No more ransomware?
Ransomware was a billion dollar problem last year, and it’s getting worse. A new report from Cybersecurity Ventures details dozens of new ransomware attacks over the past 90 days. (Disclaimer: Steve Morgan is founder and CEO of Cybersecurity Ventures.) Organizations stricken by ransomware have been fighting back by providing security awareness training to their employees….
Survey Says 66% Of Consumers Won’t Work With Breached Companies
Customers are willing to take risks online yet hold businesses responsible for protecting their data. A global survey by Gemalto finds that despite being aware of online security risks, customers continue to take chances but expect protection from businesses that handle their data – despite only 29% believing that companies will protect their data seriously…
What CISOs Need To Know Before Adopting Biometrics
Biometric techniques offer a solution to the password problem, but getting started can be tough. Here are a few things you need to know. Businesses have long sought a better way to balance end-user security and usability, and it’s clear the password-only model needs to change. Faced with employees who are unwilling to remember more…
Facebook Awards $40,000 Bounty for ImageTragick Hack
A researcher claims to have received a $40,000 bounty from Facebook for finding a remote code execution vulnerability introduced by the ImageMagick image processing suite. The said ImageMagick flaw, tracked as CVE-2016-3714 and dubbed “ImageTragick,” was disclosed in May 2016. The security hole had already been exploited in the wild and security firms soon started…
BrandPost: Are the Adobe Flash Vulnerabilities Leaving You Feeling Scared?
Based on an analysis in 2015 of over 100 exploit kits (EKs) and known vulnerabilities, Adobe Flash was the unfortunate winner of the most frequently exploited product. Now that it’s 2017, companies are joking that maybe it’s time to give Flash the old heave ho’ to retirement. While Adobe has worked tirelessly to make Flash more…
Machine Learning For Cybersecurity Not Cybercrime
The cybersecurity industry has always been under constant strain from cybercriminals and malware. With increasing integration of hardware, software and services being built into every aspect of our lives, the task of keeping data secure has become even more difficult. The arsenal of tools that cybercriminals now have at their disposal has raised concerns for…
Close The Gap Between IT &Security To Reduce The Impact Of Cyber Threats
Every modern organization operating today needs to rely on IT teams for service assurance within their networks and security professionals to keep everything safe. Organizations need both to operate effectively, not unlike a person employing both halves of the brain. However, because of the way IT and security have developed in siloed environments over the…
These Were the Most Common Passwords Used in 2016
Although weak and commonly used passwords have long been one of the most used venues to compromise accounts, they remain at the top of the most popular passwords charts, a recent Keeper Security report reveals. Last year’s mega-breaches once again brought to the spotlight the long-lasting issue of weak passwords, but users remained deaf to…
CryptoSearch Lets Users Move Ransomware-Encrypted Files
Being hit by ransomware usually means that you no longer have access to your files unless you pay a ransom or find another way to decrypt them, but a newly released tool allows users to move encrypted files to a new location. Dubbed CryptoSearch, and still a beta release, the application is powered by the…
Protecting Your Staff in Co-Working Spaces
Four walls, a sea of cubicles and the rest of the traditional office accoutrements are no longer standard in the working world. The number of innovative co-working spaces continues to rise around the world, and this doesn’t even include coffee shops, libraries and numerous other public places that offer free Wi-Fi. That means that your…