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Organizations face a number of security challenges when integrating various data sources, a speaker told attendees at GigaOm's Structure Data conference.
Covertix helps customers control and protect sensitive data, while continuing to use their preferred cloud storage. SecurityWeek sat down with CEO Yoran Sirkis to discuss the security startup.
There is a perception that how quickly an organization detects a security incident and executes a response plan can enhance its reputation. This potential return on investment is encouraging more organizations to focus their energies on a formal incident response team and plan, according to a survey by Arbor Networks.
HITRUST will conduct monthly cyber threat briefings in partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and notify healthcare organizations about high probability and impact cyber threats targeted at the healthcare industry.
Halocore for SAP NetWeaver provides protection against loss, leak, and theft of sensitive data, beyond the traditional network boundaries.
The recently-disclosed data breach at Neiman Marcus has turned out to not be as bad as the company originally thought.
Attacks against medical devices and critical health care systems are no longer theoretical. In fact, according to a report from the SANS Institute, poorly protected health care systems are not able to fight off the barrage of attacks.
When it comes to securing a Linux machine, the answer is not installing an antivirus or some other security software. The key lies in hardening the operating system.
CloudLock announced the launch of CloudLock Selective Encryption, a new cloud-based encryption solution that enables enterprises to protect data stored across multiple SaaS and public cloud platforms.
CrowdStrike's Endpoint Activity Monitoring (EAM) helps customers gain real-time insight into attacks and explore the rich Stateful Execution Inspection data collected by sensors.
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The oversight for the protection of healthcare information is only getting tighter, and it is incumbent upon the security teams to ensure healthcare professionals have all the tools necessary to improve patient outcomes, while we worry about keeping the bad guys away.
If criminals can’t use or sell stolen data without being caught, then the data quickly becomes worthless. As a result it’s critical to understand what happens to data after a breach.
The concepts of defense in depth have been with us for years -- hundreds of years, if not thousands. Maybe we can learn something from those architects of warfare from the Middle Ages?
While I’d argue the point that the chip and PIN system is better and more secure than the mag stripe, it’s not what caused these or what will prevent future malware attacks.
While security monitoring generates big data, in its raw form it remains only a means to an end. Ultimately, information security decision making should be based on prioritized, actionable insight derived from the data.
The insider threat is very much a reality, and because it hides in the details, it’s one of the biggest threats businesses can encounter.
IT managers focused on protecting technology infrastructure would do well to assess whether cloud service providers have better security systems in place than their own corporate IT resources allow.
Every security team that can fog a mirror is asking the question “what just happened at Target, and how do we make sure that doesn’t happen to us?”
The threats that companies face will continue to accelerate. And while that might seem like a very obvious and not so insightful observation, the devil is in the details. Here are the trends both in the threats and how we will respond to them in 2014.
With the release of PCI-DSS 3.0, organizations have a framework for payment security as part of their business-as-usual activities by introducing more flexibility, and an increased focus on education, awareness and security as a shared responsibility.
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