Many consumers and IT admins at small and medium businesses have a false sense of security stemming from low self-esteem. The prevailing logic assumes that attackers have bigger or more lucrative fish to fry and won’t bother investing the time […]
Every PC has value to an attacker and everyone is a target Read More »
With the drastic increase of sophisticated cyberattacks and email remaining the number one threat vector for these attacks, email security gateways have become even more of a necessity for every organization. As more people access email on multiple devices from
4 things to look for in a secure email gateway Read More »
Malicious apps are out in the wild, but some have even snuck by the official scanners in Google and Amazon stores on Android. And with apps requiring more and more permissions for seemingly straightforward tasks, it can sometimes fall on
Mobile threats: Google Play – Malware from the store Read More »
The challenges in protecting hospitals from cyber attacks are very similar to those faced in ICS and SCADA environments; the equipment used in hospitals is not user-serviceable and therefore often running out-of-date software or firmware. This creates a dangerous situation
How can hospitals protect their medical equipment from malware? Read More »
Imagine that it’s your responsibility to identify new malware threats, and conduct malware analysis to figure out how it works, and what it does so you can engineer an effective defense against it. Now, consider the fact that there is
The challenge of performing effective malware analysis Read More »
At one point you could defend a kingdom by creating a moat–a small man-made river–around the castle. A moat offers little–if any–protection today. Attacks evolve over time, so defense must also adapt and evolve to remain effective. The same is true
New threats need a new approach to cyber defense Read More »
I’ve been saying for years that the traditional methods of defending against malware are flawed and unsustainable. It’s a reactive security model in the first place–the bad guys always get the first move. With millions of new malware exploits and
Tech pundits and vendors have been prematurely declaring the death of email for over a decade. However, email remains the dominant form of communication for businesses and individuals around the world despite it’s shortcomings. A Radicati Group report claims that
Spam continues to thrive thanks to ‘snowshoe’ strategy Read More »
A new ransomware campaign is upping the ante. Pacman can compromise a PC with a single click and encrypt the data. The only way to decrypt your data and get it back is to pay the ransom–and Pacman only gives
Pacman ransomware will chomp your data if you don’t pay up Read More »
Palo Alto Networks created an app designed to check our Android device to see if it suffers from a critical security vulnerability its researchers discovered more than a year ago. Palo Alto Networks just revealed details of the flaw this
Run this app to see if your Android device is vulnerable Read More »
