Security News

How Google is combatting coronavirus-related cyberthreats
2020-06-11 13:32

A blog post published Wednesday by Google explains what the company is doing to fight coronavirus-related attacks and what users can do to protect themselves as well. Implementing proactive monitoring for COVID-19-related malware and phishing emails, Google said that most of the observed threats are not new but are simply repackaged malicious campaigns designed to exploit all the attention on the coronavirus.

Endace and Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR enable accelerated forensics of cyberthreats
2020-06-03 01:15

Endace announced that the EndaceProbe Analytics Platform is now integrated with Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR, the industry's first extended security, orchestration, automation and response platform with native threat intel management that empowers security leaders with instant capabilities against threats across their entire enterprise. Through this integration, Endace and Cortex XSOAR provide customers with network packet capture from within Cortex XSOAR playbooks to enable accelerated, evidence-led, forensic investigation of cyberthreats.

GAO: Federal Data Centers Remain Vulnerable to Cyberthreats
2020-03-06 16:18

A drawback to these plans is that many of these facilities no longer classified as data centers remain vulnerable to cyberthreats, according to a Government Accountability Office audit released Thursday. The major concern that the GAO audit found is that these smaller facilities remain significant access points to federal IT infrastructures and without proper reporting and cybersecurity oversite, could provide vulnerable to a data breach or a larger-scale attack.

Sizing Up Cyberthreats to the 2020 Presidential Election
2020-03-02 19:03

Marcus Fowler of Darktrace on the Threat Landscape and the Security Roles for AI and MLMarcus Fowler of Darktrace discusses the 2020 U.S. presidential election cyberthreat landscape and the roles...

States Press for Federal Resources to Fight Cyberthreats
2020-02-12 20:18

State government officials from Michigan and Texas told a U.S. Senate committee on Tuesday that more federal resources are needed to help states combat cyberthreats, including ransomware. During the hearing, Senator Gary Peters of Michigan, the ranking Democratic committee member, noted at the hearing that while local and state governments are responsible for safeguarding elections and sensitive personal information, they don't always have the tools to defend against cyberthreats.

Congress Hears Warnings of Iranian Cyberthreats
2020-01-16 17:18

Iranian-led disinformation campaigns and other cyberthreats against the U.S. are likely to surge in the aftermath of Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani's death, security and political experts told the House Homeland Security Committee Wednesday. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, noted during his opening remarks that this geopolitical tension could have "Dire consequences" for U.S. homeland security and asked the experts testifying to help lawmakers better understand the potential cyberthreats from Iran and its proxies.

Report highlights nation-state cyberthreats facing SMBs in 2020
2019-12-03 18:01

An increasing number of US executives expressed concern about the prevalence of threats coming from foreign powers.

Smart TVs: The Cyberthreat Lurking in Your Living Room, Feds Warn
2019-12-02 15:33

TV takeover, privacy threats, botnet concerns and Wi-Fi network compromise are all big concerns when it comes to connected TVs.

Dive deep into the world of cyber attackers at the CyberThreat Summit
2019-10-01 06:00

Find everything you need to know to stay one step ahead with SANS next month Promo Hosted by the UK government’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and training specialist SANS Institute, the...

Arcserve and Sophos provide orgs with protection for backed up data against cyberthreats
2019-09-25 00:15

Arcserve, the world’s most experienced data protection provider, announced a global alliance with Sophos, a leader in network and endpoint security, to provide organizations with dedicated...