Every year at the RSA Conference hundreds—maybe thousands—of security vendors crowd into the Moscone Center in San Francisco with claims that their products or services are better. “Better” is a relative measure, but generally speaking the assertion is either that …
All of Your Security Is Broken, Please Buy Our Security Read More »
This is a big week for mobile announcements because of Mobile World Congress and BlackBerry didn’t disappoint. In the shadow of Apple’s FBI problems, BlackBerry isn’t just doubling down on security it is tripling down. BlackBerry announced three major events: …
Mark your calendar for February 24 at 11am Eastern / 8am Pacific. Vera (a sponsor of TechSpective) is hosting a webinar to talk about security and compliance. Here are the details for the event from the webinar registration site: Security …
Webinar: Get Your Data Security In Shape & Avoid SEC Enforcement Read More »
With every new data breach, the digital citizenry becomes more aware that online activities aren’t necessarily private or secure. Whether you’re an adult looking for undercover dalliances on Ashley Madison or a child playing games online with VTech digital learning …
Stronger Security Requires Advanced Authentication Read More »
The best laid plans, etc., etc. I’m sure you’re familiar with all of the trite quotes and references suggesting the wisdom of planning. None of those plans, however, matter much in the long run if they’re not executed effectively. According …
Effective security strategy comes down to execution Read More »
Cyber-attacks continue to become more innovative and sophisticated than ever before. In today’s cyber age, a company’s reputation—and the trust dynamic that exists amongst suppliers, customers and partners—has become a very real target for cybercriminals and hacktivists. The commercial, reputational …
Risk-based security: Managing through the minefield Read More »
The recent attack in Paris by Daesh terrorists has raised the debate over privacy versus the surveillance state to a fever pitch. Supporters of surveillance in the name of national security are using the event to attack Edward Snowden and …
Privacy and security: A Schrödinger’s Cat dilemma Read More »
In spite of heavy investments in security technology and top-notch security personnel, retailers and hospitality firms have an Achilles Heel unique to their business–the point of sale (POS) device. With POS devices handling most of the payment card transactions around …
Tackling point of sale (POS) device security in 5 simple steps Read More »
“You take the blue pill, the story ends. You wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill, you stay in wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.” …
Choose effective security over incident response Read More »
A recent study from Kaspersky Lab found that it costs significantly more to protect a virtual infrastructure. The survey determined that virtual servers are more likely to run mission-critical applications or contain sensitive data–making a successful attack against the virtual …
