Facebook slowly fine-tuning its popular ThreatExchange
Facebook’s ThreatExchange, which was unveiled this February, is apparently a hit with organizations, and they are vocal about the ways they believe it could be …
Cisco finds, removes more default SSH keys on its software
Cisco has pushed out security updates to address two vulnerabilities in its Web Security Virtual Appliance (WSAv), Email Security Virtual Appliance (ESAv), and Content …
How companies can regain consumer trust after a data breach
Americans have strong feelings about data breach notification, with 84 percent stating that the best way a company can regain their trust after a breach occurs is to notify …
Energy security pros: More competent, or just naive?
Energy security professionals are extremely confident in their ability to detect a cyberattack on critical systems, with 86 percent stating they could detect a breach in less …
How to survive a compliance audit
Ipswitch polled 313 IT professionals in United States with 59 percent noting that they were not fully prepared to undergo an audit. Additionally, 75 percent of respondents …
Expedia users targeted by phisher who gained access to their info
An unknown number of Expedia customers have been getting emails from the company, warning them about fraudulent emails or SMSes they might receive or might have already …
Nigerian scammers are stealing millions from businesses
When someone mentions advanced fee or romance scams most people immediately associate them with Nigerian scammers. But there is another type of scam that these fraudsters …
Samsung disables Windows Update, undermines the security of your devices
Another example of how vendors sometimes choose to improve usability to the detriment of user security has been recently discovered by security researcher and Microsoft MVP …
Hackers are spending a huge amount of resources targeting financial services
Websense revealed a high degree of specialization among criminals attacking financial services, a huge investment in the lure attack phase and the specific and anomalous …
Businesses know about POS security risks, but are they investing wisely?
The majority of organizations have increased their POS security budgets during the last two years, but many of them are still using and investing in outdated technologies, …
Three simple ways to prevent a data breach
With methods of cybercrime rapidly evolving, the number of headline-making data breaches continues to grow. Unfortunately, it has become clear that even advanced security …
Why a Dyre infection leads to more than just stolen banking credentials
“The Dyre/Dyreza information-stealer has without a doubt filled the vacuum generated by the 2014 and 2015 law enforcement takedowns of botnet infrastructure of several …