Editorial

2015’s (cyber) seven – the most notorious data breach examples of the year
Editorial 2015’s (cyber) seven – the most notorious data breach examples of the year

This year has seen some major cyber-security breach cases that brought to the general attention the fact that nobody is generically safe. From private companies to government agencies, cyber-attacks threaten all entities that handle sensitive data. Taking into consideration the cyber-data black

Should cyber-crime be afraid of machine learning?
Editorial Should cyber-crime be afraid of machine learning?

Searching for the optimum cyber-security defense configuration lead to the idea of employing machine learning in this field. Enterprises and researchers have regrouped their strategies in the aftermath of each and every notorious breach and attack, only to realize that this move will have to repeat

User behavior analytics – a promising tool in enterprise security
Editorial User behavior analytics – a promising tool in enterprise security

Acting as a cyber-security defense line, user behavior analytics (UBA) consist of monitoring the human behavior patterns that emerge from interacting with an IT system, establishing the normal zone and identifying any anomalies that could signal vulnerabilities or threats. This behavior-focused

Wireless jamming, a DDoS attack – how vulnerable are we?
Editorial Wireless jamming, a DDoS attack – how vulnerable are we?

Wireless or radio frequency wireless jamming designates the intentional activity of disrupting radio signals in order to disable any transmission that uses radio waves to circulate data or commands to and from RF devices. When used for malicious purposes, this wireless jamming is actually a DDoS

What do you know on the Dark Web?
Editorial What do you know on the Dark Web?

Let’s open our Dark Web discussion with a question: just how much of the entire Internet would you think is accessible via the usual search engines? Take a wild guess. We have conducted our own mini-inquiry based on this question, and the answers we received ranged from 20 to 40 percent. Well, gu

Privacy versus Web analytics – the “do not track” issue
Editorial Privacy versus Web analytics – the “do not track” issue

On June 15, 2015 the Consumer Watchdog group from Santa Monica, CA addressed a petition to the FCC regarding the way “edge” providers honor the “do not track request”. By “edge providers” the group has in mind entities such as Google, Facebook, YouTube, Pandora, Netflix, or LinkedIn. The “do not tra

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