CSO Daily

Nov 02, 2018

State of cybercrime 2018: Security spending up, but so are the risks

IT and security management use more technology to defend against sophisticated hacker attacks, but still lag on security training. Read More ▶

Your Must-Read Stories

•	4 technology relics still plaguing the infosec world

•	Automating security at AWS: How Amazon Web Services operates with no SOC

•	Biggest data breach penalties for 2018

•	Cyber threats fueled by AI: Security's next big challenge

•	Why the best antivirus software isn't enough (and why you still need it)

4 technology relics still plaguing the infosec world

Understanding the issues of the past can help us be better equipped to deal with seemingly new issues in the present. Read More ▶

Automating security at AWS: How Amazon Web Services operates with no SOC

Amazon Web Services CISO Stephen Schmidt explains the company's recipe for combining security automation with ways to get management and staff to take security seriously. Read More ▶

Biggest data breach penalties for 2018

Hacks and data thefts, enabled by weak security, cover-ups or avoidable mistakes, have cost these eight companies a total of nearly $280 million and counting. Read More ▶

Cyber threats fueled by AI: Security's next big challenge

Security has always been an arms race. But the addition of AI is like jumping from tomahawks to Tomahawk missiles. Read More ▶

Why the best antivirus software isn't enough (and why you still need it)

Antivirus software can't keep up with new malware or variants of known malware, but it still plays a role in an overall endpoint protection strategy. Read More ▶

Editor's Picks

1.	10 essential enterprise security tools (and 11 nice-to-haves)
2.	7 best practices for negotiating ransomware payments
3.	Are long passphrases the answer to password problems?
4.	Bruce Schneier's Click Here to Kill Everybody reveals the looming cybersecurity crisis
5.	Cybercriminals are using blockchain to improve security. Should you?
6.	5 hard truths every CISO should know
7.	What it takes to be a security consultant

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