Cybersecurity staffing issues may be putting you at risk

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CSO Update Oct 25, 2016 Cybersecurity staffing issues may be putting you at risk Cybersecurity is a priority for most businesses, but many are finding a lack of available cybersecurity talent. But not being able to hire the right candidates is no excuse to ignore your security needs. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • REVIEW: BIO-key's plug-in fingerprint readers for Windows 10 computers • Friday's IoT-based DDoS attack has security experts worried • Frightening technology trends to worry about • 5 apps for encrypting and shredding files • Fasten your seatbelt in the IoT cybersecurity race • Bots may be trumping online polls White Paper: CDW Corporation 802.11AC Wave 2: Catching WI-FI's New Wave The 802.11ac standard significantly improves the performance and scalability of wireless networks compared with existing gear based on the older 802.11n standard. Read More ▶ REVIEW: BIO-key's plug-in fingerprint readers for Windows 10 computers BIO-key loaned me these three models for evaluation. I tested them on two notebooks: one running Windows 10 Home, and the other Windows 10 Pro. Find out the results. Read More ▶ Friday's IoT-based DDoS attack has security experts worried The cybersecurity attack that relied on connected devices, or the Internet of Things, was serious, unusual and historic. Read More ▶ Frightening technology trends to worry about With Halloween just around the corner, what better time to reflect on technology scares in their organization – and, just as importantly, how to combat them. Read More ▶ 5 apps for encrypting and shredding files If you want to protect sensitive data -- especially if you're sending it via email or via an online service -- one of these five encryption programs can help. Read More ▶ Fasten your seatbelt in the IoT cybersecurity race To address the magnitude of the problem, industry groups, vendors and government bodies need to start and accelerate developing a unified principle and framework around IoT security challenges, and outline the issues to pull in the best practices. Read More ▶ Bots may be trumping online polls Poll results are supposed to be driven by opinions, but marketers, politicians and others know opinions can be driven by polls. Hence the rising use of bots to skew perceptions in favor of a product, a celebrity or, at this time of year, a candidate. Read More ▶ Solution Center: Akamai Technologies Akamai Enterprise Web Security Solution Center Users expect the online experience to be always available and always secure - and for their personal and business assets to be safe. As more data and business processes move online, organizations are challenged to protect websites and infrastructure without sacrificing performance for security. Akamai brings content close to users by extending the security perimeter to the cloud to help protect against web and data center attacks. Read More ▶ Top 5 Stories 1. John McAfee: 'Iran hacked the DNC, and North Korea hacked DYN' 2. Taking down the internet: possible but how probable? 3. Free tool protects PCs from master boot record attacks 4. DNS provider Dyn gets DDoSed, takes out Twitter, GitHub and plenty others 5. DDoS knocks down DNS, data centers across the U.S. affected Editor's Picks 1. 15 hot, new security and privacy apps for Android and iOS 2. How to get creative with your penetration testing 3. 5 security bolstering strategies that won't break the bank 4. What's wrong with this picture? The NEW clean desk test 5. Inside an attack by the Syrian Electronic Army

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