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Huawei ban highlights 5G security issues CISOs must tackle
Why worry over Huawei? A U.S. ban of this Chinese company's products should remind CISOs that now is the time to consider security issues related to the rollout of the 5G network. Continue Reading
Cloud security threats need a two-pronged approach
You'll need to burn the security 'candle' at both ends to keep cloud safe from both nation-state hackers and vulnerabilities caused by human error. Continue Reading
Conquering cloud security threats with awareness and tools
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Words to go: Multi-cloud security strategy
For many enterprises, implementing multi-cloud security is complicated. Here's a breakdown of the must-know multi-cloud terms for organizations setting up this type of deployment. Continue Reading
How to build a strong cloud network security strategy
Building a secure network in the cloud is different from securing a traditional network. Learn what the main differences are and how to establish cloud networking security. Continue Reading
The security benefits of using infrastructure as code
Infrastructure as code bolsters security and ensures security best practices are built into software development. Learn more about the use of infrastructure-as-code models.Continue Reading
How to put AI security to work in your organization
Countering cyberthreats through human effort alone is impossible; you need to add AI and machine learning products to your security program. Here's how to get started.Continue Reading
Mimikatz tutorial: How it hacks Windows passwords, credentials
In this Mimikatz tutorial, learn about the password and credential dumping program, where you can acquire it and how easy it makes it to compromise system passwords.Continue Reading
The security implications of serverless cloud computing
Cloudflare Workers is new for serverless cloud computing and introduces benefits and drawbacks for security professionals. Expert Ed Moyle discusses the security side of serverless.Continue Reading
Try this quiz on cybersecurity problems to earn CPE credit
This quiz tests your understanding of key cybersecurity issues in 2019 covered in the February issue of 'Information Security' magazine. Pass the quiz and earn CPE credit.Continue Reading
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How to comply with the California privacy act
Organizations that handle California consumer data have a year to comply with CCPA. Expert Steven Weil discusses what enterprises need to know about the California privacy law.Continue Reading
How to build a cloud security strategy after migration
Enterprises can face an array of issues when they migrate to the cloud. Learn about three of the main challenges and how to effectively create a cloud security strategy.Continue Reading
Three examples of multifactor authentication use cases
When evaluating the business case for multifactor authentication, an organization must first identify how these three operational scenarios apply to a potential implementation.Continue Reading
Exploring multifactor authentication benefits and technology
Take a look at multifactor authentication benefits and methods, as well as how the technologies have evolved from key fobs to smartphones, mobile devices and the cloud.Continue Reading
How to perform an ICS risk assessment in an industrial facility
An important step to secure an industrial facility is performing an ICS risk assessment. Expert Ernie Hayden outlines the process and why each step matters.Continue Reading
Customer identity and access management: Why now and how?
There's an important distinction between consumers and customers; just as crucial is understanding the difference between customer IAM and traditional IAM.Continue Reading
CCPA compliance begins with data inventory assessment
In this SearchCIO Q&A, multiple experts sound off on major questions businesses have about CCPA compliance ahead of its January 2020 enforcement date.Continue Reading
What Moody's cyber-risk ratings mean for enterprises
Moody's announced it will soon begin composing cyber-risk ratings for enterprises. Kevin McDonald explores the move and what it could mean for enterprises and the infosec industry.Continue Reading
5 actionable deception-tech steps to take to fight hackers
Consider taking these five 'deceptive' steps to make your detection and response capabilities speedier, more effective and to improve your company's security posture.Continue Reading
Testing email security products: Challenges and methodologies
Kevin Tolly of the Tolly Group offers a look at how his company set out to test several email security products, as well as the challenges it faced to come up with sound methodologies.Continue Reading
How Google's cloud data deletion process can influence security policies
Understanding the process behind Google's cloud data deletion can help influence stronger enterprise security policies. Expert Ed Moyle explains the process and how to use it.Continue Reading
How to configure a vTAP for cloud networks
A vTAP can give enterprises better visibility into their cloud networks. Expert Frank Siemons of InfoSec Institute explains how virtual network TAPs work and the available options.Continue Reading
NIST incident response plan: 4 steps to better incident handling
The NIST incident response plan involves four phases enterprises can take to improve security incident handling. Expert Mike O. Villegas reviews each step.Continue Reading
How to protect enterprise ICS networks with firewalls
ICS network security can be improved using firewalls. Expert Ernie Hayden explains how ICS-specific firewalls can help keep ICS networks strong and protected.Continue Reading
How Shodan helps identify ICS cybersecurity vulnerabilities
Shodan can be a helpful tool for security pros to locate ICS cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Expert Ernie Hayden explains how Shodan works and how it can be used for security.Continue Reading
How to collect open source threat intelligence in the cloud
Threat intelligence analysis can be challenging and expensive for enterprises. Expert Frank Siemons explains how open source threat intelligence can simplify the process.Continue Reading
How do cloud deployment models affect IT operations?
