A fileless campaign is dropping the Astaroth info-stealer
Attackers are delivering the Astaroth info-stealing backdoor by leveraging a combination of fileless malware and “living off the land” techniques, …
What can financial institutions do to improve email security?
Financial institutions are in a fully-fledged war against data breaches. And rightly so – the finance sector is a frequent target of ransomware, phishing, and other malicious …
Cybersecurity should not be an afterthought within industrial environments
The basics of cyber security are still not being practized regularly and new cyber security risks are emerging as more and more untested technologies are integrated within the …
Most SMB devices run Windows versions that are expired or will expire by January 2020
There is a steady increase in attacks and changes in attack methods that target weaknesses in encryption, workload configuration, limited visibility into vulnerabilities and …
Are humans ready for AI to take control of digital security?
Just over a quarter (26%) of people in EMEA would prefer their cybersecurity to be managed by AI rather than a human, an online study conducted by Palo Alto Networks and …
Incident response at the speed of light: Cynet launches free offering for incident response service providers
More and more, organizations take the route of outsourcing incident response to Managed Security Service Providers. This trend is distinct regardless of the organization’s …
British Airways is facing £183 million fine for 2018 data breach
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) wants British Airways to pay a £183.39 million (nearly $230 million) fine for failing to protect personal and financial …
July Patch Tuesday forecast: Rules are changing for companies with custom applications
Every month I discuss the regular patches released for operating system or applications, but today I want to focus on some of the development components that are often …
Why identity is the foundation of security
Once upon a time, companies secured their valuable information by locking file cabinets and installing passwords and firewalls around databases and systems in office-based …
Experts weigh in on salient issues around emerging threats and security tech
RSA Conference unveiled expert insights into salient issues around emerging threats and security technologies. Based on industry observations and interactions with partners …
Insider attacks still far more difficult to detect and prevent than external cyber attacks
A recent survey conducted by Gurucul of more than 320 IT security experts, found that 15 percent of people said they would delete files or change passwords upon exiting a …
Most organizations plan to adopt new authentication solutions within two years
Enabling mobile device authentication with biometric-based access is the best approach to eliminate passwords, according to MobileIron. Percentage of respondents identifying …
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