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Cyber-crime, Malware

New Malware Campaign Targets US Petroleum Companies

October 2, 2019

Via: Dark Reading

An 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 […]


Cloud security, Security

Public cloud data continues to grow, headed toward $500 billion by 2023

August 5, 2019

Via: Help Net Security

The 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 […]


Network security

Quora data breach: The industry reacts

December 6, 2018

Via: TechRadar

The 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 […]


Network security

Why hospitals are the next frontier of cybersecurity

December 4, 2018

Via: Help Net Security

Hospital 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 […]


Hacker

Industry reactions to the enormous Marriott data breach

December 3, 2018

Via: Help Net Security

On 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

BlackBerry Launches Security Product for Automotive, Other Industries

January 16, 2018

Via: Security Week

BlackBerry 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 […]


Network security

Cybersecurity professionals aren’t keeping up with training

December 6, 2017

Via: CSO Online

I’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 […]


Network security

2018: The year of advanced threat prevention

December 1, 2017

Via: CSO Online

A 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 […]


Network security

Web Attacks Spike in Financial Industry

October 30, 2017

Via: Dark Reading

Web 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 […]


Network security

U.S. Government Cybersecurity Ranks 16th Out of 18 Industry Sectors

August 29, 2017

Via: Security Week

The 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 […]


Cyber warfare

There’s a chronic shortage of women in information security

March 17, 2017

Via: Help Net Security

A 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 […]


Virus & Malware

7 Hot Security Terms (and Buzzwords) to Know

March 7, 2017

Via: Dark Reading

In 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 […]


Network security

NIST issues suggestions to fight off cyberattacks on utility industry

February 23, 2017

Via: Hot for Security

US 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 […]


Hacker, Malware

Analysis: 2016 Health Data Breaches, and What’s Ahead

January 5, 2017

Via: DataBreach Today

For 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 […]


Vulnerabilities

Manufacturing industry most exposed to cyber threats, Deloitte says

November 18, 2016

Via: Hot for Security

Security 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 […]


Virus & Malware

Online Ad Industry Threatened by Security Issues

November 1, 2016

Via: DataBreach Today

The 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 […]


Threats & Malware

Five emerging trends impacting the IT consulting services market

October 26, 2016

Via: Help Net Security

The 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. […]


Cyber warfare

Security industry failing users, says behaviour expert

October 10, 2016

Via: Computer Weekly

The 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 […]


Cyber warfare

Futureproofing cybersecurity

September 13, 2016

Via: Kaspersky Blog

The 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

It’s time to get serious about ICS cybersecurity

May 12, 2016

Via: Help Net Security

As 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 […]