Intensifying DDoS attacks: Choosing your defensive strategy
“Over the last six months, our State of the Internet Report found that companies suffered 41 DDoS attacks on average over the last six months,” he points out. The rise and rise of DDoS attacks As Arbor Networks CTO Darren Anstee recently pointed out, DDoS attacks have become a much more significant business risk to…
Why Enterprises Still Have to Worry about Eavesdropping
When one thinks about eavesdropping, a mental image of a shadowy stranger, hiding behind a corner and listening in on others’ conversations may come to mind. With the rise of VoIP calling, however, enterprises became aware of digital eavesdropping that impacted their corporate business calls. Now, though, much of the concern surrounding eavesdropping has been…
How blockchain is impacting information security in companies
Hype surrounding any subject can be either positive, or negative; and at this point in the tech sphere nothing exemplifies this idea more than blockchain. On a positive note, the hype surrounding the decentralized technology is for the most part positive and exciting, being as the tech is considered revolutionary and applicable to virtually all…
How pervasive is the insider threat in your company?
The pervasiveness of the insider threat is something every company worries about. And according to the conclusions reached by Dtex Systems based on threat assessments from several global organizations, 100 percent of companies have blind spots that enable the continued presence of the insider threat. No argument there. Every company that provides their employees with…
Unified Security Data: A Simple Idea to Combat Persistent, Complex Cyberattacks
When cyberattacks take place in enterprises, the resulting data lives in various siloes: security information and event management (SIEM) systems, emails, ticketing systems, intel feeds, security devices, and more. Data flows in and out of these systems, and security teams react to the data as best they can in order to address threats as they…
Surge in Blended Attacks Stirs New Cyber Worries
Symantec, NH-ISAC partner on blended threat workshop series as healthcare industry deals with alarming rise in number of incidents. It sounds like a nightmare: A targeted piece of malware infects computers and devices, temporarily shutting down critical technologies used in the healthcare community. As the malware begins to become contained, a natural disaster hits the…