New Tripwire report finds continuing corporate shortfalls on basic cyber hygiene

LAS VEGAS. A new report released here by security firm Tripwire found a disturbing assortment of shortcomings in how companies are performing cybersecurity basics, including poor “visibility” into their own systems, inadequate scanning and other issues.

“A lot of attention is going to artificial intelligence, machine learning – but a lot of companies are still struggling with the basics,” Tripwire vice president Tim Erlin said in an interview here during the Black Hat USA 2018 conference. “We’re hopeful that people...