Facebook's Libra Cryptocurrency Prompts Privacy Backlash

Scott Ferguson • June 19, 2019

With Facebook now officially preparing to launch its own cryptocurrency, Libra, in 2020, the social media giant is facing a privacy and security backlash both in the U.S. and Europe. Lawmakers and regulators are raising concerns about the offering based on the company's poor history of protecting user data.

Cybercrime

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Cyberwarfare / Nation-state attacks

22 State Attorneys General Seek Election Security Help

Scott Ferguson • June 19, 2019

A group of 22 state attorneys general, mainly from Democratic-leaning states, are demanding Congress offer local officials more support - including grants and equipment standards - to improve election infrastructure security in the run-up to the 2020 presidential contest.

Cybercrime

AMCA Bankruptcy Filing in Wake of Breach Reveals Impact

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee • June 19, 2019

The parent company of American Medical Collection Agency has filed for bankruptcy in the wake of a data breach affecting millions of patients. The filing provides an inside look at the "cascade of events" and financial havoc wreaked by a security incident.

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

Step Away From the Artificial Intelligence

Mathew J. Schwartz • June 19, 2019

Why does everyone keep mislabeling machine learning - a proven technique for helping organizations to improve their security posture - as artificial intelligence? "I'm so tired of the AI buzzword bingo," says John Matthews, CIO of ExtraHop Networks.

Governance

Cisco on Cybersecurity: Targeting Optimal Protection

Mathew J. Schwartz • June 19, 2019

Defending organizations against attackers is more challenging than ever. "The complexity and sophistication of the threats has increased," says Cisco's Mark Weir. "What we're seeing a lot of at the moment as well is intellectual property theft."

Advanced SOC Operations / CSOC

Network Security Policy Management: Seeking Visibility

Mathew J. Schwartz • June 19, 2019

Visibility, or a lack thereof, continues to challenge organizations as they attempt to protect their businesses by knowing which systems, applications and data they have, says AlgoSec's Jeffrey Starr. He discusses how centralized visibility, control and automation can help.

Security Operations

The State of the SOC

Nick Holland • June 19, 2019

Managing a security operations center is fraught with challenges, says Stephen Moore of Exabeam, who outlines the findings of a new "State of the SOC" report.

Application Security

Cloud and Container Adoption: The Visibility Imperative

Mathew J. Schwartz • June 19, 2019

As organizations pursue digital transformation initiatives backed by new application deployment techniques, they must ensure that security, operations and development teams fully coordinate, says Marco Rottigni of Qualys.

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

How to Block Advanced Threats

Mathew J. Schwartz • June 19, 2019

After years of organizations being stuck in a reactive security posture, proactive prevention is finally possible thanks to machine learning backed by AI math models, says BlackBerry Cylance's John McClurg.

Endpoint Security

How IT, OT Teams Can Collaborate

Nick Holland • June 19, 2019

How can IT and OT teams collaborate to address urgent cybersecurity issues? Kim Legelis of Nozomi Networks offers insights.

Incident & Breach Response

Are You APT-Ready? The Role of Breach and Attack Simulation

Mathew J. Schwartz • June 18, 2019

With the volume of data breaches and cyberattacks continuing to rise, organizations are increasingly relying on breach and attack simulation tools to provide more consistent and automated validation of controls, says Cymulate's Tim Ager.

Cybercrime

Protecting Against Automated Attacks

Nick Holland • June 18, 2019

Dan Woods, vice president of the Shape Intelligence Center at Shape Security, outlines what enterprises can do to protect themselves against automated attacks.