Is Your Big Data Vulnerable? The year 2017 started on a dramatic Hollywood-style note for a few database-service providers. In a series of events, some database became victim of ransomware. This raised questions about the security of cloud-based databases which has been the biggest drawback of cloud so far. MongoDB and Elasticsearch Fell Victim In what seemed to be a hacking … [Read more...] about Attackers Can Intercept Data From CouchDB and Hadoop Databases
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5 Security Tips for Protecting Your Company Blog
A blog is one of the most precious digital assets a company has in 2017. It provides SEO value, engages customers, and pushes site visitors through the conversion funnel. But a blog can also be a magnet for malicious behavior and external threats, which is why businesses really need to hunker down on blog security in the coming months. Heres How You Can Protect Your … [Read more...] about 5 Security Tips for Protecting Your Company Blog
Why We Need to Rethink Security for Wearable Tech
As ubiquitous computing continues to become the focal point of our daily lives, it is more important than ever to make decisions about the scope of data people unknowingly share. With wearable technology, users are enjoying the comfort that comes through ambient intelligence. However, they also risk potentially exposing their private data to nefarious actors. For example, a … [Read more...] about Why We Need to Rethink Security for Wearable Tech
5 Essential Protections Against Ecommerce Hackers
For the first time in history, shoppers are spending more money online than in brick-and-mortar retail stores. According to non-adjusted estimates from the U.S. Department of Commerce, online sales continue to show steady year-on-year growth - last years web sales were in excess of $342 billion, accounting for more than a third of the total retail sales growth that … [Read more...] about 5 Essential Protections Against Ecommerce Hackers
Are We Creating An Insecure Internet of Things (IoT)? Security Challenges and Concerns
The Internet of Things (IoT) has been an industry buzzword for years, but sluggish development and limited commercialization have led some industry watchers to start calling it the Internet of NoThings. Double puns aside, IoT development is in trouble. Aside from spawning geeky jokes unfit for most social occasions, the hype did not help; and, in fact, I believe it actually … [Read more...] about Are We Creating An Insecure Internet of Things (IoT)? Security Challenges and Concerns
