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Expert(s): November 30, 2020

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May 26, 2020

Industry Experts On Verizon DBiR 2020

Legacy, outside-in DevOps security is failing. A new approach is needed.

Web applications are a growing focus point for cyber criminals. Motivated by financial outcomes, they understand the value of the information exchanged and stored in web applications. The 2020 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) confirms that this is the case: 43% of data breaches are tied to web application vulnerabilities—which more than doubled year over year. Legacy, outside-in DevOps security is failing, and a new approach is needed that takes an inside-out approach.

David Kennefick, Solutions Architect, Edgescan

"Mac users are advised to update their operating systems and install an antivirus. "

Expert Commentary On 30,000 Macs Infected With New Silver Sparrow Malware

Lewis Jones, Threat Intelligence Analyst, Talion

"The Silver Sparrow malware comes with a mechanism to completely remove itself, which is usually utilised for high-stealth operations. "

Expert Commentary On 30,000 Macs Infected With New Silver Sparrow Malware

Amit Sharma, Security Engineer , Synopsys Software Integrity Group

"One of the most substantial security challenges organisations currently face is how to manage their legacy products. "

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Chris Ross, SVP, Barracuda Networks

"Combatting the issue from a business perspective requires an overhaul of cybersecurity policy. "

Response Comment: Half Of Businesses Suffered A Cyber-Attack In Last 12 Months

Jake Moore, Cybersecurity Specialist, ESET

"Password checking tools are an essential part of account security. "

Expert Reaction On Google’s Password Checkup Feature Expanding For Android Users

Satnam Narang, Senior Research Engineer, Tenable

"Despite the exclusivity of Clubhouse being available on an invite-only basis and limited to iOS devices. "

Security A Glaring Issue For Chatroom App Clubhouse After Conversations Were Breached

Simon Mullis, Director of Technical Account Management, Tanium

"Simple steps can be put in place by any company that experiences a data breach to ensure it doesn’t happen again. "

Parents Alerted To Nurserycam Security Breach – Experts Comments

Stephen Kapp, CTO and Founder, Cortex Insight

"Organisations would be well-advised to embrace secure-by-design practices to avoid similar incidents. "

Parents Alerted To Nurserycam Security Breach – Experts Comments

Jonathan Reiber, Senior Director of Cybersecurity Strategy and Policy, AttackIQ

"ATT&CK provides an inventory for adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures that any organization can adopt. "

Cybersecurity Expert Shares Top Takeaways Amid SolarWinds Hearing

Jake Moore, Cybersecurity Specialist, ESET

"Similar to when Zoom usage went through the roof, Clubhouse is experiencing a huge uptake and learning as it goes. "

Security A Glaring Issue For Chatroom App Clubhouse After Conversations Were Breached

Nick Emanuel, Senior Director of Product , Webroot

"Clubhouse is currently riding a wave of popularity. "

Security A Glaring Issue For Chatroom App Clubhouse After Conversations Were Breached

Greg Foss, Senior Cybersecurity Strategist, VMware Carbon Black

"For opportunistic cybercriminals, secondary extortion is the name of the game. "

Expert Comments On Secondary Extortion Attacks

David Stewart, CEO, CriticalBlue - Approov

"You can't keep scripts and bots out of your business. "

Security A Glaring Issue For Chatroom App Clubhouse After Conversations Were Breached

Saryu Nayyar, CEO, Gurucul

"Unfortunately, cybersecurity is an afterthought for many developers. "

Security A Glaring Issue For Chatroom App Clubhouse After Conversations Were Breached

Martin Jartelius, CSO , Outpost24

"It’s been a month from becoming aware of the breach to this wider disclosure, but it seems it’s been hard to establish who has been affected at all. "

Experts Reacted On Retail Giant Kroger Data Breach