Security plays a vital role in cloud operations. Test your knowledge of important concepts covered in Domain 5 of the CCSP exam, “Operations,” with this practice quiz.Continue Reading
Securing remote access for cloud-based systems
Don't believe the hype: Access control in the cloud is not a lost cause. Read these tips to learn how you can better secure remote access to your cloud-based systems.Continue Reading
How does the SynAck ransomware use Process Doppelgänging?
A technique called Process Doppelgänging was used by the SynAck ransomware to bypass security software. Expert Michael Cobb explains how this technique works and why it's unique.Continue Reading
SIEM evaluation criteria: Choosing the right SIEM products
Establishing solid SIEM evaluation criteria and applying them to an organization's business needs goes far when selecting the right SIEM products. Here are the questions to ask.Continue Reading
Advances in access governance strategy and technology
Recent advances in IAM policy, strategy and technology are raising companies' ability authenticate identities and manage access to their systems and data.Continue Reading
SIEM benefits include efficient incident response, compliance
SIEM tools enable centralized reporting, which is just one of the many SIEM benefits. Others include real-time incident response, as well as insight for compliance reporting.Continue Reading
Test your knowledge of secure software architecture
Domain 4 of the CCSP exam covers the fundamentals of cloud application security. Take this practice quiz to see how well you've absorbed key concepts and vocabulary.Continue Reading
A comprehensive guide to SIEM products
Expert Karen Scarfone examines security information and event management systems and explains why SIEM systems and SIEM products are crucial for enterprise security.Continue Reading
Endgame's Devon Kerr on what it takes to be a threat hunter
Threat hunting goes beyond mere monitoring and detection. Endgame's Devon Kerr explains tomorrow's threat hunters and the keys to successful cyberthreat hunting.Continue Reading
The risks of container image repositories compared to GitHub
As container use rises, so does the use of container image repositories. Expert Dave Shackleford discusses the risks associated with them and how they compare to other registries.Continue Reading
Fine-tuning incident response automation for optimal results
Wondering where to apply automation to incident response in order to achieve the best results? The variety of options might be greater than you imagine. Read on to learn more.Continue Reading
How to use Packetbeat to monitor Docker container traffic
Docker containers can help secure cloud applications, but malicious traffic can still move to and from those containers on a network. Dejan Lukan explains how to use Packetbeat to monitor such threats.Continue Reading
Identify gaps in cybersecurity processes to reduce organizational risk
Organizational risk is a given at modern companies. But as threats persist, identifying preventable cybersecurity gaps presents an opportunity to strengthen enterprise defenses.Continue Reading
Know your enemy: Understanding insider attacks
Insider attacks are a significant threat to enterprises. Expert Ernie Hayden provides an introduction to insider threats and how organizations can protect themselves.Continue Reading
How much do you know about cloud risk assessment?
