massive security flaws discovered in open-source internet protocols back in 2014? The waves of network […] |
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2017-09-20 17:52:49 |
INFOGRAPHIC: Studies show \'security fatigue\' may trigger apathy in wake of Equifax hack (lien direct) |
By Byron V. Acohido There is no mistaking that, by now, most consumers have at least a passing awareness of cyber threats. Two other things also are true: All too many people fail to take simple steps to stay safer online; and individuals who become a victim of identity theft, in whatever form, tend to […] |
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2017-09-15 16:15:15 |
NEWS THIS WEEK: Kaspersky ban underway for U.S. agencies; Equifax data breach lawsuits pile up; Europe plans new agency to quell cyber threats (lien direct) |
By Byron V. Acohido The U.S. government moved to ban the use of a Russian brand of security software by federal agencies amid concerns the company has ties to state-sponsored cyber espionage activities. Acting Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke ordered that federal civilian agencies identify Kaspersky Lab software on their networks. After 90 days, unless otherwise directed, […] |
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2017-09-11 13:54:40 |
ROUNDTABLE: Will massive Equifax breach be the wake up call for companies, regulators, consumers? (lien direct) |
By Byron V. Acohido The pain has only just begun for Equifax. Last Thursday, the giant credit bureau disclosed that hackers stole personal information for 143 million of its customers, presumably mostly Americans, but also Canadians and Europeans. In less than 24 hours, two Oregonians, Mary McHill and Brook Reinhard, filed a federal class-action lawsuit […] |
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2017-09-08 22:08:07 |
NEWS THIS WEEK: Equifax admits losing data for 143 consumers; Symantec finds dozens of U.S. power plants compromised; Trump wants hacked email lawsuit thrown out (lien direct) |
By Byron V. Acohido Credit-reporting agency Equifax said hackers gained access to sensitive personal data-Social Security numbers, birth dates and home addresses-for up to 143 million Americans, a major cybersecurity breach at a firm that serves as one of the three major clearinghouses for credit histories. Equifax said the breach began in May and continued […] |
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