May 9, 2019
Via: Help Net SecurityThere is a dramatic increase in IoT-related data breaches specifically due to an unsecured IoT device or application since 2017 – from 15 percent to 26 percent – and the results might actually be greater because most organizations are not […]
May 6, 2019
Via: Security AffairsSecurity experts at Proofpoint warn of the resurfacing of the Retefe banking Trojan that implements new techniques to avoid detection. The Retefe banking Trojan resurfaces in that threat landscape and implements new techniques to avoid detection. The new variant resurfaced […]
Data loss, Malware, Mobile, Privacy protection, Threats & Malware
April 30, 2019
Via: Help Net Security22% of a company’s folders are accessible, on average, to every employee, according to the new report from the Varonis Data Lab, which analyzed more than 54 billion files. The report shines a light on security issues that put organizations […]
Cyber-crime, Email security, Phishing, Security
April 24, 2019
Via: Help Net SecurityWorkers in R&D/Engineering are the most heavily targeted group of employees within organizations, a new Proofpoint report says, and lower-level employees are at a higher risk of email-borne cyber threats than higher-level management roles and executives. Who is being attacked? […]
April 17, 2019
Via: Threat PostOracle is urging customers to patch critical vulnerabilities in its products as part of its massive April update, which fixes a whopping 297 flaws. Of those flaws, 53 vulnerabilities in Oracle products had a CVSS score of 9.0 or higher, […]
April 15, 2019
Via: Help Net SecurityAlmost three quarters of the 650+ international IT professionals Gurucul canvassed said they are vulnerable to insider threats, and ranked user error (39%) and malicious insiders (35%) ahead of account compromise (26%) as their leading concern. Small enterprises reported being […]
April 8, 2019
Via: Help Net SecurityManufacturing networks still running outdated technology could risk their intellectual property and production processes. The Trend Micro report, Securing Smart Factories: Threats to Manufacturing Environments in the Era of Industry 4.0, outlines the security dimension of a new era for […]
Access control, Cloud security
March 21, 2019
Via: Help Net Security91 percent of IT and security professionals feel vulnerable to insider threats, and 75 percent believe the biggest risks lie in cloud applications like popular file storage and email solutions such as Google Drive, Gmail, Dropbox and more. “The rise […]
March 21, 2019
Via: Security IntelligenceRemember the Love Bug virus? Security veterans will remember that, nearly 20 years ago, the computer worm also known as ILOVEYOU spread like wildfire across email systems and networks because we believed it was a legitimate email from someone we […]
March 18, 2019
Via: Help Net SecurityIn the past year or so, many cybercriminals have turned to cryptojacking as an easier and more low-key approach for “earning” money. While the value of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Monero has been declining for a while now and Coinhive, […]
March 10, 2019
Via: James HughesMobile Threat Defense (MTD), Mobile Threat Management (MTM), Mobile Threat Prevention (MTP)—regardless of the exact terminology, these all lead to the same concern: securing mobile devices. The highly digital world we live in has fundamentally changed the way we work. […]
Cloud security, Network security
March 1, 2019
Via: Dark ReadingMicrosoft debuted two new security services: Azure Sentinel, a cloud-native security information and event management (SIEM) system, and Microsoft Threat Experts, a service through which security operations teams can leverage expertise from Microsoft’s experts. The two services arrive at a […]
Malware, Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
February 25, 2019
Via: Security AffairsA new piece of ransomware called B0r0nt0K appeared in the threat landscape, it is targeting web sites and demanding a 20 bitcoin ransom to the victims (roughly $75,000). This B0r0nt0K ransomware infects both Linux and Windows servers. The news was […]
Cyber warfare, Network security
February 5, 2019
Via: Security IntelligenceWhen a client asked me to help build a cyberthreat intelligence program recently, I jumped at the opportunity to try something new and challenging. To begin, I set about looking for some rudimentary templates with a good outline for building […]
January 28, 2019
Via: Help Net SecurityAs anyone in the network security world will tell you, it is an extremely intense and stressful job to protect the corporate network from ever-evolving security threats. For a security team, a 99 percent success rate is still a complete […]
Application security, Network security
January 15, 2019
Via: Help Net SecurityWith one year to go until Microsoft ends support for its ten-year-old operating system Windows 7, as many as 43% of enterprises are still running the outdated platform. Kollective’s research found that nearly a fifth (17%) of IT departments don’t […]
December 21, 2018
Via: Security IntelligenceThe year has very nearly come and gone, and some fads that we saw throughout 2018 are going with it. Fidget spinners are collecting dust in cubicles, the mannequin challenge is something only seen in department stores, and the Nae […]
Malware, Phishing, Vulnerabilities
December 20, 2018
Via: Security IntelligenceTaking a look back at 2018, it amazes me that the cybercrime threat landscape continues to top itself year after year. Over the past year, we’ve seen historic breaches, the discovery of large-scale vulnerabilities, the emergence of the trust economy […]
Network security, Threats & Malware
December 13, 2018
Via: Dark ReadingMcAfee finds malware associated with ‘Operation Sharpshooter’ on systems belonging to at least 87 organizations. A cyberthreat group using malware tied to the Sony Pictures hack of late 2014 is attacking nuclear, defense, energy, and financial companies in what appears […]
Network security, Privacy protection
December 5, 2018
Via: Dark ReadingNearly one in three computers was hit with a malware attack this year, and ransomware and backdoors continue to pose a risk. Backdoor and ransomware detections increased 44% and 43%, respectively, in 2018, the same year nearly 30% of computers […]
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