Preparing to take the CCSP exam? This Domain 3 practice quiz tests your understanding of cloud risk assessment, threat analysis, infrastructure security and more.Continue Reading
Cloud risk management explained: Just how secure are you?
There is no shortage of vulnerabilities in the cloud, but the same is true of any outsourcing arrangement. Practicing cloud risk management is essential to staying secure.Continue Reading
AI and machine learning in network security advance detection
Applying AI, and specifically machine learning, in network security helps protect enterprises against advanced persistent threats and sophisticated cybercriminals.Continue Reading
Insider threat report tracks annual cost of theft, carelessness
The Ponemon Institute study "2018 Cost of Insider Threats" examines the cost to companies victimized by material insider threat incidents during the past 12 months.Continue Reading
McAfee CISO explains why diversity in cybersecurity matters
Improving diversity in cybersecurity teams can help improve their ability to address cybersecurity challenges through diversity of thought, suggests McAfee CISO Grant Bourzikas.Continue Reading
Reviewing cloud data protection measures: CCSP Domain 2
This practice quiz will assess your understanding of key concepts in Domain 2 of the CCSP exam. This part of the test covers cloud data security strategies, technologies and more.Continue Reading
How security operations centers work to benefit enterprises
One key support system for enterprises is security operations centers. Expert Ernie Hayden reviews the basic SOC framework and the purposes they can serve.Continue Reading
How to best secure DNS? There's more than one approach
Few aspects of the internet are as crucial as the domain name system. It may be that a 'passive' approach to DNS security is the most effective approach.Continue Reading
Protecting the DNS protocol: How DNSSEC can help
Securing the DNS protocol is no joke. Learn what the DNS Security Extensions are and the efforts the United States government is taking to push DNSSEC adoption.Continue Reading
Ways to solve DNS security issues in your organization
Get up to speed fast on means and methods for reducing or eliminating security-related issues in DNS, an integral service upon which the internet depends.Continue Reading
How a cloud backdoor poses a threat to the enterprise
Cloud backdoors pose a rising threat to enterprises, according to new research. Expert Ed Moyle explains what a cloud backdoor is and what mitigation options are available.Continue Reading
How the BloodHound tool can improve Active Directory security
Auditing Active Directory can be made easier with tools like the open source BloodHound tool. Expert Joe Granneman looks at the different functions of the tool and how it can help.Continue Reading
What is included in the mPOS security standard from PCI SSC?
The PCI SSC developed an mPOS security standard to improve mobile payment and PIN systems. Expert Michael Cobb looks at what the requirements are and how they help.Continue Reading
Self-sovereign identity: How will regulations affect it?
Will laws like GDPR and PSD2 force enterprises to change their identity management strategies? Expert Bianca Lopes talks regulations, self-sovereign identity and blockchain.Continue Reading
Cybersecurity defense in depth means more than ticking boxes
F-Secure's Tom Van de Wiele explains the realities of cybersecurity defense in depth, and why companies need to have the right attitude to defend against cyberattacks.Continue Reading
How to do risk management in cybersecurity using ERM
Perfect security is impossible, but using risk management in cybersecurity using a range of strategies can significantly reduce your organization’s risk.Continue Reading
Cyber-risk strategies and models for a post-perimeter age
Cyber-risky business: The notion of the security perimeter has grown quaint. If a firewall is insufficient, where does IT turn to answers on how to protect assets?Continue Reading
CCSP practice test: Do you know the cloud computing basics?
Preparing to take the CCSP exam? Test your knowledge of key topics in Domain 1, which covers cloud concepts, reference architectures, security concerns and design principles.Continue Reading
Becoming a cybersecurity professional: What are the options?
