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Seeking SMS Authentication Alternatives
An FBI alert suggests moving away from SMS authenticators to a more secure method of multifactor authentication.
Conducting a GDPR Compliant Investigation
The European Union’s privacy regulation poses new challenges for investigators looking to carry out their work.
Is Security Converging?
New research by the ASIS Foundation indicates that full convergence of physical security, cybersecurity, and business continuity is not commonplace.
Stakeholders Assess Aftereffects of AI
Researchers, technologists, and executives look at how artificial intelligence can have a positive impact on society.
What Poker Taught One Expert About Cybersecurity
Tarah Wheeler shares her thoughts on convergence and responding to security incidents at GSX 2019.
Data Privacy, Information Management, and Security: Adjusting to a New Normal
Stakeholders can work hand in hand to protect against insider and external threats and reduce the risk of data loss while simultaneously improving data protection and streamlining processes.
Equifax Settles Data Breach Charges
Equifax will pay $575 million and implement security reforms to settle charges stemming from its 2017 data breach.
Securing Marijuana Dispensaries
Cannabis growers and retailers are prime targets for malicious cyber actors.
How to Use the Attacker Mentality for Good
Through focus, patience, and non-linear thinking, malicious actors create new paths into organizations. Defenders can use attackers’ tactics against them.
Cities Are the New Ransomware Target
Municipalities are increasingly becoming targets for ransomware attacks.
Threat Actors Increasingly Target the C-Suite
Executives are being targeted through a variety of cyberattacks. Stressful work environments are helping them succeed.
Companies Look to Retain Cyber Talent
The cybersecurity workforce gap increased to more than 2.9 million globally in 2018, surpassing earlier estimates of unfilled positions.
Investigators Team Up to Battle Cross-Border Financial Crime
Transnational criminal organizations are using improved connectivity and technology to discover new pathways to profit and stymie investigators.
Cryptojacking Outpaces Ransomware Attacks
Cryptojackers use the resources of their hosts’ computers and Internet of Things (IoT) devices to mine for cryptocurrency while evading detection.
Digital Threats to High Value Targets Pose Physical Security Risks
The threat of compromising someone’s digital security to create a physical threat to an individual or an organization is on the rise.
French Regulator Issues First Major GDPR Violation Fine
A French regulator issued the first major fine for violations of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation. Other organizations are taking note.
When The Money’s Gone
The longest U.S. government shutdown in history could have major ramifications for the nation’s cybersecurity.
How to Bridge the Gap
Once siloed, cyber and physical security teams are now working together to address corporate risk.
A Warm-Up Election
Following the U.S. midterm elections, officials move their focus to the 2020 presidential election.
The Cost of a Connection
LinkedIn can be a valuable networking and recruitment tool. It can also be used to target employees to obtain corporate secrets.
The Privacy Problem
Private companies come together to demand that authorities create privacy regulations to protect users’ data and technology.
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Today in Security: Spotlight on Data Privacy
On Data Privacy Day, here are a collection of resources for security professionals.
Today in Security: U.S. Government Skeptical of Chinese-Made Drones
Department of Interior, military, other agencies cite security concerns with Chinese-made drones.
Today in Security: Unhackable Voting Machines Found to Be Vulnerable to Hacking
A study from the University of Michigan found that voting machines advertised as a secure alternative are still hackable.
Today in Security: Top Risk Forecast for 2020
The internationalization of far-right threats and tension between the Persian Gulf countries rank as the top two security risks for companies in 2020, according to a new risk forecast.
Today in Security: OPM Improves Cybersecurity After Mega Breach But Challenges Remain
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has made strides in increasing its cybersecurity, but more work remains to be done almost five years after the agency suffered one of the largest government data breaches in history.
Today in Security: How Converged Are Corporate Security Functions?
ASIS Foundation study researches the degree to which physical security, cybersecurity, and business continuity have converged into a single department.
Today in Security: Democrats Unveil Their Preferred Online Privacy Law
Despite writing and releasing the text of a bill, bipartisan work on a federal online privacy law is expected to continue well into 2020.
Today in Security: Russia Spreading Ukraine-Based Hacking Theory
U.S. intelligence officials confirmed that Russia has been spreading a disinformation campaign about Ukrainian efforts to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
Today in Security: U.S. Intellectual Property at Risk
U.S. federal officials say that foreign governments are trying to steal ideas, proprietary information, and research from American universities.
Today in Security: Feds Warn About Election Hacking
A group of U.S. federal agencies released a joint statement Tuesday pledging to work with states and localities to protect the 2020 election.
Today in Security: AI Commission Charts Pathway Forward for U.S.
U.S. superiority in artificial intelligence is endangered, according to a new report from the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence.
Today in Security: Storming SCIF Causes Security Breach on Capitol Hill
U.S. Representatives Matt Gaetz and Steve Scalise led a group of lawmakers into a closed hearing on Capitol Hill on Wednesday in a major breach of protocol and security.
Today in Security: Cyber Awareness Focuses On Individual Action
As part of National Cybersecurity Awareness month, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) and the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA)—launched the “Own IT. Secure IT. Protect IT.” campaign.
Today in Security: Most Data Breaches Come from Insiders
A new study says employees are to blame for as many as half of all data breaches.
Today in Security: Officials Ask Facebook to Halt End-to-End Encryption Efforts
Australian, British, and U.S. officials asked Facebook not to fully encrypt its messaging services to provide greater access to data for law enforcement.
