Vulnerability Patching: Why Does It Fall Short So Often?
Weak threat insight, SecOps competing priorities, and fear of making things worse are key reasons By Chris Goettl, Director of Security Product Management, Ivanti It isn’t glamorous. It won’t guarantee…
Cyber Threats Facing Financial Institutions Amid COVID-19
By Pablo Castillo, Cyber Threat Research Analyst, Constella Intelligence COVID-19 has accelerated security research into the cybersecurity implications of our society where large swaths of the population are fully remote….
Cyber Resiliency Will Become the New Normal In 2021 Combating the Rise of Ransomware
By Drew Daniels, CIO and CISO, Druva This past year, cyber resiliency proved to be a vital asset to ensure business continuity, and it’s one that will continue to take…
A Third Of Americans Trust Facebook With Personal Data More Than Government, Study Shows
The level of trust in Facebook versus the government also varies between demographic groups. By Kathryn Robinson, Privacy Expert, Privacy Tiger In today’s ever-changing data-driven society, it’s a challenge for…
Experts discovered a new Trickbot module used for lateral movement
Experts spotted a new Trickbot module that is used to scan local networks and make lateral movement inside the target organization. Cybersecurity researchers discovered a new module of the Trickbot…
Threat actors took over the domain name perl.com and pointed it to an IP address associated with malware campaigns.
Attackers have taken over the official domain name of The Perl Foundation perl.com and pointed it to an IP address associated with malware campaigns. Users are recommended to avoid visiting…
How To Keep Your Children Safe In Remote Learning Situations
By Nevin Markwart, Chief Information Security Officer at FutureVault As parents, we have conflicting feelings on remote learning. One on hand, we want our children to stay healthy, especially in…
Anatomy of a hack – Solar Winds Orion
Nation-State hacks major IS Software vender By James Gorman, CISO, Authx What happened when one of the leading IT to support vendors in the world, leading government agencies the world…
Cryptocurrency Ransomware Is on The Rise During COVID-19 – Here’s What Businesses of All Sizes Need to Know About Dealing with Attacks
By Marc Grens, Co-Founder & President at DigitalMint Crypto-related ransomware attacks are on the rise, and the pandemic has only hastened its propagation. For example, from 2018 to 2020, ransomware…
Joint Investigation Reveals Evidence of Malicious Android COVID Contact Tracing Apps
By Peter Ferguson, Cyber Threat Intelligence Specialist at EclecticIQ’s Fusion Center The devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic has caused public-health and economic issues to countries around the globe, and the…
Amidst Election Noise, Cybercriminals See an Opportunity with Retail
By Chris Kennedy, CISO & VP of Customer Success, AttackIQ More than seven months into the onset of the novel coronavirus, it feels strange to look back on the things…
All Aboard The COVID-19 Train: Malware Trends Taking Advantage of The Pandemic
By Bar Block, Threat Intelligence Researcher at Deep Instinct Since the outbreak of COVID-19, plenty of COVID-19 themed malware attacks have surfaced around the globe. Attackers take every chance they…