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Solarflare’s ‘Micro-Segmentation Security’ Puts the Firewall Inside the Data Center

Solarflare, well-established on Wall Street for its low latency networking trading platforms, is moving beyond the financial services industry with a general-purpose hardware server firewall that has some data ...Full Article

SoftBank Invests in Analytics-Based Cyber Startup

A huge investment by Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank Group in an up-and-coming cyber security startup leaves little doubt that enterprises are looking for ways to design more security features ...Full Article

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U.S.: Cybersecurity Must Go Beyond Passwords

If indeed we are operating in a "digital economy," standard security measures such as passwords are no longer sufficient to shield the underlying IT infrastructure from sophisticated hackers, asserts ...Full Article

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Covering Your Assets: Blockchain and Security

The combined market value of blockchain-based technologies, such as cryptocurrencies, is measured in the billions of US dollars. With cryptocurrency gaining legitimacy, it’s worth knowing what security measures are ...Full Article

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Machine Learning and Online Security in 2017

As companies increase their digital footprints, ‘identify and diagnose’ capabilities will not defend against the growing array of security threats, according to analysts at Gartner Group. Because the types ...Full Article

How Retailers Can Fend Off FlokiBot Malware

The holiday shopping season is upon us, and with increased retail activity there is a corresponding increase in security threats. While many are concerned with online shopping, in-store retail ...Full Article

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The New Cyber Security Minefield: A Proactive, Not Reactive, Approach

In 2016, the cyber landscape shifted dramatically – at least on the adversary side. In the last few months alone, we’ve seen hackers penetrate organizations from the DNC to ...Full Article

Cybersecurity Merger Combines Spycraft, Data

Aiming to augment its virtualized platform for cyber defense with what it calls an "intelligence-led approach" to cyber security, FireEye Inc. has completed its acquisition of privately-held iSight Partners, ...Full Article

IronNet, Founded by Ex-NSA Boss, Gains Funding

A cybersecurity startup with a wealth of insider knowledge and a plan to leverage high-performance computing along with advanced visualization techniques has attracted the attention of well-known investors. IronNet ...Full Article

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What Will We Do About the Cybersecurity Pearl Harbor?

When I first started to equate the massive and consequential breaches suffered during the recent past with multiple Pearl Harbors, a few people thought I was over dramatic and ...Full Article