Foiling RaaS attacks via active threat hunting
In this Help Net Security podcast, Jon DiMaggio, Chief Security Strategist at Analyst1, talks about the characteristic of attacks launched by Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) …
Retail CISOs and the areas they must focus on
In this interview, Matt Cooke, cybersecurity strategist, EMEA at Proofpoint, discusses the cybersecurity challenges for retail organizations and the main areas CISOs need to …
How to mitigate risks in an interconnected intelligent enterprise
Cloud migrations and SaaS adoption have skyrocketed during the pandemic. In fact, a recent survey shows that the pandemic caused 40% of businesses to accelerate their move to …
Accept your IT security limits and call in the experts
For many employees, the COVID-19 pandemic brought about something they dreamed of for years: the possibility to eschew long commutes, business attire and (finally!) work from …
Making history: The pandemic, disaster recovery and data protection
It was an accomplishment for the ages: within just a couple of days, IT departments hurriedly provided millions of newly homebound employees online access to the data and apps …
How IoT insecurity impacts global organizations
As the Internet of Things becomes more and more part of our lives, the security of these devices is imperative, especially because attackers have wasted no time and are …
Microsoft advises users to stop using SMS- and voice-based MFA
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) that depends on one of the authentication factors being delivered via SMS and voice calls should be avoided, Alex Weinert, Director of …
Finding 365 bugs in Microsoft Office 365
Microsoft 365 is used by over a billion users worldwide, so attackers are naturally deeply invested in compromising its security. One of the ways of making sure this suite of …
November 2020 Patch Tuesday forecast: Significant OS changes ahead
November Patch Tuesday and the end-of-year holidays are rapidly approaching. Microsoft gave us a late release or maybe an early gift depending upon how you look at the new …
What is ad fraud and how can advertisers fight against it?
According to HP Enterprise’s Business of Hacking report, ad fraud is the easiest and most lucrative form of cybercrime, above activities such as credit card fraud, payment …
The power of trusted endpoints
The story of digital authentication started in an MIT lab in 1961, when a group of computer scientists got together and devised the concept of passwords. Little did they know …
Cybersecurity training: Learn how to secure containerized environments
Driven by a strong curiosity to know how computers and computer programs are made, how they work, and how safe they are, Sheila A. Berta, Head of Security Research at Dreamlab …