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Computerworld Security Issues and Trends Jul 20, 2016 How to buy endpoint security products While there is no single endpoint security product that can suit all situations, endpoint configurations and IT requirements, there are a few key things to consider in your purchase. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Enterprise software developers continue to use flawed code in apps • Take these security books with you on vacation • Lessons security pros can learn from the networking team • Mobile ransomware jumps, blocking access to phones • Inside a phishing attack • Here's how secret voice commands could hijack your smartphone • The number of corporate users hit by crypto ransomware is skyrocketing • Think tanks mull Geneva Convention for cybercrime • 5 things you should know about password managers • The value of 'vintage' passwords to hackers • Safari 10 to turn off Flash by default • Cost of a data breach: $4M: Benefits of responding quickly: Priceless. White Paper: KPMG The Challenge of Governing Your Information Organizations must address how best to allocate scarce resources to protect and govern information. This question encapsulates the evolving dilemma of information governance. How should an organization protect and govern its information assets when the rate of data growth is estimated to be nearly 50 percent year-over-year? These growth rates present tremendous cost pressures. Read More ▶ Enterprise software developers continue to use flawed code in apps Companies that develop enterprise applications download over 200,000 open-source components on average every year -- and one in sixteen of those components has security vulnerabilities. Read More ▶ Take these security books with you on vacation Why spend your beach time this summer reading mystery novels when real world mysteries are swirling through the cyber sphere? These books have been recommended by your security peers. Read More ▶ Lessons security pros can learn from the networking team In truth, your security team has a lot to learn from the networking team about how to keep the whole organization running smoothly. We spoke to networking experts to find out what they most wanted security pros to know. Read More ▶ Mobile ransomware jumps, blocking access to phones Mobile ransomware is on the rise, with the infection rate skyrocketing, according to new research. Read More ▶ Inside a phishing attack Several weeks ago, a key member of the WatchGuard Technologies finance team was targeted by a spear phishing attempt. Find out what they did to track down the phisher. Read More ▶ Here's how secret voice commands could hijack your smartphone Researchers have found something new to worry about on the internet. It turns out that a muffled voice hidden in an innocuous YouTube video could issue commands to a nearby smartphone without you even knowing it. Read More ▶ The number of corporate users hit by crypto ransomware is skyrocketing The prevalence of ransomware programs, both those that encrypt data and those that don't, has exploded over the past two years, with companies being increasingly targeted. Read More ▶ Think tanks mull Geneva Convention for cybercrime A Geneva Convention on cyberwar: That's how a panel of experts proposes to deal with the growing threat to critical infrastructure posed by the possibility of cyberattack. Read More ▶ 5 things you should know about password managers New data breaches are coming to light almost weekly and they reveal a simple fact: many people still choose weak passwords and reuse them across multiple sites. Password managers offer a solution. Read More ▶ The value of 'vintage' passwords to hackers Hackers are starting to use older passwords stolen years ago to attack new services that you use every day. Read More ▶ Safari 10 to turn off Flash by default Apple is driving another nail in the coffin of Adobe Flash by no longer telling websites that offer both Flash and HTML5 that the plug-in is installed on users' Macs. Read More ▶ Cost of a data breach: $4M: Benefits of responding quickly: Priceless. The bad news is that data breaches are becoming more common. The worse news is that the cost they represent for companies is going through the roof. Read More ▶ White Paper: Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company 8 Best Practices to Protect Your Enterprise Network Mobile and IoT devices such as laptops, smartphones, and smart watches can now be found in most businesses, as users demand access to the corporate network from anywhere, anytime. Securing for BYOD is a conversation IT needs to have, but it doesn't have to be a painful one. Employ these 8 best practices to boost your network security and end those headaches for good. Read More ▶

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