The Last Watchdog

MAY 3, 2024

On January 15, 2002, Bill Gates issued his famous “ Trustworthy Computing ” (TC) company-wide memo, slamming the brakes on Windows Server 2003 development and temporarily redirecting his top engineers to emphasize security as a top priority. The common denominator is trust—critical then and now. I’ll keep watch and keep reporting.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 2, 2019

Interestingly, 61 percent of all SMBs and 79 percent of large SMBs believe cyberhackers have more sophisticated technology at their disposal than the SMBs’ own cybersecurity resources. “I The company got its start in 2002 in Gulf Breeze, Florida, as a two-man operation that set out to help small firms filter the early waves of email spam.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 17, 2023

To paraphrase a well-known movie from 2002, “SSE, it’s all about the PoPs.” Cloud changed the game in the 2010s and led the enterprise to move to an “internet as the WAN” for connectivity. As the internet is now the onramp for Cloud and SaaS-based applications/services, SSE and SASE will be the means to access them.

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IT Security Guru

JUNE 28, 2022

As cybercrime infects every facet of our daily lives, and technological advancements do little to stop the spread, many security professionals are turning to traditional solutions for a very modern problem. A conservative estimate from 2002 predicted that by 2005, cyber insurance would boast a global market worth $2.5

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 14, 2020

Today’s innovations and technologies provide tremendous opportunities for enterprises. Along with innovation and technology proliferation, new challenges that will shape business during 2020. In addition, malicious actors can and will adopt technologies such as AI and machine learning faster than security leaders can.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

As a leading VC, BVP offers budding companies plenty to consider, with a set of roadmaps and tools for today’s technologies and market complexities. Notable cybersecurity exits for the company include AVG Technologies, Cognitive Security, OpenDNS, and Carbon Black. AllegisCyber Capital. Evolution Equity Partners. EEP Investments.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2021

Started in 1987, the telecommunications provider has become a multinational technology whale. At just $42M, Huawei added HexaTier’s patented technology offering cloud-based databases (DBaaS) security via a reverse proxy on endpoints. IBM comes with a presence in 170 countries and is the second oldest vendor on our list.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 6, 2023

The port has remained Japan's largest since 2002. John Bambenek, Principal Threat Hunter at Netenrich, said: "Part of the reason technology is so cheap is because technology companies outsource the risks of using their products to their customers. The Internet is a free-fire zone were most organizations are simply unarmed."

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The Origins and History of the Dark Web IdentityIQ The dark web is a hidden part of the internet that cannot be accessed as easily. The dark web consists of websites and services that operate anonymously and aren’t accessible in the “public” part of the internet. The deep web is far and away the largest part of the internet.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

And because none of the major browser vendors had enough market share to “ embrace, extend and extinguish “, as Microsoft had attempted when Internet Explorer was dominant, everyone was forced to follow the same open standards. Everyone benefitted. The other candidates. Unfortunately, as good as it is, Firefox is on shaky ground.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The story is expertly conveyed by Liam Heylin of the Irish Examiner, which I summarize below: From Cork to Nigeria: Gang of cybercriminals caught out by their own technology . Lewis has lived in Ireland since 2002 and claims he had worked as a taxi driver prior to Covid and became involved in this scam out of desperation. .

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SC Magazine

MAY 24, 2021

“Within Coalition we are not lowering coverage limits…what we’re focusing on is better underwriting [and] using what we have in our technology tool belt to provide better products to the client.” . “That of course then increases the price, that’s how you get a hardening of a market,” said Lyle.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2022

The emergence of SD-WAN and SASE technologies bundled together has led many vendors to address both advanced routing and network security vendors for clients. Launched in 2002 and specializing in wireless networking , Aruba Networks’ success led to its acquisition by Hewlett-Packard in 2015. Cato Networks. Juniper Networks.

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ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

He said people would write out large text files and share these on bulletin boards “because there was no internet.” ” No internet, no online stores, so the most you could steal was free long distance phone calls, which you would need to contact different databases around the world. It will have social impact.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 23, 2021

When personnel rely on sandbox technology for security, collaboration, and more, there needs to be appropriate policies surrounding use. As malware adapts to more robust security, sandbox technology for anti-malware analysis will only become more important. Avast Internet Security. Comodo Internet Security. Trend Micro.

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The Security Ledger

OCTOBER 18, 2018

“In 2002 I had a phone, but I had a separate piece of plastic and metal that was a camera and another piece of plastic and metal that had my music on it.” “People weren’t aware of the threat,” nor were the threats as closely interwoven with individuals lives as they are today, he said. Progress…at a price.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 2, 2023

That, of course, was not all, but it is an example of how someone -- anyone on the internet -- can take a photo or blog post or Yelp review from social media, or some other seemingly random open source item and tie it back to a crime. Which then I could configure to get on the internet, you know.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 26, 2022

Vamosi: In 2002, I wrote an article for ZDNET titled “Jail Time is Not The Answer to Cyber Crime.” ” I wrote about the pending Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2002 (CSEA) and said: “ The problem with this legislation is that it's often very difficult to determine who is responsible for any given cybercrime.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 22, 2023

And these are threats that apply to every technology in various ways, they interact with the things we're putting together. It derives cleanly, from the key thing you trot from the point in the movie, to the point in the technology and if you do that, it comes together nicely. The technologies we use have a light side and a dark side.

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1903 — Wireless Telegraphy — During John Ambrose Fleming’s first public demonstration of Marconi’s “secure” wireless telegraphy technology, Nevil Maskelyne disrupts it by sending insulting Morse code messages discrediting the invention. 1988 — The Morris Worm — Robert Morris creates what would be known as the first worm on the Internet.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 21, 2023

” But the security community and other technology leaders have started raising the alarm, worried about the program’s potential to write malware and spread mis- and disinformation. Security pros of ChatGPT AI can be a powerful tool for cybersecurity and information technology professionals.

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