October 2, 2019
Via: Dark ReadingAn unknown threat actor is targeting companies in the US petroleum industry with a sophisticated data-stealing remote access Trojan (RAT) that previously had been used in attacks against retail and hospitality organizations. Netskope says it observed a recent spike in […]
August 5, 2019
Via: Help Net SecurityThe worldwide public cloud services market grew 27.4% year over year in 2018 with revenues totaling nearly $183 billion, according to IDC. This growth rate, which is more than 4.5 times that of the IT industry overall, showed a modest […]
December 6, 2018
Via: TechRadarThe question-and-answer website Quora announced on Monday the company had suffered a major cyber attack, resulting in the names, email addresses, encrypted passwords, user account settings and IP addresses of 100 million of its customers to be compromised. It is […]
December 4, 2018
Via: Help Net SecurityHospital cybersecurity is a pressing problem with unique challenges and incalculable stakes. The healthcare industry’s accelerating adoption of sophisticated networks, connected devices, and digital records has revolutionized clinical operations and patient care but has also left modern hospitals acutely vulnerable […]
December 3, 2018
Via: Help Net SecurityOn September 8, 2018, Marriott received an alert from an internal security tool regarding an attempt to access the Starwood guest reservation database in the United States. Marriott engaged security experts to help determine what occurred. Marriott learned during the […]
Application security, Vulnerabilities
January 16, 2018
Via: Security WeekBlackBerry announced on Monday the launch of Jarvis, a new cybersecurity service designed to help companies in the automotive and other sectors find vulnerabilities in their software. Jarvis has been described by BlackBerry as a cloud-based static binary code analysis […]
December 6, 2017
Via: CSO OnlineI’ve written a lot about the cybersecurity skills shortage lately based upon data from a new research report titled, The Life and Times of Cybersecurity Professionals, a collaborative effort done by ESG and the information systems security association (ISSA). The […]
December 1, 2017
Via: CSO OnlineA few years ago, the cybersecurity industry adopted a new mindset that went something like this: Cybersecurity controls are not very effective. Therefore, sophisticated cyber adversaries can easily circumvent them, compromise networks, and execute data breaches. Hence, trying to prevent […]
October 30, 2017
Via: Dark ReadingWeb application compromise beats human error as the top data breach cause, putting finance companies at risk for larger attacks, according to a new study. Web application compromise has topped human error as the most common type of data breach […]
August 29, 2017
Via: Security WeekThe U.S. state and federal government’s cybersecurity standing is ranked 16th of 18 industry sectors in a new report. This is a very small improvement on last year’s comparable position, which was 18th out of 18; but it still paints […]
March 17, 2017
Via: Help Net SecurityA survey of over 19,000 cybersecurity professionals has revealed a chronic shortage of women working in the cybersecurity amid a widening skills gap, with women forming just 7% of the European cybersecurity workforce, according to (ISC)2’s charitable arm, the Center […]
March 7, 2017
Via: Dark ReadingIn the security industry, both buzzwords and the latest terms the industry has coined to describe a new technology or put a new spin on an old one also provide barometer-like clues of where the industry may be heading. What […]
February 23, 2017
Via: Hot for SecurityUS federal entities are trying to help energy companies improve their security strategies after a series of hacks of US companies intensified concern. The attacks followed one last year that lead to a blackout in Kiev and attacks in 2015 […]
January 5, 2017
Via: DataBreach TodayFor the second year in a row, the vast majority of health data breach victims were affected by hacker attacks in 2016, and the trend shows no signs of abating. “Hacking is just getting rolling in healthcare, or probably more […]
November 18, 2016
Via: Hot for SecuritySecurity researchers have regularly expressed concern across industries that manufacturers are particularly vulnerable to cyber threats, and now a study finally backs them up. After interviewing 35 manufacturing executives and analyzing 225 survey responses from industry executives, Deloitte discovered that […]
November 1, 2016
Via: DataBreach TodayThe online advertising industry is at an inflection point, and not just from falling ad rates, ad blockers and potential regulation. It’s facing a big security problem, and one that – like many internet-scale problems – will demand close industry […]
October 26, 2016
Via: Help Net SecurityThe top five emerging trends driving the global IT consulting services according to Technavio are: Adoption of environment-friendly technology Growing preference for remote working environments Increase in service offshoring Increase in market consolidation Rise in use of cloud-based IT infrastructure. […]
October 10, 2016
Via: Computer WeeklyThe information security industry is not approaching awareness in a way that has a positive effect on user behavior, according to independent cyber security consultant Jessica Barker. “The security industry is letting people down in raising awareness in a way […]
September 13, 2016
Via: Kaspersky BlogThe cyber-security industry has a fundamental insecurity: talent supply. Frost & Sullivan estimates that by the year 2020 the field of cyber-security will see a talent shortage of 1.5 million skilled employees despite the effort of education systems around the […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
May 12, 2016
Via: Help Net SecurityAs recently reported by The Register, a proof-of-concept PLC worm could spell disaster for the critical infrastructure by making attacks exponentially more difficult to detect and stop. Unfortunately, the proof of concept of a PLC worm is a viable scenario […]