IT security: Locking down big data
Organizations in fleet management, retail, manufacturing and government are prime targets for significant data breaches this year, industry analysts predict.
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Spiceworks Review: Prioritizing cybersecurity
Our monthly roundup of the best discussions in the online community, from the threat landscape in 2017 to admissions of guilt over poor password policies.
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Why IT is missing the boat on cybersecurity
It’s not that corporate cybersecurity teams aren’t looking hard enough for threats and breaches, according to a survey by Accenture. It’s that they’re not looking in the right place.
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Spiceworks Review: What keeps IT pros up at night
Our monthly roundup of the best discussions on the online community, from the rise of ransomware, to new malware variants and the continued use of ‘password’ as a password.
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Are CAs keeping your mobile devices secure?
Cracks — such as arduous vetting and suspect certificate authorities — are starting to show in the digital certificate system, which authenticates the identity of websites that interact with our mobile devices. Here’s what you need to know to keep your network communications safe.
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Ransomware gets creative, targets smartphones
Today’s hackers don’t just encrypt your files and hold them hostage, promising to supply a decryption key after ransom is paid. Many of them also encrypt the file names and extensions and delete all shadow copies of your files. Here’s what you can do to both defend and mitigate.
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What you need to know about IoT malware
It’s adaptable. It’s everywhere. And it’s sparking a lot of creative thinking.
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User training isn’t enough to stave off cyber attacks
Security culture is not just related to awareness and training — it’s the sum of subconscious human behaviours that people repeat based on prior experiences and collectively held beliefs, according to one Gartner analyst. Here’s what to do about it.
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Black Hat reveals network security threats
Software-defined networking, voice-over-IP and enterprise mobile security systems come in for a beating during the annual gathering of IT security experts.
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Talking shop (and SOC) with Zayo’s VP of Managed Cyber Security
We talk to Mike Vamvakaris about the current threat landscape, how it’s evolving and why Zayo is launching a Global Security Operations Center.
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Canucks play fast and loose with ransomware
Half of Canadian companies feel confident in their ability to protect against ransomware, according to a new survey. Yet more than a third of those surveyed were hit with ransomware in the past year, and attacks are much higher here than in the U.S. What’s the disconnect?
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What comes after the password?
We know that passwords are dead. They just haven’t stopped moving yet. Or rather, they move too much — into the wrong hands.
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A soft solution to harden hybrid networks
A new twist on software-defined networking makes the hybrid wide-area network feasible for organizations worried about data security.
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How secure are your mobile apps?
The average enterprise has more than 2,000 unsafe or malicious apps installed on its mobile devices, say researchers. Here’s how to balance the tradeoff between usability and security.
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How DDoS is becoming more devious
Web application attacks are becoming more popular — and they can be significantly more difficult to detect. Along with volumetric attacks, they are contributing to a relatively new class of attack, known as ‘dark’ or ‘smokescreen’ DDoS. Here’s what to do about it.
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The problem with offensive cybersecurity
Historically, companies haven’t been allowed to strike back against hackers and cyber attacks. Should they be allowed to launch offensive cyber measures against their attackers — effectively hacking back — to discourage and possibly disable those attackers?
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A new approach to cybersecurity
Building an IT-based border to keep the bad stuff out just isn’t possible anymore, according to panelists at the Canadian Telecom Summit held in Toronto earlier this month. Here’s why attitudes — and approaches — toward security need to change.
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Ransomware targets enterprise networks
This malicious software historically targeted individuals — locking them out of their own devices unless they made an online payment, typically through Bitcoin — but it has more recently begun to target companies, large institutions and enterprise networks.
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Playing it safe with the Internet of Things
More than 25 billion smart devices will be online by 2020, and Gartner says most businesses aren’t investing enough in IoT security — we’ve already seen some ugly missteps. Here’s why identifying vulnerabilities and upgrading your cyber-security framework should be a priority.
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Security goes soft with SDSec
And that’s not a bad thing. Get to know software-defined security, a new concept in data protection in which operations are decoupled from hardware, allowing companies to create dynamic security domains for mobile and cloud networks.
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VPNs aren’t the only remedy for Wi-Fi hotspots
Many organizations prohibit workers from using free Wi-Fi hotspots. But these days, that’s not realistic — and it’s not the only way to secure your digital assets.
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Cybercrime trends: Fewer, more precise attacks
While the number of attacks is decreasing, they’re becoming more precise in their targeting, more advanced in their methodology and more financially damaging to both individuals and corporations, according to a new report on breaches and vulnerabilities in Canada.
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Why more IT pros are outsourcing security
Canadian organizations are turning to managed security service providers (MSSPs) for round-the-clock resources and dedicated security staff to manage their cyber-security concerns.
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Fighting cyber-security complexity with the cloud
Malware is becoming more creative, able to morph and transform once it sneaks through perimeter protection. Cloud-based intelligence, on the other hand, provides adaptive threat protection against specific threats to endpoint devices connected to the cloud.
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