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As Cyber Attacks Mount, Small Businesses seek Authentication Fix

Michael York Reading, PA

Small and medium-sized businesses find themselves in the cross hairs of sophisticated hacking groups. Improved identity and access management (IAM) tools are critical to keeping hackers at bay. But what do SMBs want? A LastPass survey of IT leaders has some valuable clues. The post As Cyber Attacks Mount, Small Businesses seek Authentication…Read the whole entry… »Related StoriesOpinion: AI and Machine Learning will power both Cyber Offense and Defense in 2020Passwordless? Imagining the Future of AuthenticationEpisode 163: Cyber Risk has a Dunning-Kruger Problem Also: Bad Password Habits start at Home …

Episode 176: Security Alarms in Census II Open Source Audit. Also: The New Face of Insider Threats with Code42

Michael York Reading, PA

Joe Payne the CEO of Code42 joins us to talk about how the challenge of data breach prevention is changing. And: we do a deep dive on the recent Census II audit of open source. The post Episode 176: Security Alarms in Census II Open Source Audit. Also: The New Face of Insider Threats with Code42 appeared first on The Security Ledger. Related StoriesSpotlight Podcast: How Machine Learning is redefining Application FuzzingEliminate the Password, Eliminate the Password Problem.Spotlight Podcast: Building Resilience into the IoT with Rob Spiger …

Spotlight Podcast: How Machine Learning is revolutionizing Application Fuzzing

Michael York Reading, PA

In this Spotlight episode of the Podcast, sponsored* by ForAllSecure we speak with CEO David Brumley about application “fuzzing” and how advancements in machine learning technology are allowing security researchers to find more and more serious vulnerabilities faster. The challenge now, Brumley says, is to keep up with the machines. The post …Read the whole entry… » Related StoriesEpisode 168: Application Security Debt is growing and Securing Web Apps in the Age of IoTSpotlight Podcast: Building Resilience into the IoT with Rob SpigerSpotlight Podcast: Beyond HIPAA – a Conversation with Nemours CPO Kevin Haynes …

Episode 175: Campaign Security lags. Also: securing Digital Identities in the age of the DeepFake

Michael York Reading, PA

In this episode of The Security Ledger Podcast (Episode #175), sponsored by Digicert: its been three years since the hacks made famous during the 2016 election, but online campaigns still struggle with basic security. Andrew Peterson of the firm Signal Sciences joins us to talk about why. Also: in part 2 of our podcast we’re joined by Dan…Read the whole entry… » Related StoriesStudy finds Chinese Hardware Powers U.S. Voting MachineEpisode 170: Cyber Monday is for HackersSeven Years Later, Scores of EAS Systems sit Un-patched, Vulnerable …

Opinion: AI and Machine Learning will power both Cyber Offense and Defense in 2020

Michael York Reading, PA

Artificial intelligence and machine learning hold great promise for both defenders and attackers, making it one of the most important security trends to follow in 2020, says Gerald Beuchelt, the CISO of LogMeIn.* The post Opinion: AI and Machine Learning will power both Cyber Offense and Defense in 2020 appeared first on The Security Ledger…Read the whole entry… »Related StoriesExplained: Two-Factor vs. Multi-Factor AuthenticationEliminate the Password, Eliminate the Password Problem.Resolve to fix your Online Security Mess in 2020. Here’s how. …

Episode 174: GE’s Very Bad Day – Unpacking the MDHex Vulnerabilities

Michael York Reading, PA

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security warned of critical vulnerabilities in a range of products by GE. We speak with Elad Luz, the head of research at CyberMDX, which discovered the holes. The post Episode 174: GE’s Very Bad Day – Unpacking the MDHex Vulnerabilities appeared first on The Security Ledger. Related StoriesSpotlight Podcast: Building Resilience into the IoT with Rob SpigerEpisode 170: Cyber Monday is for HackersEpisode 172: Securing the Election Supply Chain …

Seven Years Later, Scores of EAS Systems sit Un-patched, Vulnerable

Michael York Reading, PA

Two years after a false EAS alert about an incoming ICBM sowed terror in Hawaii, and seven years after security researchers warned about insecure, Internet connected Emergency Alert System (EAS) hardware, scores of the devices across the U.S. remain un-patched and vulnerable to cyber attack, according to security experts. The post Seven Years…Read the whole entry… »Related StoriesStudy finds Chinese Hardware Powers U.S. Voting MachineSpotlight Podcast: Building Resilience into the IoT with Rob SpigerSpotlight Podcast: Beyond HIPAA – a Conversation with Nemours CPO Kevin Haynes …

Opinion: The Perils and Promise of the Data Decade

Michael York Reading, PA

We have entered the “Data Decade,” says RSA Security CTO Dr. Zulfikar Ramzan. What does that mean? Here are three “Data Decade” trends that will reshape how we talk about, approach, and manage data. The post Opinion: The Perils and Promise of the Data Decade appeared first on The Security Ledger. Related StoriesSpotlight Podcast: Beyond HIPAA – a Conversation with Nemours CPO Kevin HaynesIT Asset Disposition (ITAD) is the Slow Motion Data Breach Nobody noticesEliminate the Password, Eliminate the Password Problem. …

IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) is the Slow Motion Data Breach Nobody notices

Michael York Reading, PA

Efforts to wall off sensitive corporate and government data from foreign adversaries have a gaping hole: IT asset disposition (ITAD), where vendors – many owned by Chinese firms – process discarded hardware and data with little oversight. The post IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) is the Slow Motion Data Breach Nobody notices appeared first on The…Read the whole entry… »Related StoriesResolve to fix your Online Security Mess in 2020. Here’s how.Spotlight Podcast: Building Resilience into the IoT with Rob SpigerPasswordless? Imagining the Future of Authentication …

Episode 173: Iran’s Cyber Payback for Soleimani Killing may have a Long Fuse

Michael York Reading, PA

As it weighs further response to the assassination of General Qasem Soleimani, Iran is almost certain to consider the use of cyber attacks. We talk with Levi Gundert at the firm Recorded Future about what cyber “payback” from Tehran might look like. The post Episode 173: Iran’s Cyber Payback for Soleimani Killing may have a Long Fuse…Read the whole entry… » Related StoriesChinese APT Group, Used Stolen NSA Hacking Tools Before Shadow BrokersWarning: Trump Terrorist Designation May Prompt Iranian Cyber AttacksFirm Uncovers Major Cyber-Espionage Campaign Against Telcos …

Eliminate the Password, Eliminate the Password Problem.

Michael York Reading, PA

Weak, stolen or reused passwords are the root of 8 in 10 data breaches. Fixing the data breach problem means abandoning passwords for something more secure. But what does passwordless authentication even look like? Yaser Masoudnia, the Senior Director Product Management, Identity Access Management, at LogMeIn* takes us there. The post Eliminate…Read the whole entry… »Related StoriesExplained: Two-Factor vs. Multi-Factor AuthenticationResolve to fix your Online Security Mess in 2020. Here’s how.Episode 163: Cyber Risk has a Dunning-Kruger Problem Also: Bad Password Habits start at Home …

Episode 172: Securing the Election Supply Chain

Michael York Reading, PA

In this episode of the podcast (#172), Jennifer Bisceglie, the founder and CEO of Interos to talk about the links between America’s voting infrastructure and countries with a history of trying to subvert democracy. The post Episode 172: Securing the Election Supply Chain appeared first on The Security Ledger. Related StoriesStudy finds Chinese Hardware Powers U.S. Voting MachineSpotlight Podcast: Building Resilience into the IoT with Rob SpigerSpotlight Podcast: Two Decades On, Trusted Computing Group tackles IoT Insecurity …

Resolve to fix your Online Security Mess in 2020. Here’s how.

Michael York Reading, PA

If you do nothing else in 2020, resolve to clean up the mess that is your online security. We give you some simple steps to level up your password and account security. The post Resolve to fix your Online Security Mess in 2020. Here’s how. appeared first on The Security Ledger. Related StoriesEpisode 163: Cyber Risk has a Dunning-Kruger Problem Also: Bad Password Habits start at HomeRSA warns Digital Transformation is supercharging Digital RiskPasswordless? Imagining the Future of Authentication …

Spotlight Podcast: Building Resilience into the IoT with Rob Spiger

Michael York Reading, PA

In this Spotlight edition of the Security Ledger Podcast, sponsored by Trusted Computing Group*: we’re joined by Rob Spiger, a principal security strategist at Microsoft and co-chair of the cyber resilient technologies working group at Trusted Computing Group. Rob talks to us about efforts to make more resilient connected devices and how the…Read the whole entry… » Related StoriesSpotlight Podcast: Two Decades On, Trusted Computing Group tackles IoT InsecuritySpotlight Podcast: RSA CTO Zulfikar Ramzan on confronting Digital Transformation’s Dark SideSpotlight Podcast: Beyond HIPAA – a Conversation with Nemours CPO Kevin Haynes …

Spotlight Podcast: Beyond HIPAA – a Conversation with Nemours CPO Kevin Haynes

Michael York Reading, PA

In this Spotlight edition of The Security Ledger podcast, sponsored by RSA Security, the Chief Privacy Officer at Nemours Healthcare, Kevin Haynes, joins us to talk about the fast evolving privacy demands on healthcare firms and how the Chief Privacy Officer role is evolving to address new privacy and security threats. The post Spotlight Podcast:…Read the whole entry… » Related StoriesEpisode 170: Cyber Monday is for HackersSpotlight Podcast: RSA President Rohit Ghai warns Digital Transformation is magnifying Enterprise RiskSpotlight Podcast: Two Decades On, Trusted Computing Group tackles IoT Insecurity …

Study finds Chinese Hardware Powers U.S. Voting Machine

Michael York Reading, PA

A new study by the firm Interos found that many hardware components in a popular touchscreen voting machine used in the U.S. originate in China or Russia. The post Study finds Chinese Hardware Powers U.S. Voting Machine appeared first on The Security Ledger. Related StoriesFirm Uncovers Major Cyber-Espionage Campaign Against TelcosAhead of Black Hat: Fear and Pessimism in Las VegasEpisode 149: How Real is the Huawei Risk? …

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