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Expert insights: How to keep on top of the malware threat
Malware

Expert insights: How to keep on top of the malware threat

If you really want to keep on top of the malware threat then you need to embrace Threat Intelligence in the broadest sense.

By Davey Winder • 4 min read • Thu, 22nd Sep 2016
Snowden: 4 big security and privacy assumptions he undermined
Malware

Snowden: 4 big security and privacy assumptions he undermined

I want to discuss four significant security and privacy assumptions that Snowden's actions, and the resulting revelations, have undermined.

By Stephen Cobb • 9 min read • Tue, 20th Sep 2016
Why aren't executives taking cybersecurity seriously?
Virtualisation

Why aren't executives taking cybersecurity seriously?

Cybercrime is perhaps the most serious threat today, yet many executives still underestimate the risks that it poses to their organisation.

By Raymond Maisano • 5 min read • Tue, 13th Sep 2016
Measuring the high costs of web malware protection
Malware

Measuring the high costs of web malware protection

The costs of recovering from a ransomware or other cyberattack are well understood…but how much should an organization spend to prevent one?.

By Kowsik Guruswamy • 7 min read • Mon, 5th Sep 2016
Gartner on the five steps crucial to closing SaaS security gaps
Public Cloud

Gartner on the five steps crucial to closing SaaS security gaps

Business goals can be achieved only when the same security principles and governance being applied in-house are also applied to the public cloud.

By Susan Moore • 3 min read • Tue, 30th Aug 2016
Check Point says beware of the Trident Exploits on iOS
Malware

Check Point says beware of the Trident Exploits on iOS

UAE activist targeted by 'Trident' - a trio of zero-day iOS exploits enabling total device control, discovered by Toronto researchers.

By Research Team • 4 min read • Tue, 30th Aug 2016
Nemucod serves nasty package: Ransomware and ad-clickers
Malware

Nemucod serves nasty package: Ransomware and ad-clickers

Just last week ESET reported on Nemucod shifting away from ransomware and downloading the ad-clicking malware Kovter instead.

By Ondrej Kubovic • 2 min read • Mon, 22nd Aug 2016
Prevention vs Detect & Response or Of Fools and Novelty
Breach Prevention

Prevention vs Detect & Response or Of Fools and Novelty

There is one type of fool that believes that everything old is best, and the other type of fool that believes everything new is better.

By Oliver Rochford • 4 min read • Mon, 22nd Aug 2016
EXPERT INSIGHTS: Why every endpoint is a potential entry point
Endpoint Protection

EXPERT INSIGHTS: Why every endpoint is a potential entry point

Rising threats at every turn as enterprises face a surge in endpoint vulnerabilities; experts urge a multi-layered defence.

By Shin Fujikawa • 4 min read • Thu, 18th Aug 2016
Nemucod is back and serving an ad-clicking backdoor instead of ransomware
Malware

Nemucod is back and serving an ad-clicking backdoor instead of ransomware

The trojan downloader Nemucod is back with a new campaign. This time, it has changed the payload served to its victims – it's not ransomware.

By Ondrej Kubovič • 3 min read • Mon, 15th Aug 2016
Symantec: How Instagram accounts were hacked & altered to promote adult dating spam
Symantec

Symantec: How Instagram accounts were hacked & altered to promote adult dating spam

Symantec comments on the influx of fake Instagram profiles luring users to adult dating sites. Now Instagram's being hacked to promote adult spam.

By Satnam Narang • 3 min read • Mon, 15th Aug 2016
Old Facebook scam gets ready for new boost
Malware

Old Facebook scam gets ready for new boost

ESET researchers are warning about Facebook hoax scams that spread fake terror news to trick victims into disclosing their Facebook credentials.

By An Editor • 3 min read • Mon, 15th Aug 2016
Turning up the security heat on IoT: TRANE Comfortlink XL850
Internet of Things

Turning up the security heat on IoT: TRANE Comfortlink XL850

IoT is proving a minefield of security hazards. Trustwave researcher Jeff Kitson finds a problem with TRANE's Comfortlink XL850 thermostat.

By Jeff Kitson • 7 min read • Tue, 9th Aug 2016
How to staff your team across the security kill chain
Cybersecurity

How to staff your team across the security kill chain

Effective digital security needs people as well as technology. Most organisations are aware of the need to staff up to improve their security.

By Kane Lightowler • 4 min read • Mon, 8th Aug 2016
Afraid someone is misusing your webcam? Here's some tips for protection
Cybersecurity

Afraid someone is misusing your webcam? Here's some tips for protection

If you want to know which programs are using your webcam, or if you believe it is running despite the indicator light being off, here is a guide.

By Ondrej Kubovič • 2 min read • Mon, 8th Aug 2016
Firefighting, security and compliance - are they separate issues?
Cybersecurity

Firefighting, security and compliance - are they separate issues?

Sometimes a critical issue like a virus outbreak or a major systems malfunction, sometimes something as urgent as a VSIP.

By David Harley • 7 min read • Thu, 4th Aug 2016
Heard of Jackware? When connected cars meet ransomware
Malware

Heard of Jackware? When connected cars meet ransomware

I define jackware as malicious software that seeks to take control of a device, the purpose of which is not data processing or digital communications.

By Stephen Cobb • 6 min read • Tue, 2nd Aug 2016
PowerWare ransomware imitates locky malware family
Malware

PowerWare ransomware imitates locky malware family

PoshCoder has been encrypting files with PowerShell since 2014, and the new variant named PowerWare was reported in March 2016.

By Tyler Halfpop & Jacob Soo • 2 min read • Mon, 1st Aug 2016
Can you detect advanced threats with just Flows/IPFIX?
Firewalls

Can you detect advanced threats with just Flows/IPFIX?

Do we have enough data to detect an advanced threat? Let's have a discussion on the usefulness of netflow-type data.

By Anton Chuvakin • 3 min read • Mon, 1st Aug 2016