Cybercriminals will remain victorious in 2016, relief expected in 2018
From Ashley Madison to the United States Office of Personnel Management – and many, many others in between – what we now know is targets for cyber criminals and nation-state …
Top 10 technology challenges for IT audit professionals
The top technology challenge faced by IT audit executives and professionals worldwide is to keep pace with emerging technology and infrastructure changes, including …
Securing the smart home environment
Currently, smart home environments complement traditional home appliances with connected devices that collect, exchange and process data to create added-value services and …
Why we need digital security forensic analysis
Basic common sense tells us you can’t fix what you don’t know is broken. Knowing the “who”, “what”, “why”, “when” and “where” is paramount, when you think about processes that …
Human element of security to the fore at IRISSCON 2015
The most neglected part of security is the human factor – and yet it’s also the most vulnerable. Several of the speakers at the recently held IRISSCON cyber crime conference …
CISO at U.S. Bank offers tips for secure online purchasing
The thrill and chaos of holiday shopping has started, and unfortunately with that comes the inherent risk of fraud. With an increased threat of digital fraud, what can …
How UK businesses plan to tackle security threats in 2016
81% UK IT decision makers experienced some sort of data or cyber security breach in their organisation in 2015, according to training company QA. 66 per cent said that the …
Production freeze: Prevent, detect, correct
As we enter the Christmas shopping season, many retail organisations go into a “production freeze” where they halt updates and configuration changes in their payment and order …
Four ways an attacker can infiltrate an organization by diverting security solutions
Employing one of the many security solutions on the market today does not mean your organization is immune to infiltration – that much is clear from the constant string …
Five ransomware safety tips for online retailers
Cybercriminals have developed a destructive new form of ransomware that targets online retailers. They scan websites for common vulnerabilities and use them to install malware …
How malware peddlers trick users into enabling Office macros
A week ago, SANS ISC handler and freelance security consultant Xavier Mertens analyzed a Word document containing malicious macros, and unearthed in it a VBA function that …
Perspectives on the state of Internet security
In today’s digital world terms like hacker and worm are widely recognized. But in November 1988 remote breaching was unheard of, at least until the Morris worm was …
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