Security + Compliance

Securing Tomorrow. Today: Security Pro, Did You Know? (Episode 13)

Rampant growth of DDoS attacks in 2016

Neustar has published “DDoS & Cyber Security Insights,” an in-depth research report that provides statistical analysis of the distributed denial of services (DDoS) attack and mitigation data collected through Neustar SiteProtect. The report examines the growth of DDoS attacks during 2016, providing specific in-sight into multiple attack vectors, such as DNSSEC amplification and Internet-of-things (IoT) botnets.

Collaborate against the state: 2017 security predictions

  With state-sponsored hacking now a mainstay of the global threat landscape and cybercriminals pushing into new, powerful forms of ransomware, 2017 is shaping up to be a challenging year for the security community. By Adam Vincent, CEO, ThreatConnect.

Seven Security predictions for 2017

Security researchers at WatchGuard Technologies warn of ransomworms, IoT botnet zombies, civilian cyber cold war casualties and the use of AI in attacks in the next 12 months. 

2017 Predictions

By Jeff Kukowski, Chief Operating Officer, SecureAuth.

????Global Cyber Alliance appoints Troels Oerting as Chairman of the board

The Global Cyber Alliance (GCA), an international, non-profit organization focused on addressing systemic cyber risks, has appointed Troels Oerting, Group Chief Security Officer & Group Chief Information Security Officer of Barclays, as the 2017 Chairman of the Board. His one-year term begins on January 1, 2017.