Security News

Q3 2017 Global DDoS Threat Landscape Report released
2018-01-03 20:55

The newly released Q3 2017 Global DDoS Threat Landscape Report from Imperva Incapsula features insights on attacks and mitigation. These are some of the key findings: Bitcoin was one of the most...

Lithuania Bans Kaspersky Software as 'Potential' Threat
2017-12-21 19:08

Lithuania will ban Moscow-based cyber security firm Kaspersky Lab's products from computers managing key energy, finance and transport systems, authorities said Thursday. read more

Critical Components of an Insider Threat Mitigation Program
2017-12-15 17:18

Organizations should take an "inside-out" approach to mitigating the insider threat, says Brandon Swafford of Forcepoint, who explains the components of that approach in an in-depth interview.

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