Behavioral Analytics

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Security Intelligence

Move Over, Ransomware: Why Cybercriminals Are Shifting Their Focus to Cryptojacking

According to the 2018 IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Index, the frequency and sophistication of malicious cryptocurrency mining, also called “cryptojacking,” has increased drastically in the past year. This mining is changing malicious actors’ priorities: While they had previously targeted companies’ data and financial assets, they are now seeking to extract value from organizations’ computing resources….

Cloud Security

Issued by: Security Intelligence

It’s Time to Bring Cloud Environments Out of the Shadows

The speed and scale of cloud computing has provided companies around the globe with more flexibility, lower overhead costs and quicker time to value for a wide variety of applications. While the business value of cloud adoption is undebatable, this rapid transition can leave security teams in the dark and sensitive information exposed.

Network Security

Issued by: Security Intelligence

Just a Passing Fad? Fidget Spinners and the Malware Sandbox

This is the first installment in a three-part series about malware sandboxing. Stay tuned for more information. When the fidget spinner fad hit last year, my seventh grader was immediately on board and quickly became a fidget spinner snob, boasting about bearing quality and spin longevity. My fifth grader, however, eschewed fidget spinners with the…

Network Security

Issued by: Security Intelligence

User Behavior Analytics: Perfect for Analysis but Not Security

How many times have you read or heard about user behavior analytics (UBA)? Today this term applies to security managers and auditors but not to security administrators. User behavior analytics enable IT teams to track and quickly analyze user behavior anomalies and monitor watch-lists, trends and many other factors relative to users. UBA is a…