Security News

Oil and Gas Firms Targeted By New LYCEUM Threat Group
2019-08-27 13:00

A new threat group has been discovered targeting Middle Eastern critical infrastructure firms with spearphishing emails laced with malware.

The Threat of Fake Academic Research
2019-08-27 10:14

Interesting analysis of the possibility, feasibility, and efficacy of deliberately fake scientific research, something I had previously speculated about....

The Growing Threat of Deepfake Videos
2019-08-26 14:34

Deepfakes are a growing threat. They are primarily a social engineering tool. That means they will increasingly be used in phishing attacks, BEC attacks, reputation attacks, and public opinion...

Thinking network-first to protect against security threats
2019-08-26 05:27

The challenge of securing data has seen a dramatic shift in complexity in recent years due to an increasing number of threats frequently appearing. However, this complexity will always be an...

Identifying evasive threats hiding inside the network
2019-08-22 03:23

There is no greater security risk to an organization than a threat actor that knows how to operate under the radar. Malicious insiders and external cybercriminals are getting savvier. They are...

Cybersecurity challenges for smart cities: Key issues and top threats
2019-08-21 04:30

Urban population is on the rise worldwide and smart city development projects are harnessing the power of the Internet of Things (IoT) to develop more intelligent, efficient, and sustainable...

New Visa payment security services help defend against evolving threats
2019-08-21 00:30

Visa announced a suite of innovative security capabilities to help prevent and disrupt payment fraud, breaking new ground in cybersecurity and fraud prevention. The new payment security services...

Threat Intel for a Global Economy
2019-08-20 13:33

NTT Data's Jaime Chanaga on the Business Impact of CyberthreatsThe World Economic Forum recently identified "cyberattacks and data integrity concerns crippling large parts of the internet" as one...

ObserveIT unveils crowdsourced insider threat analytics solution
2019-08-20 13:15

ObserveIT, the leading insider threat management platform with more than 1,900 customers around the world, announced the availability of an Insider Threat Analytics solution powered by...

Threat actors are adapting and switching their operations strategically, operationally and technically
2019-08-16 04:45

Cybercrime campaigns and high-profile advanced persistent threat groups are shifting how they target victims and focusing more on intricate relationships with “secure syndicate” partnerships to...