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Migrating to the cloud is complex. One of the biggest concerns is a loss of visibility on data in the cloud; and this concern only grows with increasing regulatory requirements. GDPR, coming into force in less than 3 months time, is a case in point.

In my previous column, I took a look at some of the behaviors that salespeople sometimes exhibit that make it more difficult for them to close security sales. The feedback I received about that piece indicated that people very much appreciated it.  More than a few people reached out to me to request a follow-on piece around behaviors that help close security deals.

Canadian telecommunications firm BlackBerry sued Facebook on Tuesday, accusing the American social media company of infringing on its patents for messaging apps.

A team of researchers from Purdue University and the University of Iowa have discovered 10 new attacks against the 4G LTE protocol, which could allow adversaries snoop on messages, deny service, and even track the location of users.

A newly discovered piece of malware is capable of stealing a variety of crypto-coins from its victims by replacing legitimate wallet addresses with that of the attacker.

Just days before its annual Security Analyst Summit kicks off in Cancun, Mexico, Kaspersky Lab this week announced an extension to its bug bounty program and plans to pay rewards of up to $100,000 for severe vulnerabilities in some of its products. 

The benefits of implementing an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) strategy are indisputable. Cloud computing, big data, remote sensors and converged networks are continuing to help industrial facilities work smarter. However, in recent years it has become apparent that the cybersecurity of these environments has been somewhat of an afterthought.

Google has released its March 2018 set of security updates for Android to address numerous Critical and High severity vulnerabilities in the popular mobile operating system.

A criminal investigation commenced by the French National Gendarmerie in June 2016 led to the arrest of one French and one Belgian national on February 20, 2018 for their part in large scale CEO fraud (also known as business email compromise -- BEC).

Following the announcement of a new Global Centre for Cybersecurity, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has today launched a new fintech-focused initiative: WEF's Fintech Cybersecurity Consortium. Its aim is to create a framework for the assessment of cybersecurity in financial technology firms and data aggregators.

Mobile malware is now targeting crypto-currencies with the intent of stealing victims’ funds, IBM says.

Cisco today announced the availability of identification of software vulnerabilities and exposures as part of the security capabilities of its Tetration platform.

Security researchers have discovered the sophisticated Triada Trojan in the firmware of more than 40 low-cost Android smartphone models.

[UPDATED - New record set at 1.7Tbs] On Tuesday, February 27, three major DDoS mitigation service providers (Akamai, Cloudflare and Arbor) warned that they had seen spikes in a relatively rare form of reflection/amplification DDoS attack via Memcached servers.

As the Threat Landscape Shifts, So Too Must Protections

RMH Franchise Holdings revealed on Friday that malware had been found on point-of-sale (PoS) systems at the Applebee’s restaurants it operates as a franchise.

Microsoft Dissects FinFisher’s Complex Infection Process

Taiwan-based Delta Electronics has patched several vulnerabilities in two of the company’s industrial automation products, including flaws that can be exploited for remote code execution.

Nuance Communications, one of the companies to have been impacted by the destructive NotPetya attack last year, estimates the financial cost of the attack at over $90 million.