Author: Johnna Wise

Chris Kirsch, CEO of runZero, sits down with Dark Reading’sTerry Sweeney for a Fast Chat on the importance of asset discovery.

Scientists have created a hydrogel “using squid mantle and creative chemistry.” As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here.

During our research, we found that the Arlo Pro 4 is the best motion sensor security camera overall. We also found a budget pick that’s almost as good.

We recently learned that Alec Baldwin is being charged with involuntary manslaughter for his accidental shooting on a movie set. I don’t know the details of the case, nor the intricacies of the law, but I have a question about movie props. Why was an actual gun used on the set? And why were actual… Continue reading On Alec Baldwin’s Shooting

Beef up your main entrance with Main Door, one of the best security doors on the market. We review the toughest front doors to keep intruders out.

Two-thirds of employees would use a Mac at work if given the choice, and companies that fail to offer hardware options to their employees are making a mistake. That’s one of the inferences I see reprised in a report exploring Cisco’s approach to Mac deployment across its business that crossed my desk last week. Creative Strategies analyst Ben… Continue reading Cisco’s Mac choice scheme confirms Apple’s future in enterprise tech

The head of both US Cyber Command and the NSA, Gen. Paul Nakasone, broadly discussed that first organization’s offensive cyber operations during the runup to the 2022 midterm elections. He didn’t name names, of course: We did conduct operations persistently to make sure that our foreign adversaries couldn’t utilize infrastructure to impact us,” said Nakasone.… Continue reading US Cyber Command Operations During the 2022 Midterm Elections

On Dec. 23, 2022, KrebsOnSecurity alerted big-three consumer credit reporting bureau Experian that identity thieves had worked out how to bypass its security and access any consumer’s full credit report — armed with nothing more than a person’s name, address, date of birth, and Social Security number. Experian fixed the glitch, but remained silent about… Continue reading Experian Glitch Exposing Credit Files Lasted 47 Days

Our Alder Security review takes a close look at pricing, equipment, and customer service. Is it the right security system for you?

Apple this year is marking Data Privacy Week by working to educate iPhone users about the privacy protection tools they already have in hand, a move that has implications across any business that wants to maintain privacy. Data protection is the bedrock of business Data Privacy Week grew out of the Jan. 28, 2007 first convention… Continue reading Apple marks Data Privacy Week with in-store privacy training, more