The current state of AV testing is sort of the cybersecurity version of standardized testing in schools. It’s a pet peeve of mine when schools “teach the test”–focusing on ensuring students perform adequately on standardized tests rather than making sure […]
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If anything has been clear in the last couple of years, it’s that the barriers to becoming a successful cybercriminal keep coming down. Internet connectivity is more accessible, technology is more affordable, and traditionally ‘dumb’ devices are smarter. This has
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In the last few years we have seen several high-profile Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks against political and financial targets. Many of us remember the attack against Occupy Central in 2014 and the attack against the Church of Scientology
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Threat actors are always looking for new ways to infect as many users as possible with their malicious payloads. As a means to this end, these threat actors get creative with the types of files they use to deliver their
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Cyberspace has become an increasingly attractive hunting ground for criminals, activists and terrorists. The technical capabilities and influence of cybercriminals are now equal to those of many governments and organizations. In the next few years, these capabilities will extend far
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One of the interesting announcements this week was Watson For Cybersecurity. While it has been rumored that Watson has been tied to DOD and Intelligence efforts for some time this is the first time we’ve seen Watson’s powerful AI engine
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Over the past several years, executives at popular antivirus software companies have said in public and on the record that antivirus software is dead. Those statements lead the public to believe that this type of digital security is worthless. However,
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Cyber security is an incredibly hot topic right now. With more than 3.5 billion Internet users worldwide, there are millions of opportunities for hackers to exploit, and in recent years, Black Friday and Cyber Monday have become prime targets for
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Ransomware has been dominating the news for several weeks, and is likely to stay in the news for most of the year. Ransomware is a distinct type of cyber attack, in that it extorts payment from the victim in exchange
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It is ironic that no tech topic is as befuddling to people as the cloud, and yet in reality most of us use it in some form or another many times a day, via all the various apps and services
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