Cyber insurance market surging, but concerns remain

Security Digest Information security news and advice from TechTarget's network |August 14, 2019 FEATURED STORY Broadcom-Symantec deal troubles cybersecurity experts by Ed Scannell, Senior Executive Editor Broadcom laid down a $10.7 billion bet in buying Symantec's enterprise security software. While some are optimistic, security experts predict another Intel-McAfee deal. (SearchSecurity.com) Advertisement NEWS   Why cyber insurance policies are so 'ridiculously cheap' The cyber insurance market is growing rapidly and policies are incredibly inexpensive -- but experts at Black Hat 2019 had concerns about those low prices. (SearchSecurity.com)   Cyber criminal collaboration intensifies The level of cooperation between high-profile cyber threat groups has shifted up a gear, enabling a higher level of automation and making attribution more difficult, research shows. (ComputerWeekly.com)   Apple bug bounty expands to MacOS, offers $1 million iOS reward Apple announced an expansion of its bug bounty program at Black Hat 2019, including rewards for MacOS vulnerabilities and a $1 million reward for a zero-click iOS exploit. (SearchSecurity.com)   Black Hat 2019 brings out new security, protection offerings The 22nd Black Hat conference in Las Vegas brought together a slew of vendors in network and data security with a variety of security offerings to pitch. (SearchSecurity.com)   ICS security threats rising, targeting oil and gas facilities In its latest report on industrial control system threats, Dragos said it believes the first major 'destructive' ICS attack will likely occur at an oil and gas facility. (SearchSecurity.com)   'Dupe' there it is: SAML authentication bypass threatens Microsoft Micro Focus security researchers demonstrated a new technique, dubbed 'dupe key confusion,' which allows threat actors to bypass Microsoft's SAML token validation. (SearchSecurity.com)   Black Hat 2019 keynote: Software teams must own security In the keynote for Black Hat 2019, Square's Dino Dai Zovi emphasized security as a collaborative effort by all software teams that relies on communication, automation and feedback. (SearchSecurity.com)   Check Point finds RDP vulnerability jeopardizes Microsoft's Hyper-V Check Point revealed research at Black Hat that showed a previously disclosed vulnerability in Microsoft's remote desktop protocol affects the company's virtualization platform. (SearchSecurity.com) EXPERT ADVICE   Cybersecurity automation won't fix the skills gap alone Joan Pepin, CISO and vice president of operations at Auth0, says cybersecurity automation makes her job possible, but it can't replace the human talent her industry badly needs. (SearchSecurity.com)   Wireshark tutorial: How to use Wireshark to sniff network traffic Learn how to use the Wireshark packet analyzer to monitor network traffic, as well as how to use the Wireshark packet sniffer for network traffic analysis and inspection. (SearchSecurity.com)   4 necessary steps to evaluate public cloud security The Capital One hack raised questions about public cloud security. Take these four steps to ensure your data is protected. (SearchCloudSecurity.com)   5 enterprise patch management best practices It might not be the most exciting of responsibilities, but the value of enterprise patch management cannot be denied. Review these best practices to build a smooth patching process. (SearchSecurity.com)   Prevent ransomware attacks on cities in perimeterless networks City ransomware attacks are disruptive, annoying and potentially life-threatening. In increasingly mobile and perimeterless networks, how can municipalities prevent the risk? (SearchSecurity.com)   CEO on collaboration tool security, insider threats, skills gap Michael Coates, CEO and co-founder of cloud collaboration security platform Altitude Networks, speaks to industry trends and his transition from CISO to CEO. (SearchSecurity.com) About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from Security Digest, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget Security Media Group, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2019 TechTarget. All rights reserved.