Malware

Does requiring users to download software as a precursor to being able to use one’s website or online services – even if it’s security software – introduce more risk than reward?

This burgeoning trend shows that no cyber threat stays localized forever, placing pressure upon security professionals to stay current on global threat intelligence and assume threats relegated to one corner of the globe will one day migrate.

The tactic, used in a recent incident involving Italian liquor company Campari, attempts to counter a company's own efforts at damage control.

Shadow IT, malicious email attachments, bad hygiene and other "low hanging fruit" continue to plague many businesses, according to incident response data from Red Canary.

Much like hospitals and government, video game developers can't afford to go dark, nor can they easily overcome exposure of their secret sauce. That makes them an attractive target.

Kaspersky researchers noticed similarities in the code of the Trojan, the text of the ransom notes and the general approach to extortion that pointed to an encounter with a Linux strain of the RansomEXX ransomware family.

When we talk about legacy security challenges and solutions, we can’t forget about our old friends email and phishing.  Phishing has been around for over 20 years and is still one of the most effect attack paths to steal credential, exploit endpoints, and deploy malware.  After 20 years, you’d think we could find effective solutions […]

New research suggests cybersecurity technology and policies alone cannot adequately address rampant phishing threats. What is effective? Negative consequences.