Engineering teams are struggling because they’re missing the right automation
Driven by the trend of microservices creating complexity in code delivery and every company becoming a technology company, the software development community is under enormous …
On the path to Zero Trust security: Time to get started
No need to belabour the point. We all know that trying to defend the network perimeter is a bit futile in today’s mobile and cloud first world. So, the obvious question …
Microsoft’s Attack Surface Analyzer now works on Macs and Linux, too
Microsoft has rewritten and open-sourced Attack Surface Analyzer (ASA), a security tool that points out potentially risky system changes introduced by the installation of new …
Ransomware and malware attacks decline, attackers adopting covert tactics
There has been a major decline in ransomware and malware attacks, with Ireland having some of the lowest rates globally, according to the latest report released by Microsoft. …
Over half of all reported vulnerabilities in Q1 2019 have a remote attack vector
There were 5,501 vulnerabilities aggregated by Risk Based Security’s VulnDB that were disclosed during the first three months of 2019. This represents a 1% increase over the …
Phishing targeting SaaS and webmail services increased to 36% of all phishing attacks
Users of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and webmail services are being targeted with increasing frequency, according to the APWG Q1 2019 Phishing Activity Trends Report. The …
Companies investing in advanced forensic capabilities to identify attackers in greater detail
One in five companies are already using forensic investigations and other sophisticated methods to identify their attackers, like setting up honey pots and repositories of …
Week in review: New Intel CPU vulnerabilities, SharePoint servers under attack
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: High-risk vulnerability in Cisco’s secure boot process impacts millions of devices Red Balloon …
New infosec products of the week: May 17, 2019
Alcide launches continuous security and hygiene scanner for Kubernetes and Istio Alcide Advisor is a continuous security and hygiene scanner for Kubernetes & Istio, which …
How can we give cybersecurity analysts a helping hand?
It’s tough being a cybersecurity analyst these days. Over the last few years we have been repeatedly reminded of the challenge they are now facing, primarily through the …
Memory analysis is the ground truth
In recent years, enterprises have adopted next-gen endpoint protection products that are doing an admirable job detecting anomalies. For example, searching for patterns such …
The largest breaches over the past three years have caused massive and irreparable damage
Publicly traded companies suffering the worst data breaches averaged a 7.5 percent decrease in stock price, a Bitglass report reveals. Bitglass researched the three largest …