RSA Conference Topic: Endpoint Security
Lots of visibility and hype around next-generation endpoint security, suites, EDR, and services at the upcoming security show
Stories by Jon Oltsik
The RMS Titanic and cybersecurity
Famous shipwreck holds many lessons for the cybersecurity community
Facebook’s Threat Intelligence Sharing Potential
Data management, scale, and algorithmic strengths may give Facebook an advantage in the threat intelligence platform sharing platforms market
Board of directors will have a profound impact on cybersecurity
According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, corporate boards are getting much more involved in cybersecurity. What's driving this behavior? While the Target breach probably influenced this behavior, corporate boards now realize that cybersecurity has become a pervasive risk that could have an adverse impact on all businesses.
Big data security analytics mantra: Collect and analyze everything
In a recent research survey, ESG asked security professionals to identify the most important type of data for use in malware detection and analysis (note: I am an employee of ESG). The responses were as follows:
End users must be part of cybersecurity solutions
As the old infosec adage goes, "people are the weakest link in the cybersecurity chain." Clearly, enterprise security professionals agree with this statement. In a recent ESG research survey, enterprise security professionals were asked to identify the factors most responsible for successful malware attacks. It turns out that 58% point to "a lack of user knowledge about cybersecurity risks" – the most popular answer by far (note: I am an employee of ESG).
Endpoint security demands organizational changes
Pity endpoint security software. Venerable antivirus has gotten a bad reputation for being an ineffective commodity product. This situation is illustrated by some recently published ESG research (note: I am an employee of ESG). Security professionals working at enterprise organizations (i.e. more than 1,000 employees) were given a series of statements and asked whether they agreed or disagreed with each. The research revealed that: