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![Cybersecurity Challenges in Japan]() CYBERSECURITY CHALLENGES IN JAPAN'S CRYPTOCURRENCY MARKET whitepaper Feb 06, 2019 In December 2017, the price of a bitcoin was more than USD 19,000 – nearly fifteen times the price for an ounce of gold. But while gold is a physical object that can be held, traded and used to make products and jewelry, bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies exist only digitally and derive their ... Read More |
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![Home Router or Trojan Horse?]() HOME ROUTER OR TROJAN HORSE? blog article Feb 05, 2019 The world of cybersecurity is full of stories of technology secretly encroaching on our privacy. The most common attack comes from malware that we enable hackers to store on our computers or mobile devices. Most of us are familiar with these “Trojan horse” viruses that can open up our de... Read More |
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![How to Securely Erase Different SSDs: NVMe, PCIe and More]() HOW TO SECURELY ERASE DIFFERENT SSDS: NVME, PCIE AND MORE whitepaper Feb 05, 2019 Flash-based memories, like solid state drives (SSDs), are more difficult to completely and permanently erase than magnetic hard disk drives (HDDs), posing a challenge for many data centers. And, as older generation SSDs, such as Fusion-io PCIe cards and newer generation SSDs, such as NVMes, are reac... Read More |
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![5 Best Practices for Data Breach Prevention in 2019]() 5 BEST PRACTICES FOR DATA BREACH PREVENTION IN 2019 blog article Feb 04, 2019 In today’s digital economy an increasing volume of information is collected and data is turning not only into a more valuable, but also into a more vulnerable resource. For businesses it has become a key input for growth, differentiation and for maintaining competitiveness. With data’s e... Read More |
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![Employees are Cyber Secure in Theory, But Not in Practice]() EMPLOYEES ARE CYBER SECURE IN THEORY, BUT NOT IN PRACTICE infographic Feb 04, 2019 Across the world, cybersecurity has moved from the shadows to center stage, due to increasing malware attacks and the soaring cost of resultant damages [predicted to rise to $6 trillion annually by 2021]. It’s no surprise therefore that Forbes predicts that cybersecurity is a top business prio... Read More |
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![Data Protection Must be the Number One Enterprise Focus in 2019]() DATA PROTECTION MUST BE THE NUMBER ONE ENTERPRISE FOCUS IN 2019 blog article Feb 01, 2019 Sensitive data protection continues to gain priority for many enterprises, especially from the C-suite perspective. The rise of privacy regulations such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) have increased the urgency to manage sensitive data &md... Read More |
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![Buying Email and Web Security Has Gotten Harder]() BUYING EMAIL AND WEB SECURITY HAS GOTTEN HARDER blog article Jan 31, 2019 Has the success of Microsoft Office 365 exacerbated the already complex task of purchasing email and web security? New Buyer’s Guides give a framework and provide a checklist to get it right. Over the last few years, the way businesses use technology has undergone a complete transformation, dr... Read More |
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![6 Best Cybersecurity Podcasts to Follow in 2019]() 6 BEST CYBERSECURITY PODCASTS TO FOLLOW IN 2019 blog article Jan 31, 2019 Keeping up with the security industry and latest trends can be daunting, and you don’t always have time in your day to read your favorite news sources or blogs to stay up to speed. That’s where podcasts come in. There are some great security podcasts out there that discuss security news,... Read More |
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![Building a Cybersecurity Talent Pipeline One Coding Challenge at a Time]() BUILDING A CYBERSECURITY TALENT PIPELINE ONE CODING CHALLENGE AT A TIME blog article Jan 30, 2019 Like many technology companies, Webroot is constantly on the hunt for a diverse pool of engineering and technical cybersecurity talent. According to Jon Oltsik, senior principal analyst with Enterprise Security Group, a cybersecurity skills deficit holds the top position for problematic skills in ES... Read More |
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![Analyzing a new stealer written in Golang]() ANALYZING A NEW STEALER WRITTEN IN GOLANG blog article Jan 30, 2019 Golang (Go) is a relatively new programming language, and it is not common to find malware written in it. However, new variants written in Go are slowly emerging, presenting a challenge to malware analysts. Applications written in this language are bulky and look much different under a debugger from... Read More |
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![How Artificial Intelligence Can Be Used Maliciously in Cybersecurity]() HOW ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CAN BE USED MALICIOUSLY IN CYBERSECURITY blog article Jan 30, 2019 Cybersecurity has become the foremost focus in the realm of technology. Unfortunately, it is readily apparent that it’s impossible for the field to keep up with the continued development of malware and cyber-attack methods. Frighteningly, those who prefer to use their skills maliciously have f... Read More |
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![Balancing Security and Usability in Today’s Mobile World]() BALANCING SECURITY AND USABILITY IN TODAY’S MOBILE WORLD whitepaper Jan 29, 2019 Maintaining compliance with data privacy and security regulations—GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, PSD2, PCI-DSS, GLBA, SOX, NERC-CIP and more—is top of mind for CIOs in 2019. The issues of privacy and security compliance affect ALL enterprise industries today. Security and privacy audits can be disru... Read More |
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