Mainframes are the definition of mission-critical for countless businesses. Mainframes can run 1.1 million transactions per second and are at the core of the technology strategies within the worldwide financial markets. In 2017, IBM launched a new mainframe capable of running 12 billion encrypted transactions a day. Why, despite the fact that …
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been on the lips of security professionals for a long time now – but in just over a month, it will become a reality. While it is easy to get stuck with reviewing the potential fines or setting up efficient security procedures to ensure compliance, many are still overlooking what is at the heart …
Experts from SANS presented the five most dangerous new cyber attack techniques in their annual RSA Conference 2018 keynote session in San Francisco, and shared their views on how they work, how they can be stopped or at least slowed, and how businesses and consumers can prepare. The five threats outlined are: 1. Repositories and cloud storage …
A new targeted surveillance app has been found and booted from Google Play. The app, named Dardesh, posed as a chat application and acted as a downloader for a second app that could spy on users. The Dardesh app was spotted and analyzed by Lookout researchers, who dubbed the malware family Desert Scorpion. How was the app delivered to targets? …
According to The Ponemon Institute’s report, “2018 Cost of Insider Threats: Global …
In this podcast recorded at RSA Conference 2018, Jerry Caponera, VP cyber risk strategy at …
Researchers at Check Point and CyberInt, have discovered a new generation of phishing kit that is readily available on the Dark Web. A posting on the Dark Net that advertises the [A]pache phishing kit Created by a cyber-criminal known as …
Unknown attackers have managed to steal approximately $150,000 in Ethereum from a number of MyEtherWallet (MEW) users, after having successfully redirected them to a phishing site posing as MyEtherWallet.com. The redirection was seamless, and …
It’s time to update your Mac and iOS-powered devices again: Apple has plugged four vulnerabilities, two of which could be exploited to execute arbitrary code if a user visits a malicious website. The two critical vulnerabilities …
A new study conducted by the Ponemon Institute shows increases in threats and awareness of threats to knowledge assets, as well as improvements in addressing those threats by the highest performing organizations. Awareness of the risk to …
Lastline’s Q4 2017 Malscape Monitor Report delivers previously unavailable trends and actionable insights into malicious behaviors and how threats unfold. The MIME types used to deliver malware varies across the three regions analyzed …
A survey conducted by LogicHub at RSA Conference 2018 identified 79 percent of respondents believe both human expertise and security automation is needed for a powerful security infrastructure to keep enterprises safe from breaches. Still, …
Lastline’s Q4 2017 Malscape Monitor Report delivers previously unavailable trends and actionable insights into malicious behaviors and how threats unfold. The MIME types used to deliver malware varies across the three regions analyzed …
In this podcast recorded at RSA Conference 2018, Jerry Caponera, VP cyber risk strategy at Nehemiah Security, offers some interesting thoughts on cyber risk assessment and disclosure requirements. Here’s a transcript of the podcast for your …
