The hospitality industry remains one of the most targeted by cyber criminals. That's why Thayer Lodging Group, which owns or operates 18 hotels, knew it was time to get serious about endpoint security.
The biggest problem with corporate information security programs and policies is the lack of standardized processes, uniform control points and comprehensive testing.
Flame, aka Skywiper, is a sophisticated tool used to locate and steal data accessible from the infected computer. The malware uses multiple exploits to propagate and is highly configurable.
The espionage toolkit known as Flame has sparked widespread awe over its capabilities. But at least some researchers already have exhibited how malware can disguise itself as a software update to infect computers.
Despite months of warnings, 303,867 machines worldwide remain infected with DNSChanger malware, according to the most recent statistics from the DNSChanger Working Group.
