IT managers can’t ignore endpoints because most cyberattacks start there
IT managers are more likely to catch cybercriminals on their organization’s servers and networks than anywhere else, according to the 7 Uncomfortable Truths of Endpoint …
Researchers unveil February 2019’s most wanted malware
Coinhive has once again led Check Point’s Global Threat Index for the 15th consecutive month, despite the announcement that its services have been shut down from March …
Hidden third-party tags could be leaving Fortune 100 companies at risk
Crownpeak found more than 1,700 tag redirectson websites belonging to companies in the Fortune 100. These hidden third-party tags leave the sites open to potential data …
Free decrypters for BigBobRoss ransomware released
Here’s some good news for users whose files have been encrypted by the BigBobRoss ransomware: both Avast and Emsisoft have released decrypters. How do you know that …
Webinar – DevSecOps at Hulu: When security and DevOps meet
While most DevOps manuals talk about how and why you should embed security into a company’s DevOps culture, the reality is that most security teams are built in a silo—and …
The impact of spear phishing on organizations and how to combat this growing threat
In this Help Net Security podcast, Scott Olson, the VP of Product Marketing at iovation, talks about the impact of spear phishing, and offers practical suggestions on how to …
How can healthcare organizations remedy their cybersecurity ailments?
Cybersecurity is a constant concern for healthcare organizations, and the previous 12 months have done little to quell anxieties. In 2017, the Department of Health and Human …
What can we expect of this March Patch Tuesday?
March is here and that means it was time for RSA Conference in San Francisco. I’ve been on the expo floor all week and I can tell you the worldwide security industry is …
Cybersecurity skills gap worsens, security teams are understaffed
As emerging technology and threat landscapes experience rapid transformation, the skillsets need to change as well. 80 percent of 336 IT security professionals Dimensional …
Week in review: Critical Chrome zero-day, TLS certs for sale on dark web, RSA Conference 2019
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: RSA Conference 2018 coverage Check out what you missed at the infosec event of the year. How …
Researchers create system that predicts vulnerability severity from tweets
To what extent do users’ opinions about threat severity expressed online align with expert judgments and can these opinions provide an early indicator to help prioritize …
Zero-day Chrome/Windows combo actively exploited in the wild
We now know why a number of Googlers made a point to urge users to implement the latest Chrome update as soon as possible: the vulnerability (CVE-2019-5786) is definitely …