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Steam cleaned of zero-day security holes after Valve turned off by bug bounty snub outrage
Security bod may be invited back into vuln reward program, Half-Life 3 still ain't happening Games giant Valve is attempting to make nice with the infosec bod who disclosed zero-day exploits for vulnerabilities in Steam after the corporation refused to pay out bug bounties for the flaws.…
As browser rivals block third-party tracking, Google pitches 'Privacy Sandbox' peace plan
Disclaimer: No advertisers were harmed in making this project On Thursday, Google reminded everyone who might have forgotten that "privacy is paramount to us" and announced an initiative called "Privacy Sandbox" that proposes paving over a few privacy pitfalls without suffocating its ad business.…

Cloud Services Require a Shift in Security Strategy August 23, 2019
End-user organizations have their security management tools, but so do cloud service providers, and that forces some hard questions about whose tools will be used to keep everything locked down, says Jesse Rothstein, CTO and Co-Founder of ExtraHop. And he makes the case that better data hygiene can help decrease the chances of a breach.
Regular User Training Most Effective Security Antidote August 23, 2019
Social engineering remains the top vulnerability organizations face because humans remain the easiest way to access networks or databases, says Stu Sjouwerman, Founder and CEO of KnowBe4. Regular training sessions coupled with creation of a "human firewall" remain the most effective protections against social engineering and phishing, he adds.
Analytics and Security Prove Effective Security Hybrid August 22, 2019
Against the backdrop of consolidation in the SIEM and SOAR sectors, infosec professionals are deploying some combination of analytics and security, according to Haiyan Song, Senior Vice President & General Manager of Security Markets for Splunk. Analytics helps organizations make better decisions and detect anomalies faster, she adds.