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Data Security and Cloud Computing

• white hat

  A white hat hacker is an individual who uses hacking skills to identify security vulnerabilities in hardware, software or networks. Continue Reading

• Containing ransomware outbreaks now a top infosec priority

  Prepping for and dealing with an outbreak of ransomware is the IT version of the flu shot. Learn how company systems and data from these potentially deadline infections. Continue Reading

• How are middleboxes affecting the TLS 1.3 release date?

  Despite fixing important security problems, the official TLS 1.3 release date keeps getting pushed back, in part due to failures in middlebox implementations. Continue Reading

• intrusion detection system (IDS)

  An intrusion detection system (IDS) is a system that monitors network traffic for suspicious activity and issues alerts when such activity is discovered. Continue Reading

• Are you next-gen secure? Defense-in-depth security key to IT

  The notion of a defensible security perimeter is outmoded, but that doesn't mean the goal of IT security is unattainable. Laying on defenses is what's needed now. Continue Reading

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  • cybersecurity
  • asymmetric cryptography (public key cryptography)
  • digital signature
  • Trojan horse (computing)

  • time-based one-time password (TOTP)
  • incident response
  • virus (computer virus)
  • phishing

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• security information and event management (SIEM)

  Security information and event management (SIEM) is an approach to security management that seeks to provide a holistic view of organization’s information technology (IT) security. Continue Reading

• Six questions to ask before buying enterprise MDM products

  Mobile device management can be a crucial part of enterprise security. Expert Matt Pascucci presents the key questions to ask when investigating MDM products.Continue Reading

• Understand the basics of mobile device management products

  Implementing MDM products has traditionally been the go-to answer for securing mobile devices, but with the role of mobile devices in the enterprise growing, admins need a more comprehensive security option.Continue Reading

• Stuxnet

  The Stuxnet worm is a rootkit exploit that targets supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems.Continue Reading

• polymorphic virus

  A polymorphic virus is a harmful, destructive or intrusive type of malware that can change or 'morph,' making it difficult to detect with antimalware programs.Continue Reading

• What is emotional data and what are the related privacy risks?

  SearchSecurity talks with UC Berkeley professor Steven Weber about the concept of emotional data, where it comes from and how it can potentially be used -- and abused.Continue Reading

• antimalware (anti-malware)

  Antimalware (anti-malware) is a type of software program designed to prevent, detect and remove malicious software (malware) on IT systems, as well as individual computing devices.Continue Reading

• A look at the key GDPR requirements and how to meet them

  Meeting the most important GDPR requirements is a great first step to compliance with the new regulation. Expert Steve Weil outlines how to get started on GDPR compliance.Continue Reading

• user behavior analytics (UBA)

  User behavior analytics (UBA) is a process in which security teams use monitoring tools to track, collect and assess the network activities of all individuals accessing those system to detect potentially malicious activity.Continue Reading

• Get great results from authenticated vulnerability scanning

  Here are five things you can do to successfully prepare and run authenticated vulnerability scanning and, in the end, achieve the most protection.Continue Reading