Collaborate Disseminate
A new report from the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) on the top threats to cloud computing suggests that service providers are improving their security. Many of today’s threats now stem from organizational management decisions and implementation/configu… Continue reading Cloud Providers Improving Security, But Users Need to Up Their Game
Cybereason, a Boston, Mass.-based EDR/EPP security firm heavily invested in machine learning and AI-based solutions, has raised a further $200 million in a Series E funding round to support its product innovation and strengthen its global reach t… Continue reading Cybereason Raises an Additional $200 Million in Funding
Attack on Connected Cars Could Could Kill Thousands, Advocacy Group Claims
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The Cyber Kill Chain is dead. Long live the Cognitive Attack Loop. This is the thesis of Tom Kellermann’s (Chief Security Officer at Carbon Black and former cyber commissioner for President Obama) new paper, ‘Cognitions of a Cybercriminal’.
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… Continue reading Cyber Kill Chain Reimagined: Industry Veteran Proposes “Cognitive Attack Loop”
For many years, the primary threat to mobile devices was click-jacking and adware. But as the mobile device has become more deeply embedded in everybody’s life, as mobile banking has increased and the amalgamation of personal data on devices has grown,… Continue reading Mobile Malware and Mobile Attackers are Getting More Sophisticated
Palo Alto, California-based start-up Confluera has simultaneously announced a Series A funding round of $9 million and the launch of its new Real-time Attack Interception and Defense (RAID) platform.
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Continue reading Confluera Raises $9M, Unveils ‘Real-time Attack Interception and Defense’ Platform
Within the increasing adoption of container technology, two things stand out: hybrid on-prem and cloud configurations are growing, and Kubernetes dominates. At the same time, concern over investment in security remains high.
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Continue reading Security a Top Concern as Containerization Gathers Pace
Eleven vulnerabilities have been found in the Wind River VxWorks real time operating system (RTOS). Six of these security flaws are classed as critical. The vulnerabilities allow complete remote takeover without any user action, and affect critical dev… Continue reading Critical Industries at Risk from Eleven Zero-day Flaws in Real Time Operating System
Researchers at Avast have published a detailed analysis of a banking trojan they call Guildma. This is almost certainly the same malware as that described by Cybereason as Astaroth, but analyzed here in greater detail.
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Continue reading Guildma Malware Expands Targets Beyond Brazil
The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) is creating a new Cybersecurity Directorate to reinvigorate the cybersecurity element of its work.
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Continue reading NSA Forms Cybersecurity Directorate to Redefine Cybersecurity Mission