Month: June 2020

Vulnerabilities

Issued by: Help Net Security

As governments begin lifting emergency orders, company leaders are considering policies, technology and processes that will protect their workforces. Many of these factors rightly center around health and safety, but we must also acknowledge that all of us are still targets for cyberattacks. The new work-from-home world has poked countless holes in security perimeters, so…

Network Security

Issued by: CSO

10 security changes post-COVID-19

Back in March, I heard from several CISOs about how COVID-19 was disrupting their cybersecurity programs and changing their priorities. A few weeks later, I connected with some CISO friends, and got an update on phase 2 of their pandemic journeys. While no one knows when the coronavirus impact will end, we are getting a…

Cloud Security

Issued by: Help Net Security

EfficientIP Cloud IPAM Sync: Improved control over applications hosted in multi-cloud environments

EfficientIP launched Cloud IPAM Sync, a new service that enables IT managers to improve control over applications hosted in multi-cloud environments. Cloud IPAM Sync uses DDI to provide central visibility and unified management over internal and cloud datacenters, thanks to real-time repository information. The cloud has become an attractive option for both enterprises and attackers….

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Help Net Security

Credit card details, online banking logins, and social media credentials are available on the dark web at worryingly low prices, according to Privacy Affairs. Online banking logins cost an average of $35 Full credit card details including associated data cost $12-20 A full range of documents and account details allowing identity theft can be obtained…

Network Security

Issued by: Help Net Security

How the pandemic affected DDoS attack patterns, global internet traffic

There has been a shift in internet traffic patterns coinciding with an increase in DDoS and other types of network attacks in recent months as organizations across industries quickly transitioned to remote workforces and individuals under stay-at-home orders began relying on the internet more heavily, according to Neustar. Growing reliance on the internet The pandemic…

Software Security

Issued by: Help Net Security

Cequence Security announced the general availability of Cequence API Sentinel, a runtime API security solution that delivers continuous run-time API visibility, shadow API discovery, risk analysis, and conformance assessment. With the addition of API Sentinel, Cequence delivers the industry’s only multi-threat API security solution that unifies visibility, vulnerability protection, bot mitigation, and business logic abuse…

Vulnerabilities

Issued by: Help Net Security

Because IT security and the C-suite are misaligned, digital transformation increases cyber risk

While digital transformation is understood to be critical, its rapid adoption, as seen with cloud providers, IoT and shadow IT, is creating significant cyber risk for most organizations. Today, these vulnerabilities are only exacerbated by misalignment between IT security professionals and the C-suite. The research by CyberGRX and Ponemon Institute surveyed 900 IT security professionals…

Network Security

Issued by: Help Net Security

As millions of employees continue to work from home for the foreseeable future and in some cases perhaps indefinitely, balancing the ongoing demands of employee productivity and information security will be paramount. The historical “castle and moat” model of protecting IT infrastructure is outdated and will be further challenged by the emergence of a new…

Network Security

Issued by: Help Net Security

There is a growing global recognition of the value of data and the importance of prioritizing data privacy and security as critical cornerstones of business operations. While many events and developments could be viewed as contributing to this trend, it would be difficult to argue that the increased discussion generated by today’s accelerating regulatory environment…

Network Security

Issued by: Blog Malwarebytes

We are going to talk today about something you’ve likely heard of before: VPNs, or Virtual Private Networks. We at Malwarebytes have delved into these tools in greater depth, and we’ve literally discussed them on the digital airwaves. But we want to answer a question we’ve been getting more and more. Folks aren’t as curious…