IGF proves the value of bottom-up, multi-stakeholder model in cyberspace policy-making

In December, the Internet Governance Forum IGF brought the world together to talk about the internet. I tend to take a definite interest in cybersecurity, but there were many more important topics discussed. They ranged from diversity in the technology sector through to philosophy in the digital...

Wallarm Podcast: Security Challenges of 2017 and Predictions for 2018

Right before Christmas, we have invited several security professionals to a roundtable event where we discussed how AI is affecting cybersecurity landscape. While we had them on as panelists, we have asked Richard Seiersen, Bill Chen and Sean Todd to share their views on the biggest security...

January 16, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “NASA” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! January 16, 2018 - Headlines BlackBerry launches cybersecurity software for...

Punchbowl App Has Logic Design Flaws

Punching Assembly APP is a puzzle national quiz game app. A logic design vulnerability exists in Top Punch APP. The vulnerability is caused by the lack of authentication of the SMS interface at the registration account, which allows an attacker to consume server resources by sending unlimited...

January 11, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Chess” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! January 11, 2018 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: The Underground Ransomwa...

Cloud Database Migration Peer Insights [Study]

Not long ago, for security, compliance or other reasons, it was unthinkable for many regulated organizations to move sensitive data into the cloud. It’s striking how things have changed. Maybe it was inevitable that services like email were cloud migration candidates. People trust Microsoft, and...

Look Out! Risk Is on the Move, According to IoT Thought Leaders from Across the Globe

The IoT Security Summit 2017 in New York City in late October and the Security of Things World USA 2017 in San Diego last month were both packed with thought leaders from all parts of the IoT ecosystem - device manufacturers, telecom carriers, cloud providers, and early-adopter end users from...

Boost productivity of your DevOps teams and deliver superior digital experiences with Akamai Cloud Delivery Platform - Part 3

In the first and second part of this blog series, we discussed the challenges associated with cloud adoption and how you can leverage Akamai Cloud Delivery Platform, the world's largest and most trusted cloud delivery platform, to achieve the scalability, availability, reliability, security and...

A decade inside Microsoft Security

Ten years ago, I walked onto Microsofts Redmond campus to take a role on a team that partnered with governments and CERTs on cybersecurity. Id just left a meaningful career in US federal government service because I thought it would be fascinating to experience first-hand the security challenges...

Reduce cloud adoption risks and deliver superior digital experiences with Akamai Cloud Delivery Platform - Part 1

Businesses are rapidly moving to the cloud and a recent IDG survey indicates that 70% of businesses have at least 1 application in the cloud and 16% plan to take their first app to the cloud in the next 12 months. However public cloud providers present their own challenges. They are unreliable...

#CbChats: Rick McElroy Talks About the Mental Health Side of Cybersecurity

Rick McElroy, security strategist for Carbon Black, has more than 17 years of information security experience educating and advising organizations on reducing their risk posture and tackling tough security challenges. He has performed services for the U.S. Department of Defense, and has held...

Women in Tech and Career Spotlight: Michal Pal

We continue our articles focusing on the themes of National Cyber Security Awareness Month with the first of a series of articles spotlighting some of the women who work at Imperva. I spoke to Michal Pal, automation group manager for the Imperva Incapsula product line and got to know about what...

Here’s Why You Should Consider A Career In Cybersecurity

The need for more technologists with cybersecurity skills is undeniable. That may be an awkward way to phrase it, but it’s a better representation that “cybersecurity professionals.” In today’s world, everyone who works on and with technology needs to be aware of cybersecurity challenges. This we...

Live streaming Cryptopals

tl;dr: Im livecoding the Cryptopals in Go on Twitch, one set every Sunday. The recordings are on YouTube. Oh, wow. I love the idea. Would anyone here seriously watch 20 to 40 hours of me doing crypto, math and Go? Mic, screen, and everything. -- Filippo Valsorda @FiloSottile October 16, 2016 Almo...

October 13, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Friday the 13th” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! October 13, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: Equifax’s website may ha...

Choosing the right application access solution for a hybrid IT world

This Guest blog was written by Martha Gomez Vazquez, a Senior Research Analyst for IDC's Infrastructure Services research practice focusing on Security Services and Hardware & Software Support and Deployment. The widespread success of security breaches over the past few years has proven beyond a...

Managing Security in a DevOps Environment

DevOps is a software development practice in which development and operations engineers collaborate during the entire product lifecycle. With the adoption of DevOps at mainstream levels, we now see security starting to take a bigger role in DevOps’ day-to-day responsibilities. From a security...

Announcing the Fourth Annual Flare-On Challenge

The fourth annual Flare-On Challenge – the FireEye Labs Advanced Reverse Engineering FLARE team’s yearly reverse engineering contest – is scheduled to kick off on Sept. 1, 2017, at 8pm ET. This is a CTF-style challenge for all active and aspiring reverse engineers, malware analysts, and security...

Vulnerability Management Market Disruptors

Gartners recent vulnerability management report provides a wealth of insight into vulnerability management VM tools and advice for how to build effective VM programs. Although VM tools and capabilities have changed since the reports last iteration in 2015, interestingly one thing hasnt: Gartners...

A week in security (July 24 – July 30)

Last week, we recognized one of the unsung heroes of our times, explained what the Dark Web is, revealed challenges one of our experienced when putting together his conference presentation for SteelCon, revealed the potential dangers of smart toys to kids, and made a prediction following the...