10 Physical Security Measures Every Organization Should Take
Every general computer networking class teaches the OSI and/or DoD networking models, and we all learn that everything begins at the bottom, with the physical level. Likewise, when it comes to IT security, physical security is the foundation for our overall strategy.
Dell Patches Vulnerability in Pre-installed SupportAssist Utility
Dell Patches Local Privilege Escalation in SupportAssist
Dell recently addressed a local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability in SupportAssist, a tool pre-installed on most of all new Dell devices running Windows.
The security issue resides in a kernel driver the tool loads, Bryan Alexander, the security researcher who discovered the issue, reveals. The Dell SupportAssist tool is mainly used to troubleshoot issues and offer support to both the user and Dell.
Is The Education System Keeping Women Out of Cybersecurity?
While the Gender Bias in Professions Remains Strong, There Are Indications That Factors Beyond Genuine Aptitude Are at Play
Despite the increasing cybersecurity skills shortage, projected by Frost & Sullivan to reach 1.8 million unfilled roles by 2020, we are yet to engage with the obvious solution. There is currently more interest in reducing vacancies using artificial intelligence (AI) and automation than in training youngsters to adopt the profession.
The Solution to the Cybersecurity Talent Gap is Inclusion
There is No One Definition of a Cybersecurity Professional and No One Path to Get There
Frost & Sullivan puts the cybersecurity workforce gap at 1.8 million by 2022, while Cybersecurity Ventures pegs it at 3.5 million by 2021. No matter how you measure it, the number of unfilled cybersecurity positions is big and it’s a problem we’ve been lamenting for years. The traditional approach to address the shortage has been to encourage more individuals to pursue technical and engineering degrees. But which individuals? And if you aren’t “technical” does that mean there’s no room for you in cybersecurity? If we think more broadly about the type of talent we need and how to build even better security teams, we’ll see that the solution to the workforce gap is through inclusion.
Why Email Security Matters
EMAIL: THE MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
Email is “the” critical business service, showing strong growth worldwide. According to Radicati’s 2017 – 2021 Email Statistics Report, there were 6.3 billion email accounts in 2017, and it is forecasted to grow to over 7.7 billion accounts by the end of 2021.