Security Essentials

Microsoft Issues ‘Important’ Security Fix for Azure AD Connect Microsoft is warning customers of an “important” update to its Azure AD Connect service that could allow for an elevation of privilege attack against affected systems. Microsoft Issues...

NSA Advocates Data Sharing Framework Fighting attackers needs a new approach that leverages a public-private data sharing framework, enabling immediate and collective responses. NSA Advocates Data Sharing Framework

Average Cost of Breach Goes Down For the First Time Ever The good news is the cost of a data breach is down double-digits, the bad news the size and scope of breaches is creeping up. Average Cost of Breach Goes Down For the First Time Ever

NSA-Backed OpenC2.org Aims to Defend Systems at Machine Speed Security experts, vendors, business and the NSA are developing a standardized language that rather than autonomously understands threats, acts on them. NSA-Backed OpenC2.org Aims to...

Trump’s Cybersecurity Executive Order Under Fire Former AT&T CSO, Ed Amoroso, says government needs to shift from talk to action when it comes to cybersecurity. Trump’s Cybersecurity Executive Order Under Fire

Republican Data Broker Exposes 198M Voter Records Almost 200 million voter profiles culled by Republican data broker Deep Root Analytics were left exposed on an Amazon S3 server. Republican Data Broker Exposes 198M Voter Records