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Security Leaders Must Adjust Cybersecurity Budgets to Effectively Address 2018 Cyber Threats

December 7, 2017

The natural trend in the cybersecurity industry is that spending money means you’re more secure; however, this isn’t always the case. While cybersecurity budgets will continue to increase in 2018, they will be increasingly focused on areas that will be most effective.

77% of Ransomware Detected in Four Industries

June 1, 2017

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A new report reveals that 77% of all detected ransomware globally was in four main sectors.

5 Reasons to Focus on Malware Delivery Mechanisms

Chris Olson

May 31, 2017

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According to Symantec’s Monthly Threat report, the number of web attacks almost doubled in April of this year alone, up from 584,000 per day to 1,038,000 per day.

Could a Device Labeling System Under the Trump Administration Lead to Better IoT Security?

Erik Kangas

March 14, 2017

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Recent developments in the cybersecurity sphere read like a dystopian novel. The devices we use for convenience and entertainment in our homes are being taken over for malicious purposes by forces unknown.

The Very Real Threat of the New Hactivism

Oliver Lavery

August 23, 2016

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Hacktivists have begun deploying much more organized, sophisticated attacks. These are much less likely to be forgotten by customers, as they are aimed at breaching a company’s security and stealing the data most likely to damage the reputation and credibility of the enterprise or, even worse, air customers’ dirty laundry.

Cloud Security for Rational Leaders: A Practical Approach for the C-Suite

Chris Patterson

April 15, 2014

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News headlines are filled with enough stories about compromised data security, potentially driving executives away from networked and cloud solutions and back to the proverbial days of stuffing cash in a mattress.

McAfee’s Mobile Malware ‘Zoo’ Grew 197% in 2013

McAfee Labs collected 2.47 million new mobile malware samples in 2013, with 744,000 in the last quarter alone.

April 1, 2014

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The mobile malware “zoo” totaled 3.73 million samples at the end of the year. According to McAfee Labs Threats Report, Fourth Quarter 2013, malware can arrive on a mobile device through just about every attack vector, such as downloaded apps, malicious website, spam, malicious SMS messages, and malware-bearing advertisements.

RSA Review: Converged Risk and the Internet of Things

The 2014 RSA Conference this February in San Francisco highlighted the theme of “Threat Intelligence.”

April 1, 2014

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Security intelligence and changes in the nature of security risk were driving conversations and solutions at the 2014 RSA Conference – What will your C-Suite want to know?

Stephen Scharf: Ensuring Trust

“Being satisfied with a program now does not mean you will be satisfied with it tomorrow. The threats, attacks, types of attackers are always changing.”

November 5, 2013

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“Leadership isabout making the team better than the sum of its parts. Leaders look for people who will bring out the best from others and make the whole team better. Great leaders are force multipliers,” shares Stephen Scharf, the leader at Experian entrusted with protecting the business’ brand and customer information from ever changing and expanding threats.

Conducting a Workplace Violence Threat Analysis and Developing a Response Plan

There are few situations a security professional will face that is more serious than a potential workplace violence threat. Every security professional knows and understands that all employers have a legal, ethical and moral duty to take reasonable steps to prevent and respond to threats of violence in their workplace.

From extreme weather to cyberattacks to workplace violence, every organization will experience at least one, if not multiple, critical events per year. And in today’s interconnected digital and physical world, the cascading safety, brand, and revenue impacts of critical events are more severe.

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2019 December

This month, Security magazine brings you the 2019 Guarding Report, featuring David Komendat, Boeing CSO, and many other public safety leaders to discuss threats and solutions for 2020 and security officer training. Also, we highlight Hector Rodriguez, Director of Public Safety and Security at Marymount California University, CCPA regulations, NIST standards, VMS and much more.

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