IBM Security is giving its cloud-based cognitive technology Watson a new assignment: cybersecurity. The new Watson for Cyber Security is now in training at IBM to study the nuances of security research findings in order to more effectively discover patterns and hidden cyberattacks. IBM’s…

A cyberespionage group is using an advanced persistent threat technique that exploits an obscure Windows OS feature known as “hot patching” to cloak backdoors they have created in targeted systems and networks of government agencies and telecommunications companies in Asia and Southeast…

Where does the information security budget reside and who owns it? That's an ongoing debate as organizations allocate resources to protect critical assets in a dynamically changing technology and threat environment. In many organizations, chief information security officers report to the chief information…

Cybersecurity salaries continue to rise as organizations grapple with an increasing shortage of cyber talent. Given the current climate, job-hopping might seem like a way to earn more money in the short term. However, developing the necessary skills that are in demand…

Some days start out quiet—too quiet—for a cybersecurity analyst. Others, not so much. “We never know what is going to happen. A day can start out calm or start out on fire and very quickly go from one or another,” says Jim Treinen,…