What to know about Zscaler, Wall Street's latest tech darling

The 10-year-old company was built on the premise that security needed to reflect how users interact with applications as technology shifted away from the data center.

By Naomi Eide • March 19, 2018

Intel CEO: We're addressing Meltdown, Spectre flaws with hardware 'partitions'

As for software updates, 100% of impacted Intel products from the last five years have been issued microcode updates.

By Samantha Schwartz • March 16, 2018

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Security strategies benefit from nimbleness as companies respond to high-profile vulnerabilities and support internal talent gaps.

By CIO Dive staff

4 answers you need to know about the dawn of 1Tbps DDoS attacks

Historically smaller DDoS attacks were not able to harness the same kind of bandwidth accessible to memcached servers seen in the recent attacks.

By Samantha Schwartz • March 15, 2018

Is biometric authentication really better than traditional passwords?

Resistance to adopt biometric technologies stems from cost, reliability, upgrade requirements and concerns over where the biometric data will be stored.

By Samantha Schwartz • March 13, 2018

What nightmares run on: Robots are vulnerable to ransomware too

Traditional ransomware targets and encrypts a data. But ransomware for robots encrypts and blocks the software they run on, stalling operations.

By Samantha Schwartz • March 12, 2018

2017 cyberattack victims calling on industry for action, Microsoft president says

Tech companies that inadvertently created the very platforms used as vehicles for cyberattacks have a new set of responsibilities in cybersecurity.

By Samantha Schwartz • March 9, 2018

GDPR puts the spotlight on compliance MVPs: Data protection officers

For companies still in the early stages of the compliance journey, looking at DPOs already hard at work on GDPR compliance can help get the process started.

By Alex Hickey • March 8, 2018

Hackers are creating 'web dossiers' by looking at your browser history

Hackers can personalize attacks based on an individual's visited sites, HTTP cookies, LocalStorage, saved credentials and autofill features on browsers. 

By Samantha Schwartz • March 7, 2018

Take a seat GitHub: Service provider suffers record 1.7Tbps DDoS attack

Despite the massive attack, no outages were reported by the targeted service provider.

By Samantha Schwartz • March 6, 2018

How Maersk proved its 'herculean resilience' after malware devastation

For 10 days following Nyetya, the shipping giant operated without reliable IT and had to keep the lights on while overhauling basic infrastructure.

By Samantha Schwartz • March 6, 2018

Look out, big tech: FTC nominees eye Silicon Valley for antitrust regulation

At the committee hearing, tech was a focus of all four nominees, who will undergo a confirmation vote in the Senate later this year.

By Alex Hickey • March 5, 2018

Equifax breach costs: $114M and counting

The company also announced Thursday that an additional 2.4 million U.S. consumers were impacted by its breach. 

By Alex Hickey • March 2, 2018

GitHub's record DDoS attack leads us further into '1Tbps DDoS era'

The company suffered a 1.35Tbps DDoS attack followed by a 400Gbps spike earlier this week but was quick to rebound.

By Samantha Schwartz • March 2, 2018

70% of cybersecurity professionals are 'open' to a job change

Security experts are not afraid to leave their current job, especially if the C-suite will take their advice into consideration. 

By Samantha Schwartz • March 1, 2018

US v. Microsoft: How do you rule on the cloud when legislation is over 30 years old?

Supreme Court justices wrangled with federal and Microsoft attorneys at Tuesday's arguments, fixating on legislation in the works to address the outdated SCA and what locations are relevant to data disclosure.

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 28, 2018

Fraud, cyber and insider threats plague businesses as incidents reach all-time high

The risk of fraud has never been greater, according to a new report from Kroll, and survey respondents feel more vulnerable than ever.

By Naomi Eide , Dan Alaimo • Feb. 27, 2018

Mobile ransomware skyrockets 415% in 2017 on the heels of WannaCry's success

Mindless hacking is retiring as more targeted attacks took precedent in 2017. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Feb. 27, 2018

To strategically increase your city's cyber resiliency, take a page from Rotterdam

The city of Rotterdam leads the way internationally on cyber resiliency in its port system, which relies extensively on automation and digitization of logistics operations.

By Chris Teale • Feb. 22, 2018

Expect hackers to build off of WannaCry, Nyetya in 2018

Hackers are finding new ways to navigate through a network, including manipulating existing malware strategies to self-propagate, according to a Cisco report.

By Samantha Schwartz • Feb. 21, 2018

US spent up to $109B on cybercrimes in 2016. How much will it spend in 2018?

The White House officially declared the Russian military responsible for last year's Nyetya wiper.

By Samantha Schwartz • Feb. 20, 2018

Will GDPR lead to an uptick in ransomware?

CEOs were the most spoofed and CFOs were the most targeted by business email scams in 2017, according to a Trend Micro report. 

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 20, 2018

Intel ups bug bounty payouts to $250K

The company is opening up its bug bounty program to all security researchers and prioritizing hardware flaws over firmware and software vulnerabilities

By Naomi Eide • Feb. 15, 2018

100 days to GDPR: How Box got ready

Companies need to begin looking at data protection as a combination of data security and data privacy, according to Crispen Maung, VP of compliance at Box.

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 14, 2018

Equifax taps Home Depot's CISO to retool security

What's key for Equifax is to fully understand its networks and install a security strategy that can patch and respond to threats in a timely manner.

By Naomi Eide • Feb. 13, 2018

Technology of love: Between the sheets of OkCupid's amorous applications

Big data, the cloud, cybersecurity and software may play a bigger role in your love life than you think.

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 13, 2018