Security News

DHS Seeks to Be More Active in Agencies' Cyber Defense
2017-10-03 19:33

Top Cybersecurity Official Tells Lawmakers Election Security Is His No. 1 PriorityA top Department of Homeland Security cybersecurity official says DHS is seeking to play a more active role in...

The Three Pillars of Hypothesis-Driven Threat Defense
2017-09-27 12:09

 There are two possible outcomes: if the result confirms the hypothesis, then you've made a measurement. If the result is contrary to the hypothesis, then you've made a discovery. read more

DMARC in Higher Education: A Formidable Defense Against Targeted Scams
2017-09-12 12:20

DMARC Can Be Effective in Defending Against Targeted Phishing Attacks And Student Loan Scams read more

EU Defense Ministers Put to Test in Mock Cyberattack (Security Week)
2017-09-08 12:58

A major cyberattack targets European Union military structures, with hackers using social media and "fake news" to spread confusion, and governments are left scrambling to respond as the crisis...

Researchers Devise Hopeful Defense Against Credential Spear Phishing Attacks (Security Week)
2017-09-05 12:07

Security Researchers Have Proposed a New and Effective Way to Detect Credential Spearphishing Attacks in the Enterprise read more

Turla APT Used WhiteBear Espionage Tools Against Defense Industry, Embassies (Threatpost)
2017-08-30 19:18

The Turla APT's WhiteBear toolset was used to attack defense organizations as recently as June, and diplomatic targets in Europe, Asia and South America during most of 2016.

Fraudulent Donations Lead to Disbanding of Hutchins Legal Defense Fund (Threatpost)
2017-08-28 20:59

A legal defense fund established to ease Marcus Hutchins’ attorney costs has been disbanded after a sizable number of fraudulent donations were discovered.

Locky Ransomware Variant Slips Past Some Defenses (Threatpost)
2017-08-16 21:41

Ransomware called IKARUSdilapidated is managing to slip into unsuspecting organizations as an unknown file.

Pulse Wave DDoS Attacks Disrupt Hybrid Defenses (Security Week)
2017-08-16 16:45

A new method of launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks dubbed “pulse wave” can be highly effective against organizations using “appliance first, cloud second” hybrid mitigation...

North Korea-Linked Hackers Target U.S. Defense Contractors (Security Week)
2017-08-14 14:51

The North Korea-linked cyber espionage group known as Lazarus is believed to be behind attacks targeting individuals involved with United States defense contractors, Palo Alto Networks reported on...