Maria Korolov
Contributing Writer
Maria Korolov has been covering emerging technology and emerging markets for the past twenty years. She has reported from Russia, India, and Afghanistan, and recently returned to the United States after running a news bureau in China for five years
Cybercrooks fight over DDoS attack resources
As more groups get into the denial-of-service attack business they're starting to get in each other's way, according to a report released this morning. That translates into a smaller average attack size.
Ad network takes steps to reduce fraud
Online advertisers are losing billions to fraud, but one advertising network has successfully taken steps to clean up its platform. U.S. advertisers spent more $25 billion on programmatic online ads last year, meaning that about $8...
Automated mitigation on endpoint devices and networks can be tricky
Many companies have automated systems in place for preventing, detecting, and investigating security incidents, but automating the incident response and mitigation process for networks and endpoint devices has been a tougher nut to...
How the insurance industry could change the game for security
The recent growth in the cyber insurance market is already improving security in some industry segments, and has the potential to do more -- if the industry is able to address its data problem
Cyberespionage, ransomware big gainers in new Verizon breach report
Verizon released its tenth annual breach report this morning, and cyberespionage and ransomware were the big gainers in 2016. Cyberspionage accounted for 21 percent of cases analyzed, up from 13 percent last year, and was the most...
Latest OWASP Top 10 looks at APIs, web apps
The new release of the OWASP Top 10 list is out from the Open Web Application Security Project, and while most of it remains the same there are a couple of new additions, focusing on protections for web applications and APIs
What it takes to become a data security strategist
Data security strategist is a fast-growing career, and one that will get even hotter as data from AI and IoT inititiatives pours into enterprises.
What it takes to become a security systems administrator
There are many more openings for security systems administrators than qualified applicants. That creates opportunities for IT professionals willing to get the training and certification.
Here's where to buy the Bitcoins to pay a ransom
Ransomware grew into a $1 billion industry last year, and ransom payments now account for nearly 10 percent of the entire Bitcoin economy. Avoiding becoming part of that statistic requires good endpoint security and effective backups....
After Amazon outage, HealthExpense worries about cloud lock-in
Financial services companies as popular targets of cybercriminals for the obvious reason -- they're where the money's at. And health care companies have medical records, which are very valuable on the black market since the...
Expert: NY breach report highlights third-party risk
New York reported a record high number of breaches last year, just after a new set of cybersecurity regulations went into effect in the state.
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