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Making Zero-Day Flaws Disappear Compliance Compliance Twitter Get Permission Maddie Stone, a security researcher with Google Project Zero, speaks on Friday at the AusCERT computer security conference. This year is on track to be a record one for zero-day vulnerabilities, the term for software flaws that are being actively exploited in the wild and do not have a fix. About 21 have been discovered so far, and if that pace continues, the year could end with more than 60, says Maddie Stone, a se...

GovInfoSecurity Compliance Twitter Get Permission Ciaran Martin, former director of the U.K. National Cyber Security Center, spoke Thursday at the AusCERT computer security conference. To defend against cyberattacks, its important to "demystify" cybersecurity and break it into risks that can be managed by any organization, says Ciaran Martin, the former director of the U.K. National Cyber Security Center. In a Thursday keynote speech at the AusCERT computer security conference in Australia, ...

GovInfoSecurity Twitter LinkedIn Rising security breaches and sophisticated cyberattacks across enterprises and critical industries in the Middle East and the governments stringent regulations drive the need for new technologies and frameworks.. Middle East organizations are now supporting a 100% remote workforce and embracing cloud, mobile, and edge computing. The increased adoption of Cloud and its inherent challenges necessitates rewriting the cybersecurity frameworks principles with "zero...

By GCN Staff Apr 12, 2021 Kentucky is planning to equip all the commonwealth’s 120 county clerks with Yubikey devices to enable two-factor authentication that will better protect the state’s voter registration system from unauthorized access. Users insert a Yubikey token into the USB ports on their laptops and touch its button to verify they are a local human user and not a remote hacker. The Yubikeys will be made available thanks to a federal grant obtained via a joint partnership of the K...

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley ranked nine technologies according to technical vulnerability, attractiveness to nation-state attackers and potential impact of a successful attack.

Ransomware is one of today’s most pervasive and dangerous cyberthreats. The latest ransomware attacks can quickly spread throughout a company, impairing user productivity and disrupting business. Research firm Cybersecurity Ventures predicts that the annual global cost of ransomware to businesses will top $20 billion in 2021. CyberArk Labs analyzes 100s of new ransomware samples each day. In this paper, the team shares its evaluation of more than 3 million samples to-date – including an ex...

Implementing a Zero Trust architecture is a must in today’s distributed work environment. To get Zero Trust right, organizations should start with modernizing

GovInfoSecurity Twitter LinkedIn ISMGs Global Summit Series will take place across multiple continents, focusing on global security topics such as fraud and breach prevention, zero trust security, connected devices and on many key industry verticals such as finance, government, retail, energy and healthcare. Join experts from the ISMG community at our summit to learn how to best adapt and balance productivity, accessibility and security. Registration is complimentary and CPE Credits will be a...

By Beau Hutto Mar 16, 2021 Nimble thinking affords organizations the ability to act and respond quickly amid evolving circumstances, and it’s key to both cloud adoption and capitalizing on cloud capabilities. Unfortunately, nimble thinking can be tough for federal agencies to integrate into operations that are subject to regulations and scrutiny.  Federal agencies have made progress on cloud adoption, but as top researchers over the past few years have pointed out, many are still struggli...

By Stephanie Kanowitz Mar 16, 2021 The Defense Department is preparing for 5G-based telemedicine experiments with technologies such as augmented reality (AR) and robotic surgery. DOD is expected to issue requests for prototype proposals from Joint Base San Antonio (JSBA) in Texas after releasing a statement of work for a 5G telemedicine and medical training project. The SOW sought industry input on development related to 5G-enabled AR/virtual reality-guided medical training, advanced telehealth...