Security News

Week in review: The future of smartphone security, automated cyber threat anticipation
2018-02-05 01:32

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Authentication today: Moving beyond passwords A new global study from IBM Security examining consumer perspectives...

Researchers showcase automated cyber threat anticipation system
2018-02-01 20:49

A group of researchers is trying to develop an automatic early warning system that should help defenders take preventative action before specific cyber attacks start unfolding. How does their...

Subway Elevators and Movie-Plot Threats
2018-01-30 12:26

Local residents are opposing adding an elevator to a subway station because terrorists might use it to detonate a bomb. No, really. There's no actual threat analysis, only fear: "The idea that...

Cutting Through the Confusion on Threat Intelligence Feeds and Platforms
2018-01-25 17:02

Over the next five years, the threat intelligence market is predicted to grow more than 18% a year and reach nearly $9 billion by 2022. This growth is largely fueled by a fact we’ve all come to...

ICO protection: Key threats, attack tools and safeguards
2018-01-25 13:00

Group-IB has analyzed the basic information security risks for the cryptoindustry and compiled a rating of key threats to an ICO (initial coin offering). On average, over 100 attacks are conducted...

Amazon Acquires Threat Hunting Firm Sqrrl
2018-01-24 13:25

Sqrrl, a Cambridge, Mass.-based big data analytics startup that is commercializing NSA technology to help organizations detect threats lurking in their infrastructure, has been acquired by Amazon....

Threat Actors Quickly Adopt Effective Exploits
2018-01-17 15:34

Cybercriminals and nation state groups were quick to adopt the most effective exploits last year, a new AlienVault report reveals. read more

Threat Intelligence Tech Firm Anomali Raises $40 Million
2018-01-17 14:46

Anomali, a security technology firm that offers a SaaS-based threat intelligence platform, today announced that it has raised $40 million in series D funding.  The additional funding brings the...