Security News

Our smart future and the threat of cyber-kinetic attacks
2017-12-15 15:24

A growing number of today’s entertainment options show protagonists battling cyber-attacks that target the systems at the heart of our critical infrastructure whose failure would cripple modern...

Threat Modeling the Internet of Things: Modeling Reaper
2017-12-13 17:37

What a timely way to end this series on Threat Modeling the Internet of Things (IoT). An advanced thingbot, nicknamed Reaper (or IoTroop), was recently discovered infecting hordes of IoT devices....

Return of Necurs botnet brings new ransomware threat
2017-12-12 12:30

The Necurs botnet has returned to the top ten most prevalent malware during November 2017, as cybercriminals used it to distribute a new form of ransomware, according to Check Point. Researchers...

Insider threats and the misuse of privileged credentials
2017-12-04 12:30

35% of IT professionals see themselves as the biggest internal security risk to networks within their organisation, according to new research from Balabit. Biggest insider risk IT professionals...

Start with the Threat to Prioritize Patching
2017-11-30 16:15

By Starting With the Threat You Can Easily Prioritize Vulnerabilities and “Embrace the Grey” read more

Deloitte launches Threat Hunting-As-A-Service powered by Sqrrl
2017-11-30 12:24

Deloitte CyberSOC EMEA Center, SL. closed a strategic agreement with Sqrrl to provide Managed Threat Hunting Services to clients in the EMEA region using Sqrrl’s threat hunting platform. Threat...

Five Emerging Threats That Worry Global Security Professionals
2017-11-29 17:18

Over the next year, five separate threats will have one major effect: the current rate of security breaches will increase and worsen. This is the view of the Information Security Forum (ISF), an...

Group Launches Secure DNS Service Powered by IBM Threat Intelligence
2017-11-17 17:39

A newly announced free Domain Name System (DNS) service promises automated immunity from known Internet threats by blocking access to websites flagged as malicious. read more

A CISO Sizes Up Healthcare Security Threats for 2018
2017-11-15 14:03

In the year ahead, cyber threats to the healthcare sector will continue to evolve from attacks primarily involving the theft of health data to assaults aimed at disrupting organizations'...

Is the healthcare industry prepared to combat evolving cyber threats?
2017-11-15 12:30

One in four UK healthcare IT professionals aren’t confident in their organisation’s ability to respond to cyberattacks, according to Infoblox. Technology is booming in healthcare organisations...