“I’m working on it.” “We don’t have room in this year’s budget.” “Something else more important came up.” “Well, we’ve not been breached before…” “The risk of it happening is so small and it’s hard to quantify…” These are some of the most common excuses companies give for …
Trustwave researchers have uncovered a series of ingenious bank heists that cost several Eastern European and Russian banks up to $10 millions each, and they believe financial institutions in European, North American, Asian and Australian regions could be targeted with the same within the next year. The attackers’ modus operandi The …
In this month’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has included fixes for multiple critical memory corruption vulnerabilities in the Windows DNS client, which could be exploited by attackers to gain access to the target’s system. About the vulnerabilities The vulnerabilities, collectively identified as CVE-2017-11779, were discovered by …
Emails are a widely used means for third parties to tie your email address to your activities across the web, Princeton University researchers have discovered. The extent of email tracking Email tracking was originally aimed at allowing senders to know whether the recipient has read the sent email. Unfortunately, many third parties also …
Trustwave researchers have uncovered a series of ingenious bank heists that cost several …
Yesterday’s revelation that Equifax’s credit report assistance Web page was spotted …
CloudAI delivers advanced analytics that leverage artificial intelligence LogRhythm introduced CloudAI, an advanced cloud-based security analytics offering. Initially focused on extending and enhancing LogRhythm’s existing user and entity …
Code42 confirmed how critical it is for organizations to access and leverage endpoint data for additional uses above and beyond backup and recovery. Among 155 IT professionals and business decision-makers surveyed on the show floor at VMworld …
If breaches can’t be entirely blocked, what can IT professionals in higher education do to prevent these kinds of disaster scenarios? The GovEd team at Logicalis US says there are four important steps that will bolster college and …
Yesterday’s revelation that Equifax’s credit report assistance Web page was spotted redirecting visitors to malware resulted in the company temporarily disabling the page and starting an investigation. Once the investigation was …
DDoS attacks continue to be an effective means to distract and confuse security teams while inflicting serious damage on brands. Neustar discovered that brands experienced a 27 percent increase in the number of breaches per DDoS attack, despite …
There are currently more than 6,300 estimated dark web marketplaces selling ransomware, with more than 45,000 current product listings, according to new research by Carbon Black. The prices for do-it-yourself (DIY) ransomware ranges from $0.50 …
Yesterday’s revelation that Equifax’s credit report assistance Web page was spotted redirecting visitors to malware resulted in the company temporarily disabling the page and starting an investigation. Once the investigation was …
Corporate consulting giant Accenture left bucketloads of sensitive corporate and client data exposed online for anyone to access. Luckily for them, it seems that UpGuard director of cyber risk research Chris Vickery was the only one who stumbled …
