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The significance of parallel tasks execution for security teams
Infosec teams require nimble security tools to operate in realistic conditions, which may involve thousands of simultaneous events. In this Help Net Security video, Leonid …
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Top issues driving cybersecurity: Growing number of cybercriminals, variety of attacks
Fortifying cybersecurity defenses remains a work in progress for many organizations, who acknowledge their shortcomings but have yet to commit the necessary resources to the …
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Are you inundated by a never-ending stream of cyberattacks?
Trellix released global research revealing the cost of siloed security, weak spots in protection, and lack of confidence amongst security operations teams. The study of 9,000 …
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Phishing activity exploded in Q2 2022
The APWG’s Phishing Activity Trends Report reveals that in the second quarter of 2022, the APWG observed 1,097,811 total phishing attacks — the worst quarter for phishing that …
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Embedded IoT security threats and challenges
IoT embedded systems combine hardware, firmware, and internet connectivity to carry out particular functions. These devices transfer real-time data via the internet for …
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Office exploits continue to spread more than any other category of malware
The latest Internet Security Report from the WatchGuard Threat Lab shows a reduction in overall malware detections from the peaks seen in the first half of 2021, along with an …
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Cloud security trends: What makes cloud infrastructure vulnerable to threats?
In this Help Net Security video, Chris Caridi, Strategic Cyber Threat Analyst at IBM X-Force, talks about the findings of the latest IBM Security X-Force Cloud Security Threat …
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65% of companies are considering adopting VPN alternatives
Despite high awareness of VPN risks, remote work forced many companies to rely more heavily on legacy access methods during the pandemic. At the same time, cybercriminals …
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Data security trends: 7 statistics you need to know
U.S. businesses are at high risk for data security threats from increasingly effective phishing attempts and the lack of procedures to restrict data access, according to …
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Multi-platform Chaos malware threatens to live up to its name
Chaos, new multipurpose malware written in the Go programming language, is spreading across the world. “We are seeing a complex malware that has quadrupled in size in just two …
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The holy trifecta for developing a secure API
It’s hard to write good API specifications, and since most API gateways use them as IAC, they should be carefully checked for common mistakes. Writing an API that sticks …
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3 types of attack paths in Microsoft Active Directory environments
A common question we are asked by clients after deploying is, “Are attack paths in Active Directory this bad for everyone?” The answer is usually “Yes,” which doesn’t make …
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