Security News

US, China and the UK are top regions affected by IoT security threats (Help Net Security)
2017-08-16 12:55

In the Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem today, cyberattacks are becoming more diverse and sophisticated with cybercriminals taking over home network routers to launch attacks on smart home...

Medical devices and the Internet of Things: Defending against cyber threats (Help Net Security)
2017-08-16 12:00

More than one-third (35.6 percent) of surveyed professionals in the Internet of Things-connected medical device ecosystem say their organizations have experienced a cybersecurity incident in the...

AI is key to speeding up threat detection and response (Help Net Security)
2017-08-14 17:15

Time is the most important factor in detecting network breaches and, consequently, in containing cyber incidents and mitigating the cost of a breach. “Security event investigations can last hours,...

STIX and TAXII: Sharing cyber threat intelligence (Help Net Security)
2017-08-14 13:00

In this podcast recorded at Black Hat USA 2017, Allan Thomson, CTO at LookingGlass Cyber Solutions, talks about STIX and TAXII. STIX (Structured Threat Information Expression) is a language for...

Intrusion detection is speeding up: Is it enough to tackle global cyber threats? (Help Net Security)
2017-08-03 12:00

As criminals continue to develop new methods to break or sidestep cyber defences, in many cases the focus is shifting towards the ability to detect and respond to an incident as quickly as...

Most damaging threat vector for companies? Malicious insiders (Help Net Security)
2017-08-02 12:30

According to a new SANS survey, 40 percent of respondents rated malicious insiders (insiders who intentionally do harm) as the most damaging threat vector their companies faced. Furthermore,...

Threat Modeling the Internet of Things: Part 3 - A Real World Example (Security Week)
2017-08-01 11:18

One of the most bizarre beginnings in movie history involved a young Paul Newman decapitating a streetful of Duncan Model 50 parking meters in the existential-hero classic, “Cool Hand Luke.” Those...

Nation-states are biggest cyber threat for drug and medical device makers (Help Net Security)
2017-07-31 21:18

Government-sponsored hackers were seen as the biggest threat to cyber security among executives in charge of technology, information, and security at drug and medical device makers, according to...

Hackers Compromise Accounts of FireEye Threat Intelligence Analyst (Security Week)
2017-07-31 18:46

A hacker or group of hackers claimed today to have breached FireEye's Mandiant. In a Pastebin post, they claimed, "It was fun to be inside a giant company named 'Mandiant'... 'Mandiant' knows how...

Man-Machine Teamwork Needed for Effective Threat Hunting: Report (Security Week)
2017-07-28 16:27

Seven hundred IT and security professionals were surveyed by McAfee to understand the current state and future development of threat hunting -- the active search for existing network breaches. read more