Highly organized disinformation campaigns and a vulnerable voting infrastructure are propelling the United States toward what may be the most problem-plagued election cycle in the nation’s history. That’s the inescapable conclusion based on views from a number of security experts and industry leaders who appeared at the RSA Conference on cybersecurity in San Francisco this past ...

It’s one thing to guard against a cyber break-in once a week or perhaps a few times a month. But what if there were millions of such attacks every minute of the day? This is the scale at which organizations such as FortiGuard Labs must operate, using technology and tools against some of the most ...

Capgemini Services SAS is helping its clients navigate waves of change in the cybersecurity industry. Whether it’s finding enough skilled people to hire for critical positions, dealing with the latest threat information, or weighing the use of artificial intelligence to protect systems, the firm’s global customer base has an ever-shifting number of factors to consider. ...

Even though the technology world has grown by leaps and bounds in the past decade, it can at times be a surprisingly small community of people. This is why a top executive at VMware Inc. and the chairman of Microsoft Corp. have much in common as both grapple with the issues surrounding tech security. Before ...

The life of a security analyst these days is certainly not easy, and Palo Alto Networks Inc. is seeking to change that situation. The cybersecurity firm introduced an extended security orchestration, automation and response platform this week to provide capabilities for security analysts to deal with threats across the enterprise. The new platform builds on ...

The Soviet revolutionary Leon Trotsky once declared, “You may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you.” And make no mistake about it, the current cybersecurity world is all about war. That became rapidly apparent after only the first two days of the annual RSA Conference in San Francisco this week, where attendees heard ...

Aside from surveys that show that Kubernetes adoption now stands at 86%, a true measure of the container orchestration tool’s popularity can be found in another metric: jobs. The online employment marketplace Indeed recently revealed that Kubernetes expertise is one of the top 10 fastest-rising tech skills on its site, and demand has grown 2,141% ...

When it comes to capturing economic well-being for U.S. households, the numbers are sobering. According to a survey by the Federal Reserve Board, 23% skipped medical treatment due to cost and 44% of adults could not cover a $400 emergency expenditure. To address this problem, a national non-profit fintech company called SaverLife leverages engaging technologies ...

Informatica LLC is in the business of helping customers navigate the demands of digital transformation, yet the company has experienced a major transformation itself. The data management firm launched Intelligent Cloud Services with artificial-intelligence features, transitioned to a subscription-only model, and developed strategic partnerships with major players, such as Microsoft Corp. and Amazon Web Services ...

While much of the cybersecurity world has focused on defending against threats and responding rapidly when intrusions occur, the rise of artificial intelligence and machine learning has opened a window into a new approach. What if cyber risk could be predicted and vulnerabilities prioritized and addressed across an organization before threats become real problems? This ...