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Data Security and Cloud Computing

• Managing access to keep privileged users' credentials secure

  Privilege creep is a constant threat. It's why privileged user management must be part of any comprehensive security plan and always at the top of an infosec pro's to-do list. Continue Reading

• keylogger (keystroke logger or system monitor)

  A keylogger, sometimes called a keystroke logger or system monitor, is a type of surveillance technology used to monitor and record each keystroke typed on a specific computer's keyboard. Continue Reading

• Mobile endpoint security: What enterprise infosec pros must know now

  Do you know how to take care of mobile endpoint security in your enterprise? This guide walks you through all aspects of the issue, from policy and strategy to emerging threats. Continue Reading

• Cybersecurity careers soar with security leadership skills

  Security leadership abilities are hard to quantify. Certifications and degrees may ease the way into a career in cybersecurity, but hard-won experience is usually the surer path into a role that can influence meaningful change in today's complex ... Continue Reading

• Is threat hunting the next step for modern SOCs?

  The emergence of threat hunting programs underscores the importance of the human factor in fighting the most dangerous and costly security threats. Continue Reading

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  • honeypot (honey pot)
  • IPsec (Internet Protocol Security)
  • SSL VPN (Secure Sockets Layer virtual private network)
  • authentication

  • email virus
  • claims-based identity
  • cybersecurity
  • social engineering

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• Polycom CISO focused on ISO 27001 certification, data privacy

  Tasked with security and compliance, Lucia Milica Turpin watches over internal systems and remote communications customers entrust to the video conferencing company.Continue Reading

• CISO job requires proven track record in business and security

  In the security field, certifications and degrees are never a substitute for on-the-job experience. For women in security, the challenges may be even greater.Continue Reading

• password

  A password is an unspaced sequence of characters used to determine that a computer user requesting access to a computer system is really that particular user.Continue Reading

• adware

  Adware is any software application in which advertising banners are displayed while a program is running.Continue Reading

• Introduction to Social Media Investigation: A Hands-on Approach

  In this excerpt from chapter four of Introduction to Social Media Investigation: A Hands-on Approach, author Jennifer Golbeck discusses privacy controls on social media.Continue Reading

• botnet

  A botnet is a collection of internet-connected devices, which may include PCs, servers, mobile devices and internet of things devices, that are infected and controlled by a common type of malware, although users are often unaware of it.Continue Reading

• Building a Practical Information Security Program

  In this excerpt from chapter nine of Building a Practical Information Security Program, authors Jason Andress and Mark Leary discuss deploying a security compliance process.Continue Reading

• Is your IAM policy a roadmap to security or leading you off a cliff?

  Identity and access management, or IAM, has long been a crucial consideration in the formulation of corporate security strategy. IAM policy today must contend with a variety of major changes sweeping the world of IT. One of the latest is the spread ...Continue Reading

• Start redrawing your identity and access management roadmap

  Securing enterprise systems and information requires an IAM roadmap that helps you identify effective policy, technology and tools.Continue Reading

• Reviewing the threat intelligence features of VeriSign iDefense

  Expert Ed Tittel looks at VeriSign iDefense threat intelligence service for providing actionable, contextual data about today's top IT threats to organizations.Continue Reading