Security News

When it Comes to Threat Intelligence, a Multi-Vendor Strategy is Needed
2020-10-26 11:08

The purpose of threat intelligence is to collect data from a variety of sources outside of the organization's perimeters and generate intelligence on what is happening "Out there", enriching the organization's security operations. Threat intelligence provides visibility that extends beyond the organization's perimeters - and this visibility is based on the vendor's coverage on intelligence sources.

Securonix and Opora deliver automated action to prevent adversary attacks and contain threats
2020-10-26 00:00

Securonix announced it signed an OEM agreement with Opora, a next-generation cybersecurity provider that uses pre-attack adversary behavior analytics to protect organizations from emerging threats. The partnership provides customers Securonix Adversary Behavior Analytics, an advanced capability that helps organizations protect mission critical assets by monitoring adversary behavior and delivering automated, preemptive actions that prevent attacks and help contain adversary threats.

Microsoft, MITRE Release Adversarial Machine Learning Threat Matrix
2020-10-23 14:56

Microsoft and MITRE, in collaboration with a dozen other organizations, have developed a framework designed to help identify, respond to, and remediate attacks targeting machine learning systems. The Adversarial ML Threat Matrix, which Microsoft has released in collaboration with MITRE, IBM, NVIDIA, Airbus, Bosch, Deep Instinct, Two Six Labs, Cardiff University, the University of Toronto, PricewaterhouseCoopers, the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, and the Berryville Institute of Machine Learning, is an industry-focused open framework that aims to address this issue.

Source Defense’s client-side platform protects online businesses from data-stealing threats
2020-10-23 02:00

Source Defense announced its new offering of Website in Page Protection, as well as product enhancements and performance improvements to the VICE sandboxing technology within the Source Defense Platform. The Source Defense Platform protects online businesses and their customers from automated attacks and client-side threats, and improves operational efficiency.

Exploring the prolific threats influencing the cyber landscape
2020-10-22 04:00

Some of the world's most skilled nation-state cyber adversaries and notorious ransomware gangs are deploying an arsenal of new open-sourced tools, actively exploiting corporate email systems and using online extortion to scare victims into paying ransoms, according to a report from Accenture. The report examines the tactics, techniques and procedures employed by some of the most sophisticated cyber adversaries and explores how cyber incidents could evolve over the next year.

Sweden Bans Huawei, ZTE From 5G, Calls China Biggest Threat
2020-10-21 08:18

Sweden is banning Chinese tech companies Huawei and ZTE from building new high-speed wireless networks after a top security official called China one of the country's biggest threats. The Swedish telecom regulator said Tuesday that four wireless carriers bidding for frequencies in an upcoming spectrum auction for the new 5G networks must not use equipment from Huawei or ZTE. Wireless carriers that plan to use existing telecommunications infrastructure for 5G networks must also rip out any existing gear from Huawei or ZTE, the Swedish Post and Telecom Authority said.

Remember insider threat? Old news now. Focus on malware detection, says EU infosec agency
2020-10-20 15:25

Insider threats, ransomware and cyber espionage were all in decline in the early part of 2020, according to the EU's cybersecurity agency - though the risk of an "Uncontrolled cyber arms race" among nation states is growing. The EU Agency for Cybersecurity said in its annual report issued today that those three categories of cyber threat were in decline up until April this year when COVID-19-related lockdowns began.

News Wrap: Barnes & Noble Hack, DDoS Extortion Threats and More
2020-10-16 13:00

I think my husband's arrived at like, 1:30 or something in the morning, Thursday morning, so they kind of sent this out under cover of darkness, which I'm sure they want to minimize the publicity around it, but that's not going to happen because it's Barnes and Noble. Over the weekend, the Nook e-book reader - which my mom has one of those and they're kind of awesome - but the syncing feature for that went down and there was this outage that continued and it just kind of trended on a low level, nobody really knew what was going on.

Threat intelligence platform market to reach $234.9 million by 2022
2020-10-16 04:00

The growing volume and complexities of cyber threats present a compelling case for adopting threat intelligence platforms, a Frost & Sullivan analysis finds. These solutions help organizations navigate the ever-increasing threat landscape and allow for further analysis and threat intelligence operationalization.

State and local governments under siege from cyber threats
2020-10-15 03:30

With both security budgets and talent pools negatively affected by the ongoing pandemic, state and local governments are struggling to cope with the constant wave of cyber threats more than ever before, a Deloitte study reveals. Collaboration with local governments and public higher education is critical to managing increasingly complex cyber risk within state borders.