An Interesting Approach to Cyber Insurance
June 28 2021What if insurers were to offer companies an incentive -- say, a discount -- for better protecting themselves? You know, the way car insurance companies offer lower premiums to...
Read moreExperts discuss the meaning of action bias and how it presents a threat to IT security leaders, practitioners, and users.
Read moreThe Internet is a vital tool that helps LGBTQ+ community members communicate without fear of persecution -- and strong encryption is a critical part of this equation.
Read moreNFC Flaws in POS Devices and ATMs
June 28 2021
It’s a series of vulnerabilities:
Josep Rodriguez, a researcher and consultant at security firm IOActive, has spent the last year digging up and reporting vulnerabilities in the so-called near-field...
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Redmond's latest OS will run only on systems with TPM 2.0 chips.
Read moreWow. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here.
Read moreMyBook Users Urged to Unplug Devices from Internet
June 25 2021Hard drive giant Western Digital is urging users of its MyBook Live brand of network storage drives to disconnect them from the Internet, warning that malicious hackers are remotely...
Read moreAmazon Acquires Secure Messaging Platform Wickr
June 25 2021AWS CISO Stephen Schmidt says the acquisition is strategic amid the proliferation of remote work.
Read moreData Privacy Is in 23andMe CSO’s DNA
June 25 2021How serious is the company about safeguarding its customers and their genetic information? "We're hiding data even from ourselves," says the biotech and genetic testing company's head of security....
Read moreStrengthening their security posture should be at the top of school IT departments' summer to-do list.
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