In May 2019, most of Baltimore’s government computer systems were infected with a new and aggressive ransomware variant named RobbinHood. All servers, with the exception of essential services, were taken offline as a result of targeted attacks. In a ransom […]
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Inner Circle Podcast Episode 041 This Inner Circle podcast episode is overdue. I’ll spare you the reasons and excuses for why there is a delay, but I want to frame the conversation because this episode was actually recorded with Ryan
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HP just announced the acquisition of Bromium, a unique small security company. I must admit the name “Bromium” kind of sounds like something you’d take if you had a stomach problem, but given a breach could make an IT manager
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Qualys is a sponsor of TechSpective Organizations are stuck in the middle when it comes to digital certificates. Certificates are table stakes at this point—a business requirement because customers expect a website to be secure. However, proposed changes to the
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I spent much of this week at HP’s Labs in Bristol England and this site, focused on security, is largely why the firm currently has the strongest security on their business class notebooks and business printers. I want much of
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The number of people using the internet has changed dramatically since its inception in 1983. According to a recent report from Statista, nearly 4.4 billion people were active internet users as of April 2019, encompassing 58% of the global population,
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Qualys is a sponsor of TechSpective One of the first things I saw when I arrived in Las Vegas for Black Hat—aside from the flashing lights of the banks of slot machines and the large neon “Welcome to Las Vegas”
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Inner Circle Podcast Episode 038 Raj Samani is my guest for this episode of the Inner Circle podcast. Raj is a McAfee Fellow and Chief Scientist for McAfee, but he stressed when introducing himself that his title does not define
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Inner Circle Podcast Episode 037 My friend Michael Farnum is my guest for this episode of the Inner Circle podcast for an insightful discussion on increased threats against industrial control systems (ICS) and the need for ICS security. Michael and
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IT and cybersecurity are fundamental components of any company’s data security plans. Although used interchangeably, there are differences between how these terms are defined and what they involve. IT (information technology) security refers to protecting data and information systems from
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