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• April 24, 2018 24 Apr'18

  Akamai touts network perimeter security shifts, zero-trust model

  As network perimeter security grows less practical, Akamai talks at RSA Conference about moving beyond firewalls to improve authentication with a zero-trust model.

• April 23, 2018 23 Apr'18

  Women in cybersecurity discuss hiring, advice and being mentors

  A panel of women cybersecurity professionals at the RSA Conference discussed ways to find the best job candidates, the best advice they've received and how to be better mentors.

• April 20, 2018 20 Apr'18

  Government hacking tactics questioned at OURSA

  The ACLU's Jennifer Granick took government hacking to task at the OURSA Conference this week, calling out mass surveillance techniques and the limited scope of search warrants.

• April 20, 2018 20 Apr'18

  Keeper Security forms vulnerability disclosure program with Bugcrowd

  Following its controversial lawsuit against an Ars Technica security reporter, Keeper Security has teamed with Bugcrowd on a formal vulnerability disclosure program.

• April 20, 2018 20 Apr'18

  Another misconfigured Amazon S3 bucket exposes 48M records

  News roundup: A misconfigured Amazon S3 bucket led to the exposure of 48 million records collected by a private data analytics firm. Plus, PCI SSC updated its cloud guidelines, and more.

• April 20, 2018 20 Apr'18

  Experts describe how hacking back can be done right

  A panel of experts at the RSA Conference all expressed support for the idea of hacking back against threat actors, but each offered caveats in hopes of minimizing collateral damage.

• April 19, 2018 19 Apr'18

  CrowdStrike unveils Meltdown exploit in unusual fashion

  At RSA Conference 2018, CrowdStrike demonstrated a new Meltdown exploit that can harvest sensitive data such as passwords even on systems that are patched.

• April 19, 2018 19 Apr'18

  Moussouris: Bug bounty programs need to avoid jumping the shark

  Bug bounty programs may seem to offer salvation at a bargain price for securing networks and systems, but Katie Moussouris offers tips for avoiding major pitfalls.

• April 19, 2018 19 Apr'18

  Schneier talks cyber regulations, slams U.S. lawmakers

  Speaking at RSA Conference 2018, Bruce Schneier slammed U.S. lawmakers and Facebook in discussions on internet security regulations and technology policy.

• April 19, 2018 19 Apr'18

  Passive DNS techniques can reduce DNS abuse

  Presenting at RSAC 2018, Farsight Security's Merike Kaeo explains how defenders can adopt passive techniques to reduce DNS abuse and stop attacks before they happen.

• April 18, 2018 18 Apr'18

  Paul Kocher weighs in on Spectre flaws, vulnerability disclosure

  At RSA Conference 2018, Paul Kocher, who co-discovered the Spectre flaws, discussed the chip vulnerabilities and explained why disclosure and mitigation efforts were so troubled.

• April 18, 2018 18 Apr'18

  IBM's new AI toolbox is designed to protect AI systems

  IBM has made a new open source AI toolbox that's designed to provide practical defenses for real-world AI systems based on how threat actors can attack AI models.

• April 18, 2018 18 Apr'18

  IBM's Cindy Compert cooks up a batch of GDPR preparation

  GDPR preparation, with practical tips and recipes, was on the menu at RSAC 2018, as IBM CTO Cindy Compert offered practical advice for compliance with the EU privacy regulation.

• April 17, 2018 17 Apr'18

  FedRAMP security requirements put a premium on automation

  Matt Goodrich, director for the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, detailed FedRAMP security requirements and automation at RSA's Cloud Security Alliance Summit.

• April 17, 2018 17 Apr'18

  RSAC keynote speakers push teamwork, incremental improvements

  The RSAC keynote speakers pushed a unified idea of collaboration across public and private sectors, improved teamwork and the value of incremental improvements in cybersecurity.