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If you can’t detect a breach within 3 hours, your data is probably already gone
Distributed denial of service (DDoS) specialists can shut down an attack in 90 seconds once it’s detected – but if you take more than 3 hours to respond you’re likely to be compromised by a related attack in the meantime, warns a security expert who is seeing easy-to-source DDoS attacks becoming smokescreens for brazen data theft.
David Braue | 17 Oct | Read more
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As ransomware evolves, businesses are rapidly becoming favoured targets
Ransomware that targets specific businesses and spreads itself using worm-like techniques were game changers this year as ransomware authors shifted focus to the business community in attacks that now cost an average ransom of $US544 ($A684) per endpoint, new research has warned.
David Braue | 02 Sep | Read more
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Skilled bad actors use new pulse wave DDoS attacks to hit multiple targets
In a new type of DDoS attack, skilled bad actors use pulse wave DDoS assaults to exploit weaknesses in appliance-first hybrid mitigation solutions and pin down multiple targets.
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Insider wreaks havoc on company—after he resigns
A disgruntled former employee, used off-the-shelf tools to destroy files and cause mayhem for Navarro Security
Christopher Burgess | 11 Jul | Read more
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Advanced Russian attackers zero in on Mac users
Hackers once again use legit Apple Developer ID to sign malware for Mac computers.
Whitepapers about targeted attacks
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Securing DNS to Thwart Advanced Targeted Attacks and Reduce Data Breaches
This paper looks at the basics of DNS services, how they can be compromised, how to secure them more effectively and how an organization can actually use them as an asset to improve its security posture.