A cybersecurity professional has several options for their career path. Expert Ernie Hayden reviews the cybersecurity career track options and what skills are required for each one.Continue Reading
How the Mirai botnet changed IoT security and DDoS defense
It seemed that no IoT device was safe from the Mirai botnet when it took down major enterprises and internet infrastructure providers with massive DDoS attacks.Continue Reading
Software security training: Perspectives on best practices
Software development training with an emphasis on secure coding can improve enterprise security postures. Steve Lipner of SafeCode discusses different ways to get the job done.Continue Reading
The time is ripe to implement cybersecurity automation
Automation is essential to keep up with the speed and potential lethality of threats now. Does automatic feel problematic? Then try to focus on security fundamentals.Continue Reading
Single sign-on best practices: How can enterprises get SSO right?
Proper planning is at the top of the list for single sign-on best practices, but it's important to get enterprise SSO implementations off to a good start. Here's how to do it.Continue Reading
How does the Amazon GuardDuty threat detection service work?
At the 2017 re:Invent conference, Amazon announced their latest threat detection product: Amazon GuardDuty. Learn how this service works and what sets it apart from other products.Continue Reading
CISSP Domain 8: Software development security explained
If you're studying for the CISSP exam, don't miss this special Security School on Domain 8. Review important concepts in software development security and sharpen your skills.Continue Reading
Domain 8: Security in software development lifecycle quiz
Understanding the ins and outs of the software development lifecycle is pivotal to passing Domain 8 of the CISSP exam. Are you ready? Find out with this practice quiz.Continue Reading
CISSP Domain 7: Security operations
Learn about important cybersecurity techniques and technologies that serve as the foundation of both day-to-day security operations and incident response.Continue Reading
Get ready for CISSP Domain 7: Cyberattack prevention quiz
Do you know what it takes to stop bad guys in their tracks? Find out with this practice quiz on cybersecurity methods and tools used to thwart or recover from an attack.Continue Reading
Mobile security trends point to unifying policy and tools
Securing mobile devices in the enterprise to effectively deflect potential breaches now means enterprise mobile management must evolve into unified endpoint management.Continue Reading
Mobile security issues require a unified approach
Security gaps in mobile devices can be many and varied, but they must be addressed immediately. Unified endpoint management is the next-gen way to close the gaps.Continue Reading
Counter mobile device security threats with unified tools
Attacks on enterprise mobile endpoints are more lethal than ever. To help infosec pros fight back, enterprise mobile management has unified to fortify defenses.Continue Reading
Cybersecurity roadmap: What's driving CISOs' agendas for 2018
Omar F. Khawaja, CISO at Highmark Health, has five areas of focus on his cybersecurity roadmap, and technology is not at the top of the list. Instead, he is prioritizing organizational change management and building an effective decision-making ...Continue Reading
Containing ransomware outbreaks now a top infosec priority
Prepping for and dealing with an outbreak of ransomware is the IT version of the flu shot. Learn how company systems and data from these potentially deadline infections.Continue Reading
How are middleboxes affecting the TLS 1.3 release date?
Despite fixing important security problems, the official TLS 1.3 release date keeps getting pushed back, in part due to failures in middlebox implementations.Continue Reading
Are you next-gen secure? Defense-in-depth security key to IT
The notion of a defensible security perimeter is outmoded, but that doesn't mean the goal of IT security is unattainable. Laying on defenses is what's needed now.Continue Reading
Six questions to ask before buying enterprise MDM products
Mobile device management can be a crucial part of enterprise security. Expert Matt Pascucci presents the key questions to ask when investigating MDM products.Continue Reading
Understand the basics of mobile device management products
Implementing MDM products has traditionally been the go-to answer for securing mobile devices, but with the role of mobile devices in the enterprise growing, admins need a more comprehensive security option.Continue Reading
polymorphic virus
A polymorphic virus is a harmful, destructive or intrusive type of malware that can change or 'morph,' making it difficult to detect with antimalware programs.Continue Reading
What is emotional data and what are the related privacy risks?
