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Researchers link Middle East attacks to new victim in Europe
Kaspersky Labs announced new research this morning that shows some links between the massive Shamoon attack that took down 35,000 computers in Saudia Arabia to a new attack against a target in Europe
Red alert! Beware of insiders bearing APTs
Big enterprises worry about APTs -- and employees who may be using them to engage in corporate espionage. These measures can help you catch the perps
New National Cyber Incident Response Plan
The NCIRP provides a consistent and common approach and vocabulary to enable the whole community to work together to manage cyber incidents seamlessly. The NCIRP directly responds to private sector requests for clarity on the roles...
Vendors respond to Cylance's new testing methods with AV-TEST
Earlier this morning, as part of a story on Cylance's claims that AV-Comparatives was using deceptive testing methodologies and pirated software, Salted Hash revealed details on a new test Cylance commissioned with AV-TEST. We reached...
Ransomware 2.0: Anatomy of an emerging multibillion business
What to expect from and how to resist the fastest growing sector of cybercrime in 2017?
AI isn't just for the good guys anymore
Criminals are beginning to use artificial intelligence and machine learning to get around cyber defenses
Report: Attack numbers fell last quarter, but attacks were more targeted and sophisticated
The total number of cybersecurity attacks fell by 35 percent in the last quarter of 2016, according to a new report, but the attacks became more targeted and sophisticated. Instead of general-purpose exploit kits and broad scanning,...
Machine behaviors that threaten enterprise security
Machine learning has moved enterprise security forward, allowing for visibility inside the network in order to better understand user behavior. However, malicious actors are using what is done with machine learning on the inside in...
Is antivirus getting worse?
Anti-virus software is getting worse at detecting both known and new threats, says a new report. Average detection rates for known malware went down a couple of percentage points slightly from 2015 to 2016, while detection rates for...
Don't predict, protect
How businesses can actually protect themselves against a variety of threats.
When your threat intelligence just isn’t producing value you need to pivot
Josh Lefkowitz of Flashpoint shares his experience leading the pivot from threat intelligence to business risk intelligence and explains the enterprise benefit for security leaders
Shall we care about zero-day?
Gartner says that 99% of exploited vulnerabilities are publicly known. Does it mean we can ignore zero-days?
Flood of threat intelligence overwhelming for many firms
Three years after Target missed alerts warning them abut a massive data breach, the amount of threat information coming in from security systems is still overwhelming for many companies, due to lack of expertise and integration issues....
It’s hunting season but who’s the prey?
There’s a trend in security operations to work to close the gap between discovering a breach after the damage has been inflicted, and delving deeper into the infrastructure to evaluate the “What/Where/When/How” in an effort to advance...
Name and shame cybersecurity: a gift for cybercriminals?
Cybersecurity “name and shame” practice may significantly boost global cybercrime.
Which country has the best hackers: Russia or China?
Both are notorious for high-profile attacks, advanced persistent threats, and theft of money or intellectual property. And the award goes to ...
IT audits must consider the cyber kill chain and much more!
Its not enough to perform an IT audit to achieve compliance alone, Today's threat landscape includes sophisticated APT's, Advanced Persistent Threats, Remote access Trojans and Ransomeware to name a few, In order for an IT audit to...
Cybersecurity: is it really a question of when, not if?
Can you imagine your banker saying “it’s not a question of if I lose your money, but when will I lose your money”?
Cyber incident response: Who does what?
“Who in the government will help me if we face a significant cyber incident?”
How to make mergers and acquistions work
When tech companies "Merge and Purge" their IP, organizations on both sides of the trades can get nervous. Here's one recent deal that could actually mean a better set of solutions for everybody concerned.
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