What is User and Entity Behavior Analytics? A Definition of UEBA, Benefits, How It Works, and More

Learn about user and entity behavior analytics (UEBA) in Data Protection 101, our series on the fundamentals of information security.

Healthcare Providers Still Paralyzed Following Allscripts Ransomware Attack

Allscripts, one of the larger electronic health records (EHR) vendors in the U.S., is continuing to grapple with a ransomware attack.

Aetna’s $18m Snail Mail Fail

The company will pay more than $18 million for exposing the identities of HIV sufferers in a mailing.

You Get Warrantless Surveillance! And You Get Warrantless Surveillance!

The US Senate reauthorized a controversial NSA surveillance program on Thursday.

How to Build a Security Operations Center (SOC): Peoples, Processes, and Technologies

18 security pros reveal the people, processes, and technologies required for building out a Security Operations Center (SOC).

What is Office 365 Data Loss Prevention? A Definition of Office 365 DLP, Benefits, and More

Learn about Office 365 Data Loss Prevention (DLP) in Data Protection 101, our series on the fundamentals of information security.

Mailchimp Fixes Flaw Found Leaking User Email Addresses

The service, which allows companies to send email newsletters, invitations and more, fixed an issue that could have leaked a user's email address.

Following Ransomware Attack Indiana Hospital Pays $55K to Unlock Data

A hospital paid 4 BTC (Bitcoin) - roughly $55,000 - to regain access to its computer systems over the weekend.

New Strain of Italian Android Spyware Can Record Audio, Steal Text Messages

An Italian firm may be behind a new strain of spyware, Skygofree, that can exfiltrate call records, text messages, audio, and more.

Microsoft Partners with Signal to Bring End-to-end Encrypted Messaging to Skype

Skype will soon join the likes of Facebook Messenger, Apple's iMessage, and WhatsApp by introducing end-to-end encryption, a method of communication that adds an extra layer to conversations by ensuring only the communicating users can read the messages.

Skype, Microsoft’s messaging service that boasts nearly 300 million months users, will take advantage of the Signal Protocol, a non-federated cryptographic protocol co-authored by Moxie Marlinspike, the founder of Open Whisper Systems, four years ago.