Duration of application DDoS attacks increasing, some go on for days
There were seven major application DDoS attacks over the previous month — two of which lasted 5-6 days, Imperva reveals. Additionally, the team found that 47% of account …
With regard to industrial cyber, we can no longer hide our heads in the sand
The massive attack on national infrastructures in Australia, only recently publicized, as well as the attack on Israel’s water infrastructure, do well to illustrate the …
Most malware in Q1 2020 was delivered via encrypted HTTPS connections
67% of all malware in Q1 2020 was delivered via encrypted HTTPS connections and 72% of encrypted malware was classified as zero day, so would have evaded signature-based …
Study of global hackers and the economics of security research
Human ingenuity supported by actionable intelligence were found to be critical ingredients to maintaining a resilient infrastructure, Bugcrowd reveals. In fact, 78% of hackers …
Employees often overlooked when companies adopt new technology
Companies are placing business and shareholder goals above employee needs when they adopt new technology, according to Lenovo. The research, conducted among 1,000 IT managers …
Microsoft releases Defender ATP for Android and Linux
Microsoft has added support for Linux and Android to Microsoft Defender ATP, its unified enterprise endpoint security platform. Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection …
How to establish a threat intelligence program
Instituting an in-house cyber threat intelligence (CTI) program as part of the larger cybersecurity efforts can bring about many positive outcomes: The organization may …
Ransomware perspectives: The shape of things to come
Michael Hamilton, CISO of CI Security, has worked in the information security industry for 30 years. As former CISO for the City of Seattle, he managed information security …
New technique protects consumers from voice spoofing attacks
Researchers from CSIRO’s Data61 have developed a new technique to protect consumers from voice spoofing attacks. Fraudsters can record a person’s voice for voice …
How to protect remote workers from phishing and other attacks
Working from home is a new ‘norm’ for many organizations, but the shift toward remote work has been steadily increasing for the past decade. In fact, between 1996 and 2016 …
Fixing all vulnerabilities is unrealistic, you need to zero in on what matters
As technology constantly advances, software development teams are bombarded with security alerts at an increasing rate. This has made it nearly impossible to remediate every …
Consumer security concerns at an all-time high, but priorities have shifted
31% of Americans are concerned about their data security while working from home during the global health crisis, according to a Unisys Security survey. Consumer security …
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