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New Microsoft identity and security products announced at its Build conference

SECURITY By DAVID STROM3 YEARS AGO

Microsoft today added a collection of new security products to its Azure cloud services, bringing it at feature parity with a number of security providers in the identity and access management market, and providing a new series of secure Azure virtual machine …

‘Infostealer’ malware evolves to become even more lethal

SECURITY By DAVID STROM3 YEARS AGO

The class of malware called infostealers continues to evolve into a more lethal threat. These threats are software that can steal sensitive data from a victim’s computer, typically login details, browser cookies, saved credit cards and other financial information. SiliconANGLE has covered …

We need more breach transparency, but a lot of obstacles are in the way

SECURITY By DAVID STROM3 YEARS AGO

The U.K.’s National Cyber Security Center last week posted a joint blog with the nation’s regulatory commissioner’s office about the need for better cybersecurity breach transparency. They’re concerned about the unreported incidents, in particular ransomware cases, which are getting more dangerous, more prevalent and more costly. …

AI-based chatbots can help improve customer support – if they’re done right

AI By DAVID STROM3 YEARS AGO

Most of us have been interacting with customer support agents for years. It can be a frustrating experience: Oftentimes the agent knows less than we do about their product or service, calls are dropped or transferred to other agents. About two years …

As cloud computing gets more complex, so does protecting it. Here’s what companies need to do

SECURITY By DAVID STROM3 YEARS AGO

Whether companies are repatriating their cloud workloads back on-premises or to colocated servers, they still need to protect them, and the market for that protection is suddenly undergoing some major changes. Until the past year or so, cloud-native application protection platforms, or CNAPPs …

The chief trust officer was once the next hot job on executive row. Not anymore.

SECURITY By DAVID STROM3 YEARS AGO

We seem to be in a trust deficit these days, as breaches – especially among security tech companies – continue unabated. Ransomware attacks now have spread to data hostage events. The shady corner of the internet known as the dark web is …

Boards of directors need to be more cyber-aware. That gets complicated.

SECURITY By DAVID STROM3 YEARS AGO

The Securities and Exchange Commission proposed some new guidelines last year to promote better cybersecurity governance among public companies, and one of them tries to track the cybersecurity expertise of the boards of directors of these companies. Judging from a new study conducted by MIT …

Magecart malware strikes again, and again, at e-commerce websites

SECURITY By DAVID STROM3 YEARS AGO

The shopping cart malware known as Magecart is still one of the most popular tools in the attacker’s toolkit — and despite efforts to mitigate and eradicate its presence, it’s the unwanted gift that just keeps on giving. It was first detected …

Where is our national cybersecurity strategy? All over the place

SECURITY By DAVID STROM3 YEARS AGO

Earlier this year, the Biden White House released its National Cybersecurity Strategy policy paper. Although it has some very positive goals, such as encouraging longer-term investments in cybersecurity, it falls short in several key areas. And compared with what is happening in …

Is it time to deploy passkeys across the enterprise? Here’s what you need to know

SECURITY By DAVID STROM3 YEARS AGO

It’s a great time to think more about passkeys, and not just because this Thursday is another World Password Day. Let’s look at where those 2022 passkey plans stand, and what companies will have to do to deploy them across their enterprises. Interest …

David Strom

Latest from David Strom

New Microsoft identity and security products announced at its Build conference

‘Infostealer’ malware evolves to become even more lethal

We need more breach transparency, but a lot of obstacles are in the way

AI-based chatbots can help improve customer support – if they’re done right

The chief trust officer was once the next hot job on executive row. Not anymore.

Boards of directors need to be more cyber-aware. That gets complicated.

Magecart malware strikes again, and again, at e-commerce websites

Where is our national cybersecurity strategy? All over the place

Is it time to deploy passkeys across the enterprise? Here’s what you need to know

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