Archive for December, 2015
Get real! Prioritize your security risks rationally
Look back at 2015’s most significant hacks and it’s difficult to imagine how the state of security could get worse. Lowlights included new attacks on industrial systems, an infection of Apple’s Xcode IDE, the devastating OPM breach, and a rash…
Top 15 security predictions for 2016
In putting a security spin on the holiday song, “It’s the most predictive time of the year.” Not that those in the industry — even the best informed — have an infallible crystal ball. It’s that being effective in an…
The most innovative and damaging hacks of 2015
Not a week went by in 2015 without a major data breach, significant attack campaign, or serious vulnerability report. Many of the incidents were the result of disabled security controls, implementation errors, or other basic security mistakes, highlighting how far…
10 amazing algorithms for the real world
Figuring out mysteries Image by Flickr Cyber technology couldn’t get by without algorithms to encrypt, analyze metadata, and find traffic anomalies, but they are used more and more widely in other fields. Here are 10 algorithms that perform functions as…
Search In Pics: Google Robot Reindeer, Star Wars Gifts & Dublin Office Gift Box
In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have and more. Google…
Relcy Founder Satapathy Says He Has Built A Better Mobile Search Engine
The founder of mobile search app Relcy, Rohit Satapathy, believes he has built a better mobile search engine. His focus is less on mobile web content, though that’s there, than “apps and actions.” Satapathy and his team for the past…
Locally Sourced: Search Engine Land’s Top 10 Local Search Columns Of 2015
What aspects of local SEO captured readers’ interest this year? From tactical guides to mistakes to avoid, here are the year’s most widely read local search columns. The post Locally Sourced: Search Engine Land’s Top 10 Local Search Columns Of…
Dear Santa: An SEO Wish List
‘Twas the day before Christmas, and here on the site, Patrick Stox reveals what SEOs want from Santa tonight! The post Dear Santa: An SEO Wish List appeared first on Search Engine Land. Please visit Search Engine Land for the…
Where’s Santa Claus? Your 2015 Guide To NORAD Tracks Santa & The Google Santa Tracker
Santa Claus is coming to town! Here’s how to keep track of his approach via the web, smartphone or even by making a voice call. The post Where’s Santa Claus? Your 2015 Guide To NORAD Tracks Santa & The Google…
Hyatt Hotels says payment-processing systems hit by malware
Hyatt Hotels has asked customers to review their payment card account statements closely, after it detected malware on the computers that run its payment-processing systems at locations it manages. The hotel chain did not provide more details on the breach,…