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Today we introduced a new dynamic content acceleration network enhancement feature designed to improve response times to the origin server by up to 30%. Clients using the Imperva content delivery network (CDN) service are now able to more fully leverage the high-quality connectivity between PoPs in the Imperva network. The enhancement translates to an even better experience for our clients’...

(Jan. 12 update:  Due to a data transfer error, some of the 2017 figures were incorrectly reported; this version of the blog has been corrected. This error did not affect our 2018 statistics, nor our conclusions.) As a web application firewall provider, part of our job at Imperva is to continually monitor for new security vulnerabilities. To do this, we use...

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We recently discovered that the latest version of Scapy, a powerful packet manipulation tool used by cybersecurity researchers and network engineers, is susceptible to a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability. Ironically, we found this vulnerability while researching ways to better detect and fight DDoS attacks. Written in the very popular Python coding language, Scapy uses a heuristic algorithm to determine...

Lessons from Gemalto's 2018 Breach Report #outlook a{ padding:0; } body{ width:100% !important; } .ReadMsgBody{ width:100%; } .ExternalClass{ width:100%; } body{ -webkit-text-size-adjust:none; } body{ margin:0; padding:0; } img{ border:0; height:auto; line-height:100%; outline:none; text-decoration:none; } table td{ border-collapse:collapse; } #backgroundTable{ height:100% !important; margin:0; padding:0; width:100% !important; } body,#backgroundTable{...

The privacy and security concerns associated with digital patient records make the healthcare industry one of the most regulated industries in the United States. Regulations such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act create a much higher standard of scrutiny than other verticals with regards...

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Let’s Encrypt had a great year in 2018. We’re now serving more than 150 million websites while maintaining a stellar security and compliance track record. Most importantly though, the Web went from 67% encrypted page loads to 77% in 2018, according to statistics from Mozilla. This is an incredible rate of change! We’d like to thank all of the people and...

Cybersecurity Is Everyone's Job #outlook a{ padding:0; } body{ width:100% !important; } .ReadMsgBody{ width:100%; } .ExternalClass{ width:100%; } body{ -webkit-text-size-adjust:none; } body{ margin:0; padding:0; } img{ border:0; height:auto; line-height:100%; outline:none; text-decoration:none; } table td{ border-collapse:collapse; } #backgroundTable{ height:100% !important; margin:0; padding:0; width:100% !important; } body,#backgroundTable{ background-color:#ffffff; }...

As CEO of Centrify, I have been writing about “CEO Fraud” — whereby scammers send emails that impersonate senior executives to obtain money or data — for well over three years now. I have blogged about it based on first-hand encounters, presented on it and the broader topic of “business email compromise” (BEC) at the 2016 RSA Conference, and was...