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HTTPS: why the green padlock is not enough

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 09 May 2018 16:30:32 +0000

Cheap hosting deals offering free certificates have made the green padlock a less convincing sign of security. Here’s what to look for to ensure a website is safe to visit.

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Here is Homeland Security, black swans, and thwarted cyberattacks

Credit to Author: Jenny Erie| Date: Wed, 09 May 2018 16:00:48 +0000

Last week, I had the honor of addressing The Homeland Security Training Institute (HSTI) at the College of DuPage as part of the HSTI Live educational series. The event featured other prominent speakers at the forefront of cybersecurity defense, including: Dave Tyson, CEO of CISO Insights, a global cybersecurity consultant and Nicole Darden Ford, Vice

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The Role of Sales & Channel in GDPR Compliance

Credit to Author: Steve Neville| Date: Wed, 09 May 2018 14:47:42 +0000

As a part of our journey to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance, we have looked across our business to ensure that all the different departments, employees and products are aligned with our compliance goals and have a solid understanding of the GDPR. Sales people and channel partners are integral parts of our business, and…

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IndependentKrebs

Think You’ve Got Your Credit Freezes Covered? Think Again.

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 09 May 2018 13:36:04 +0000

I spent a few days last week speaking at and attending a conference on responding to identity theft. The forum was held in Florida, one of the major epicenters for identity fraud complaints in United States. One gripe I heard from several presenters was that identity thieves increasingly are finding ways to open new lines of credit for things like mobile phones on people who have already frozen their credit files with the big-three credit bureaus. Here’s a look at what may be going on, and how you can protect yourself.

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ComputerWorldIndependent

Mingis on Tech: Lessons from RSA 2018

Credit to Author: Ken Mingis| Date: Wed, 09 May 2018 03:30:00 -0700

This year’s RSA Conference in San Francisco had a lot of ground to cover. Cybersecurity, of course. Fending off ransomware attacks. Building security best practices into employee training.

But, according to CSO’s Steve Ragan, the hottest topics at the 2018 conference were this month’s looming GDPR deadline and blockchain, blockchain, blockchain. (In fact, the two are often part of the same conversation.)

Ragan, who attended RSA, spoke with Computerworld Executive Editor Ken Mingis about what he learned, with a special focus on the May 25 GDPR deadline and what companies are scrambling to do to protect their data.

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