cyber crime

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Help Net Security

Cybercrime not slowing down anytime soon

In Q3 2016, cybercriminals were increasingly more ingenious, using innovative technologies and new tools to spread their wares. This is confirmed by the 18 million new malware samples captured by PandaLabs in this quarter alone, an average of 200,000 each day. Measuring cybercrime is very complex. Cybersecurity professionals who combat these threats on a daily…

Malware & Threats, Network Security

Issued by: CSO

IDG Contributor Network: Fasten your seatbelt in the IoT cybersecurity race

Using very old and simple techniques such as brute force attacks, cybercriminals are gaining control over a population of insecure internet of things (IoT) devices with arsenals of malware. Brian Krebs’ website was recently targeted in the largest ever distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. The source code that powered the IoT botnet responsible for the attack…