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Security Analytics Still Greenfield Opportunity
Surveys out this week show improvement in the use of analytics and threat intelligence but room for better execution.
With $325 Million In Extorted Payments CryptoWall 3 Highlights Ransomware Threat
Study by Cyber Threat Alliance reveals sophisticated nature of the latest version of CryptoWall
Machine Learning Is Cybersecurity’s Latest Pipe Dream
Rather than waste money on the unproven promises of ML and AI, invest in your experts, and in tools that enhance their ability to search for and identify components of a new attack.
5 Things To Know About CISA
Despite criticism from privacy advocates, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act passed through the Senate yesterday.
Undermining Security By Attacking Computer Clocks
A team of researchers at Boston University has developed several attacks against the Network Time Protocol that is used to synchronize internal computer clocks on the Internet
First Cyberterror Charges: DOJ Accuses Hacker Of Giving Military PII To ISIS
The data was first stolen from an online retailer, and the suspect is awaiting extradition hearing in Malaysia.
Adobe Patches Pawn Storm Zero-Day Ahead Of Schedule
Critical bug wasn't expected to be fixed until next week.
Pawn Storm Flashes A New Flash Zero-Day
Cyberespionage group shows off another piece of kit in attacks on foreign ministries.
Researchers Warn Against Continuing Use Of SHA-1 Crypto Standard
New attack methods have made it economically feasible to crack SHA-1 much sooner than expected.
Intro To Machine Learning & Cybersecurity: 5 Key Steps
Software-based machine learning attempts to emulate the same process that the brain uses. Here’s how.
Don’t Be Fooled: In Cybersecurity Big Data Is Not The Goal
In other words, the skills to be a security expert do not translate to being able to understand and extract meaning from security data.
Nuclear Plants' Cybersecurity Is Bad -- And Hard To Fix
Report: 'Very few' nuclear plants worldwide patch software, and operations engineers 'dislike' security pros.
Amazon Downplays New Hack For Stealing Crypto Keys In Cloud
Attack works only under extremely rare conditions, cloud giant says of the latest research.
The Evolution Of Malware
Like the poor in the famous Biblical verse, malware will always be with us. Here’s a 33-year history from Elk Cloner to Cryptolocker. What will be next?
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Everything You Need to Know About DNS AttacksIt's important to understand DNS, potential attacks against it, and the tools and techniques required to defend DNS infrastructure. This report answers all the questions you were afraid to ask.
Domain Name Service (DNS) is a critical part of any organization's digital infrastructure, but it's also one of the least understood. DNS is designed to be invisible to business professionals, IT stakeholders, and many security professionals, but DNS's threat surface is large and widely targeted.
Attackers are causing a great deal of damage with an array of attacks such as denial of service, DNS cache poisoning, DNS hijackin, DNS tunneling, and DNS dangling. They are using DNS infrastructure to take control of inbound and outbound communications and preventing users from accessing the applications they are looking for. To stop attacks on DNS, security teams need to shore up the organization's security hygiene around DNS infrastructure, implement controls such as DNSSEC, and monitor DNS traffic
Incident Readiness and Building Response Playbook
In this special report, learn the Xs and Os of any good security incident readiness and response playbook.
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