The massive scale of the recent WannaCry ransomware attack has exposed some significant weaknesses in global IT systems, and we're likely to see more attacks leveraging similar techniques, and doing even more damage, security experts say.
Maria Korolov | 17 May | Read more
As more groups get into the denial-of-service attack business they're starting to get in each other's way, according to a report released this morning. That translates into a smaller average attack size.
Maria Korolov | 16 May | Read more
Online advertisers are losing billions to fraud, but one advertising network has successfully taken steps to clean up its platform. U.S. advertisers spent more $25 billion on programmatic online ads last year, meaning that about $8 billion is lost to fraud.
Maria Korolov | 11 May | Read more
The average amount of a ransomware demand has increased from $294 in 2015 to $1,077 last year, according to a new report by Symantec.
Maria Korolov | 04 May | Read more
As retailers and other businesses increase security measures to prevent the use of gift cards purchased with stolen credit card numbers, cyber criminals have been focusing on fraudulent gift cards, according to a report released this morning.
Maria Korolov | 03 May | Read more
Many companies have automated systems in place for preventing, detecting, and investigating security incidents, but automating the incident response and mitigation process for networks and endpoint devices has been a tougher nut to crack.
Maria Korolov | 03 May | Read more
The security automation industry is still in its infancy, with most vendors just a year or two old, but there are already some promising technologies that enterprises can put to use - if they have already laid the required ground work.
Maria Korolov | 02 May | Read more
The recent growth in the cyber insurance market is already improving security in some industry segments, and has the potential to do more -- if the industry is able to address its data problem
Maria Korolov | 01 May | Read more
The new release of the OWASP Top 10 list is out from the Open Web Application Security Project, and while most of it remains the same there are a couple of new additions, focusing on protections for web applications and APIs
Maria Korolov | 27 Apr | Read more
Verizon released its tenth annual breach report this morning, and cyberespionage and ransomware were the big gainers in 2016. Cyberspionage accounted for 21 percent of cases analyzed, up from 13 percent last year, and was the most common type of attack in the manufacturing, public sector, and education
Maria Korolov | 27 Apr | Read more
The current climate surrounding visas, immigrants and international travel will change the way some tech companies operate, and may harm US cybersecurity -- but there is also a chance that it will inspire more Americans to enter the profession.
Maria Korolov | 21 Apr | Read more
According to an end user security survey released this morning, 72 percent of employees are willing to share confidential information. In the financial services sector, the percentage was even higher -- 81 percent said they should share sensitive, confidential or regulated information.
Maria Korolov | 20 Apr | Read more
The most popular instant messaging platforms with cyber criminals are Skype, Jabber and ICQ, according to a new report released this morning. Meanwhile, consumer-grade platforms like AOL Instant Messenger and Yahoo IM have fallen out of favor, while newer, more secure consumer oriented platforms like Telegram and WhatsApp are also gaining popularity.
Maria Korolov | 19 Apr | Read more
Security professionals are feeling less pressure from management, less pressure to approve IT projects early, and are less worried about emerging technologies, according to a survey released this morning. But they are also putting more pressures on themselves.
Maria Korolov | 12 Apr | Read more
Last week's roll-back of FCC privacy regulations was good news for ISPs and marketers and bad news for privacy advocates. But the decision could also have an impact on enterprise cybersecurity, experts say
Maria Korolov | 11 Apr | Read more