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Credit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2018 13:29:14 +0000

When discussions around the ways cybercriminals and hackers are able to compromise and penetrate an organization, it regularly leads to the use of exploits and exploit kits. Because all software can contain flaws and bugs, a threat actor only has to either find a new, undisclosed vulnerability (zero-day) or use the many vulnerabilities already disclosed…

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March 21, 2018 admin

NIST Cybersecurity Framework Series Part 2: Protect

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2018 22:01:11 +0000

The Protect function is the second piece of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, and builds upon the efforts businesses take during the Identify function.

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March 16, 2018 admin

TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of March 12, 2018

Credit to Author: Elisa Lippincott (TippingPoint Global Product Marketing)| Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2018 15:14:43 +0000

This week marked the 11th annual Pwn2Own contest held during the CanSecWest conference in Vancouver and while the contest had fewer entries compared to previous years, it was still an exciting event filled with a little drama. Over the course of two days, the Zero Day Initiative awarded $267,000 for vulnerabilities covering Apple (5), Microsoft…

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March 16, 2018 admin

This Week in Security News: The Cost of Being Unprepared

Credit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2018 13:00:50 +0000

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, a Georgia bill has the potential to threaten security researchers, and a new report says 77 percent of businesses lack a cybersecurity response plan. Read on to…

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