Security

Cisco Talos: Spam at levels not seen since 2010

Blame largely falls at the cyber-doorstep of Necurs botnet

How to protect your mission-critical information

A new report by the Information Security Forum (ISF) outlines the steps you can take to determine your mission-critical information assets &and create customized plans for protecting them.

3D printers hackable via smartphone

Researchers say a smartphone’s built-in sensors can capture electromagnetic energy and sound emanating from a 3D printer, allowing hackers to steal intellectual property and replicate the item being printed

Security challenge: Wearing multiple hats in IT

Handling both security and IT duties involves a daily balancing act for the resource-constrained IT organizations that must take this approach. But along with the challenges, there can also be benefits.

Navigating the muddy waters of enterprise infosec

Information security finally has executives’ attention, but aligning with business needs is still challenging.

How flexible should your infosec model be?

Organizations need to stay on top of a fast-shifting threat landscape by updating their security policies — without badgering users into a state of noncompliance.

Download our report: IT Security’s Looming Tipping Point

Five social engineering scams employees still fall for

Why (and when) outsourcing security makes sense

Offloading security strategy and day-to-day operations to a managed security service provider can free up IT resources. But be prepared: It’s not an entirely hands-off proposition.

Cisco CEO Robbins: Wait til you see what’s in our innovation pipeline