SearchSecurity talks with UC Berkeley professor Steven Weber about the concept of emotional data, where it comes from and how it can potentially be used -- and abused.Continue Reading
A look at the key GDPR requirements and how to meet them
Meeting the most important GDPR requirements is a great first step to compliance with the new regulation. Expert Steve Weil outlines how to get started on GDPR compliance.Continue Reading
Get great results from authenticated vulnerability scanning
Here are five things you can do to successfully prepare and run authenticated vulnerability scanning and, in the end, achieve the most protection.Continue Reading
CISSP Domain 6: The importance of security assessments and testing
Security assessment and testing should be baked into your regular IT workflows so that you’re able to spot software vulnerabilities before they turn into full-blown attacks.Continue Reading
Prevent attacks with these security testing techniques
Software bugs are more than a nuisance. Errors can expose vulnerabilities. Here’s the good news: These security testing tools and techniques can help you avoid them.Continue Reading
How to manage HTTP response headers for IIS, Nginx and Apache
HTTP response header configuration files on servers need to be set up properly to secure sensitive data. Expert Judith Myerson outlines how to do this on different types of servers.Continue Reading
CISSP Domain 5: Cloud identity management and access control
From cloud identity and access management to physical access control, this study guide will help you review key concepts from Domain 5 of the CISSP exam.Continue Reading
CISSP Domain 5 quiz: Types of access control systems
Get ready for the CISSP exam with this 10-question practice quiz covering key concepts in Domain 5, including access control, identity, authentication and more.Continue Reading
Will it last? The marriage between UBA tools and SIEM
The failure to detect insider threats and a growing need to store and sort through massive amounts of data have drawn attention to user behavior analytics, sometimes called user and entity behavior analytics. According to Gartner, UBA tools deliver ...Continue Reading
Cyberthreats, cyber vulnerabilities, and how to fight back
The key to countering cyberthreats today is to first understand your biggest vulnerabilities and then research the most effective countermeasures available to minimize them.Continue Reading
Security Controls Evaluation, Testing, and Assessment Handbook
In this excerpt from chapter 11 of Security Controls Evaluation, Testing, and Assessment Handbook, author Leighton Johnson discusses access control.Continue Reading
How to add HTTP security headers to various types of servers
Expert Judith Myerson outlines the different types of HTTP security headers and how to add them to different servers, including Apache, Ngnix and Microsoft IIS Manager.Continue Reading
How to prevent password attacks and other exploits
Prevention is essential to protection against various types of password attacks, unauthorized access and related threats. Expert Adam Gordon outlines how to proactively bolster your defenses.Continue Reading
The best email security comes through strategy and tactics
The best email security policy requires a holistic approach of the issue, understanding both the problem's scope and the most likely threats.Continue Reading
Why threat models are crucial for secure software development
Threat modeling is an important component of the secure software development process. Steve Lipner of SafeCode explains how threat models benefit software security.Continue Reading
Learn how to identify and prevent access control attacks
Once an attacker has gained entry to a network, the consequences can be severe. Find out how the right access control tools can help prevent that from happening.Continue Reading
Are companies with a SOC team less likely to get breached?
Information security operations centers are “growing up,” according to one study. But, with staffing shortages and manual collection of data, performance metrics are hard to get.Continue Reading
The Basics of Cyber Safety
In this excerpt from chapter four of The Basics of Cyber Safety, authors John Sammons and Michael Cross discuss basic email security.Continue Reading
cyber attribution
Cyber attribution is the process of tracking, identifying and laying blame on the perpetrator of a cyberattack or other hacking exploit.Continue Reading
What's the best career path to get CISSP certified?
The CISSP certification can be a challenge to obtain. Mike Rothman unveils how to get on the right education and career tracks in order to get CISSP certified.Continue Reading
Considerations for developing a cyber threat intelligence team
The use of a cyber threat intelligence team can greatly help organizations. Learn the best practices for team location and selection from expert Robert M. Lee.Continue Reading
Crafting a cybersecurity incident response plan, step by step
'Swift' and 'automatic': key characteristics of effective incident response. But how to get from where your plan is to where it needs to be? This handbook has the answers.Continue Reading