Intel has created an Automotive Security Review Board to perform audits and codify best practices for cybersecurity in the automobile industry in order to mitigate cyber risks among connected, next-generation cars. The company said Monday the board consists of security industry professionals with specializations in cyber-physical systems. “With the help of the ASRB, Intel can establish security best […] More

A new Intel Security report has found a 127 percent growth in ransomware samples between the second quarter of 2014 and 2015 due to the emergence of CryptoWall, CTB-Locker and other forms of malware that restrict access to computer systems. The McAfee Labs Threats Report says computer networks with MacAfee security software encountered at least 19.2 million infected […] More

Research and Markets has projected the global specialized threat analysis and protection market to reach a compound annual growth rate of 35.93 percent from 2014 through 2019. The market research firm said Friday that its new report gives insights into the global specialized threat analysis and protection market, covering the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, the […] More

A report by Mordor Intelligence predicts that the global critical infrastructure protection market will grow at an 8.5-percent compound annual growth rate from $80.5 billion last year to $131.33 billion in 2020. Mordor Intelligence said the growth will follow developments in smart grid technology, cloud computing and critical infrastructure technology amid the potential impact of cyber attacks or system […] More

A report by Intel Security (McAfee) and the Aspen Institute has outlined the cyber challenges facing North American and European technology and security professionals at critical infrastructure organizations amid recent major cyber attack incidents. The report indicated that while these professionals remain confident of their cyber defenses even as threats continue to be on the […] More

A TechNavio report released by ReportBuyer predicts that the global enterprise cybersecurity market will achieve a compound annual growth rate of 11.84 percent over a five-year period from 2015 to 2019. ReportBuyer said Monday the growth is due to the increase of cyber attacks resulting from higher Internet penetration and use of mobile devices and applications at […] More

A new MarketsandMarkets report predicts that the global threat intelligence security market will climb in value at a compound annual growth rate of 14.3 percent from $3 billion in 2015 to $5.9 billion in 2020. The market research firm said Wednesday the projected growth is due to the increasing number of cyber attacks and the corresponding […] More

A new MarketsandMarkets analysis projects the global market for threat intelligence to experience a compound annual growth rate of 14.3 percent through 2020 due to increasing incidents of cyber attacks. Threat monitoring, training, consulting and security intelligence systems and services will reach a market value of $5.9 billion over the next five years as commercial firms increase spending […] More

A new Technavio report says the global market for security services is poised to gain a 10.13 percent year-over-year growth from 2014 to 2019. Technavio analysts observed government and commercial organizations investing in security service offerings to prevent theft of enterprise information and unauthorized data access, ReportBuyer said Thursday. The research firm used revenue data […] More

Bill Kurtz takes care of federal sales as a vice president at EMC’s security division, RSA. He joined the Reston, Virginia-based company in 2013 from Intel Security (formerly McAfee until Intel’s acquisition in 2010), where he spent seven years as federal account manager and another six years managing a team of field account managers in […] More

Honeywell Process Solutions and Intel Security have agreed to combine their platforms in an effort to help commercial clients protect their data infrastructure and ‘Industrial Internet of Things’-based devices from malware and potential cyber attacks. The partnership covers the integration of Intel Security’s McAfee Application Whitelisting and McAfee Device Control offerings with Honeywell’s network security platform […] More

An Intel subsidiary and AlienVault have agreed to exchange cyber-related threat data in order to help enterprise customers avoid security breaches and hacks. Intel Security plans to leverage AlienVault’s  crowd-sourced Open Threat Exchange network in conjunction with Intel’s cloud-based Global Threat Intelligence platform to secure client systems, AlienVault said Tuesday. “Our goal for OTX is […] More