Trends & Reports November 18, 2016 Research Suggests Increased Enterprise Security Risk from IT Decentralization A recent VMWare sponsored study conducted by Vanson Bourne suggests enterprises face an increased security risk from IT decentralization and IT professionals are not ready ... Read more
Trends & Reports November 18, 2016 Deloitte Ranks Wombat Security Technologies 144 in 2016 Technology Fast 500 List Wombat Security Technologies has been included in the 2016 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 list, securing position 144. Each year, Deloitte produces its Fast 500 lists ... Read more
Security Breaches November 17, 2016 Symantec Named as Leader for Data Loss Prevention Solutions Symantec, the world’s leading cybersecurity firm, has recently been named as a ‘leader’ for data loss prevention solutions by the independent market research firm, Forrester ... Read more
Security Breaches November 17, 2016 New Ransomware Variant Blackmails Victims Researchers at Proofpoint have identified a new ransomware variant named Ransoc that uses different techniques to extort money from victims. Rather than encrypting a wide ... Read more
Tools & Practices November 17, 2016 70% of IT Pros are Concerned about Cloud Security Risks More organizations are now taking advantage of the benefits of the cloud, yet 70% of IT professionals are concerned about cloud security risks, according to ... Read more
Trends & Reports November 17, 2016 Facebook’s Darknet Password Buying Practice Revealed The data obtained from cyberattacks is often listed for sale on Darknet marketplaces for cybercriminals to purchase, yet who actually buys these data? Passwords are ... Read more
Trends & Reports November 17, 2016 PhishLabs Included in Deloitte’s 2016 Technology Fast 500 List Each year, Deloitte compiles its Technology Fast 500™ list – a list of the 500 fastest growing technology firms in the United States. This year, ... Read more
Security Breaches November 16, 2016 Light Cast on Cause of the Tesco Bank Hack The cause of the Tesco bank hack is not yet known, although security firm Digital Shadows has been narrowing down the possible causes that led ... Read more
Tools & Practices November 16, 2016 Middle Eastern SMBs and Enterprises Offered SpamTitan Anti-Spam Solution by Zservices TitanHQ’s award winning anti-spam solution – SpamTitan – is a popular choice for keeping inboxes free from spam, phishing emails, and malware and has been ... Read more
Tools & Practices November 16, 2016 DivvyCloud Launches BotFactory.io to Help AWS Customers Close Cloud Security Gaps DivvyCloud simplifies cloud management by providing a range of tools that automate cloud infrastructure, help businesses identify and address security issues in real time, and ... Read more
Compliance November 15, 2016 Patients Informed of Seguin Dermatology Ransomware Attack Patients have been warned of a Seguin Dermatology ransomware attack that may have resulted in their electronic protected health information being accessed by the attackers. ... Read more
Security Breaches November 15, 2016 CrySis Ransomware Decryptor Released Researchers at Kaspersyky Lab have released a CrySis ransomware decryptor that will allow the recovery of files encrypted by CrySis ransomware versions 2 and 3 ... Read more
Security Breaches November 15, 2016 Attackers Using ICMP Ping Floods to Take Down Enterprise Firewalls According to researchers from Danish telecom firm TDC, attackers are using ICMP ping floods to perform Denial of Service (DoS) attacks which are capable of ... Read more
Compliance November 15, 2016 Cybercriminals Calling Customer Service Reps to Convince them to Open Infected Email Attachments Training employees not to open file attachments send from unknown email accounts can help to prevent malware and ransomware infections. However, a well known cybercriminal ... Read more
Security Breaches November 15, 2016 Massive FriendFinder Data Breach Announced: 412 Million Records Exposed A massive FriendFinder data breach has been discovered that impacts more than 412 million users of six adult-oriented friendship, dating, and porn websites. Six databases ... Read more
Tools & Practices November 14, 2016 PhishLine Partners with Master Concept Cloud Security Services PhishLine is a leading security awareness training provider. Its training platform is used by hundreds of companies to train their employees how to recognize phishing ... Read more
Security Breaches November 11, 2016 Locky Ransomware Campaign Targets OPM Data Breach Victims The actors behind Locky ransomware have started using data from the OPM data breaches of 2014 and 2015 as part of a new campaign to ... Read more
Trends & Reports November 11, 2016 Microsoft Security Bulletins to End In January Do you rely on Microsoft Security Bulletins to keep abreast of new patches and fixes to known vulnerabilities? If so, you should get prepared for ... Read more
Compliance November 11, 2016 UK Healthcare Ransomware Attacks Soar The healthcare industry in the United States has been targeted by cybercriminals using ransomware; however, UK healthcare ransomware attacks are also on the rise. So ... Read more
Compliance November 11, 2016 New Business Email Compromise Scam Tactics Uncovered There are a variety of business email compromise tactics that are used by scammers to convince executives to make fraudulent wire transfers. However, a security ... Read more
Security Breaches November 11, 2016 $1 Million Settlement for 2013 Adobe Systems Data Breach Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen has announced that a settlement has been reached for the 2013 Adobe Systems data breach that affected more than half ... Read more
Trends & Reports November 10, 2016 Action Exclusions Introduced by Skeddly to Take Cloud Resources out of Automated Control Automating switching EC2 instances on and off allows organizations to make considerable savings on their cloud costs. Skeddly offers such a service to ensure that ... Read more
Tools & Practices November 10, 2016 New LinkedIn Social Engineering Scam Uncovered Researchers at Heimdal Security have uncovered a new LinkedIn social engineering scam that attempts to get the LinkedIn account holders to reveal their personal information. ... Read more
Security Breaches November 10, 2016 Hackers May Have Used Cookies for Persistent Access to Yahoo Accounts Yahoo has revealed more about the massive data breach experienced in 2014 and says that in addition to the initial hack that provided hackers with ... Read more
Security Breaches November 10, 2016 2016: A Particularly Bad Year for Data Breaches Take a look at any of the websites that track data breaches and one thing is clear: Data breaches are now occurring much more frequently ... Read more
Security Breaches November 9, 2016 Madison County Ransomware Attack: Ransom Paid to Unlock Files A Madison County ransomware attack over the weekend has resulted in most of the Indiana county’s computer systems being taken out of action, causing major ... Read more
Cyber Threats November 9, 2016 Google Takes Action Against Websites that Repeatedly Serve Malware Google is to take action against websites that are repeatedly used to serve malware, unwanted software, or are used to phish for information. Once a ... Read more
Security Breaches November 9, 2016 Can Antivirus Software Prevent Ransomware Attacks? Can antivirus software prevent ransomware attacks? It’s possible, but extremely unlikely according to a recent survey conducted by Barkly. The survey showed that out of ... Read more
Tools & Practices November 8, 2016 IT Security Spending to Increase by 9% by 2018 The cybersecurity market is expected to continue to experienced strong growth as organizations increase their IT security spending to tackle the growing number of cybersecurity ... Read more
Tools & Practices November 8, 2016 Patch Tuesday Sees 68 Microsoft Vulnerabilities Fixed Microsoft has fixed 68 vulnerabilities this Patch Tuesday – including six that have been rated critical. The updates are spread across 14 security bulletins. The ... Read more