A new supplement to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 800-171 “Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Systems and Organizations” is on the way. The proposed supplement 800-171B adds 35 new requirements that go alongside the 110 controls in 800-171rev2.Supplement B applies to companies that receive controlled unclassified information (CUI) as part of […]
Security tips by Dave Malarky, CEO: Supercomputers
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Are you wasting money on this common cybersecurity investment?
A wasted investment is the last thing any organization needs, yet the cost of a cybersecurity solution doesn’t necessarily equate to value. Consider Security Information and Event Management, or SIEM tools for example. Dark Reading points out that the tool itself is not the key factor in the effectiveness – it must be properly configured […]
Could you have the same vulnerability that led to the Equifax breach?
Regardless of the size of your organization, it’s very likely that you could. Vulnerabilities including the bug reportedly responsible for Equifax’s data breach are still common elements of open-source systems used by developers for creation of business applications and web portals. While this saves time and money on the development side, unless they perform regular […]
Canada has a new cybersecurity strategy – does it impact you?
Do you do business with companies in Canada?A recent government survey showed that although 94% of Canadian business collect personal data from their customers, they still have a long way to go to in protecting it, with three quarters of the business executives and owners having never reviewed their responsibilities and one third not having […]
A10 CEO Lee Chen on CNBC: The Cybersecurity Cat and Mouse Game
The frequency, size and volume of cyberattacks will increase in 2018, said A10 Networks CEO Lee Chen during an appearance this week on CNBC.Expect more and larger hacking cases next year from CNBC.According to Chen, 2018 will see a rise in the amount of financially and politically motivated attacks and especially DDoS attacks. For example, […]