An attack campaign involving a trojanized version of the CCleaner Windows utility, built and distributed by British developer Piriform, was much more extensive than it first appeared and may have installed backdoor software on endpoints at hundreds of large technology firms.
In today's shape-shifting threat landscape, every organization needs the same thing: Real-time, actionable threat intelligence. And there is no shortage of intelligence feeds from reputable third-party sources. But are there too many intelligence feeds for systems and analysts to process? How effectively is actionable...
A federal judge Tuesday dismissed three of six counts in a complaint filed by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission against IoT manufacturer D-Link that alleges its sloppy security practices deceived consumers. The FTC has until Oct. 20 to amend the complaint.
Craig Gibson of Trend Micro has spent more than a decade researching the topic of security orchestration. He offers tactical advice for how organizations can best deploy their human resources to best maximize security across the enterprise.
The use of aging computer hardware at the Internal Revenue Service is introducing "unnecessary risks" to sensitive taxpayer information, a new report reveals. But fixing the problem will be costly.
Securing a hybrid environment comes with inherent complexities - but there also are some misconceptions about security, says Tony Goulding of Centrify. He dispels the myths and sheds light on the new realities.
Information security professionals to the U.S. government: Please put up or shut up over Moscow-based cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab, by either showing evidence that others can independently judge, or else dropping your vague insinuations.
Many recent data breaches, including the Equifax incident, show that "applications are really the vulnerable entry point into organizations and ultimately to organizations' data," says Alex Mosher of CA Technologies.
A research survey evaluated the current practices and challenges associated with incident response (IR) processes and technologies. Respondents were asked to provide details on their organizations' future strategic plans intended for improving the efficacy and efficiency of IR activities.
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Why does it take so long to identify and respond to threats? Security and IT professionals point to one primary culprit: the disconnect between security and IT tools. Traditional approaches hamper efficient incident-response coordination across organizations.
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As the remediation costs, customer impacts, and reputational damage of a data breach continue to skyrocket, the security industry must find new ways to prevent the exfiltration of proprietary data by cybercriminals and other malicious actors. Developing a more automated threat response processes and a set of cyber...
Security incident identification and remediation are daunting challenges for security teams. Manual processes, multiple cross-team hand-offs, and the proliferation of security tools hinder a team's ability to quickly assess and remediate vulnerabilities and attacks.
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Data breaches have affected businesses across all industries over the last few years. And with the theft of some 4.2 billion credentials in 2016 alone, hackers only need one valid password to get in and compromise your business.
Despite their significant weaknesses, passwords continue to be employed in a wide...
Solving the password security disconnect between IT and employees demands the right solution. From external threats to managing Shadow IT, protecting your company, employees, and customers is a complex job. Staying on top of all possible threats can be overwhelming.
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