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Driven by Ransomware, Cyber Claims Rise in Number & Value
Companies are on track to file 27% more cyber claims in 2020, one insurer estimates, while another underwriter finds five out of every 100 companies file a claim each year.
Look Beyond the 'Big 5' in Cyberattacks
Don't ignore cyber operations outside US and European interests, researcher says. We can learn a lot from methods used by attackers that aren't among the usual suspects.
US Treasury's OFAC Ransomware Advisory: Navigating the Gray Areas
Leveraging the right response strategy, following the regulations, and understanding the ransom entity are the fundamentals in any ransomware outbreak.
How Retailers Can Fight Fraud and Abuse This Holiday Season
Online shopping will be more popular than ever with consumers... and with malicious actors too.
Out With the Old Perimeter, in With the New Perimeters
A confluence of trends and events has exploded the whole idea of "the perimeter." Now there are many perimeters, and businesses must adjust accordingly.
How to Identify Cobalt Strike on Your Network
Common antivirus systems frequently miss Cobalt Strike, a stealthy threat emulation toolkit admired by red teams and attackers alike.
Vulnerability Prioritization Tops Security Pros' Challenges
Why vulnerability prioritization has become a top challenge for security professionals and how security and development teams can get it right.
To Pay or Not to Pay: Responding to Ransomware From a Lawyer's Perspective
The threat of data extortion adds new layers of risk when determining how to respond to a ransomware attack.
A Hacker's Holiday: How Retailers Can Avoid Black Friday Cyber Threats
Starting on Nov. 27, online retailers of all sizes will find out if their e-commerce capabilities are ready for prime time or not.
7 Cool Cyberattack and Audit Tools to be Highlighted at Black Hat Europe
Platforms, open source tools, and other toolkits for penetration testers and other security practitioners will be showcased at this week's virtual event.
How to Avoid Getting Killed by Ransomware
Using a series of processes, infosec pros can then tap automated data hygiene to find and fix files that attackers key in on.
Preventing and Mitigating DDoS Attacks: It's Elementary
Following a spate of cyberattacks nationwide, school IT teams need to act now to ensure their security solution makes the grade.
7 Online Shopping Tips for the Holidays
The holidays are right around the corner, and that means plenty of online shopping. These tips will help keep you safe.
Reworking the Taxonomy for Richer Risk Assessments
By accommodating unique requirements and conditions at different sites, security pros can dig deeper get a clearer sense of organizational risk.
6 Cybersecurity Lessons From 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed new weaknesses in enterprise cybersecurity preparedness.
Microsoft & Others Catalog Threats to Machine Learning Systems
Thirteen organizations worked together to create a dictionary of techniques used to attack ML models and warn that such malicious efforts will become more common.
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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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