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4 Lessons Learned from Offensive v Defensive Training

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In June this year, Fifth Domain ran a ten-day cyberwar course for 21 participants. The course provided participants with both red-team (offensive) and blue-team (defensive) cyber operations exercises. During the first eight days, participants learned a number of principles, frameworks and technical skills that were then put into practice during the final two-day cyberwar exercise. […]… Read More

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Adaptive Security Starts with the Human Being

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Many problems in information security are both perennial and intractable. Audits expose them year after year. Breach after breach occurs because of them. Information security managers are fired as a result of the inevitable breaches, and the deck chairs are rearranged again each time. And yet, the attack surface rarely changes. It’s a revolving door […]… Read More

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July 2016: The Month in Ransomware

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As we continue to keep track of relevant events in ransomware, it’s time to provide a summary on the strains that surfaced or underwent noteworthy changes in July. Importantly, you will learn about decryptors released by security professionals and the promising international initiative called ‘No More Ransom.’ JULY 3, 2016 Alfa ransomware emerges This infection […]… Read More

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Could Your Smart Home Put You at Risk?

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The Internet of Things (IoT) is slowly taking over consumer markets in every category, from coffee makers to fitness trackers. Yet while smart automation might seem like the ideal for consumer convenience, when it comes to home security systems, connecting to the Internet can lead to increased vulnerability. In this article, we take a look […]… Read More

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Beware of the Cerber2 Ransomware!

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A new and improved version of the infamous Cerber Ransomware has emerged. Among other things, it changes the affected users’ file extensions into .Cerber2, thus the name. The first reports of Cerber2 Ransomware emerged yesterday, with additional details coming in by the minute. Apparently, the new extension is not the only change that awaits unfortunate […]… Read More

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How Financial Institutions Can Navigate the New FinCen Rules

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The timing could not have been better. Or worse. On the one hand, the massive leak of the so-called Panama Papers earlier this year shone a bright light on the scope of the issues financial institutions grapple with daily to combat money laundering activity and comply with complex, global regulations. On the other, it is […]… Read More

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How Employees React to Security Policies

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First, security professionals should understand that people’s resources are limited. Moreover, people tend to struggle with making effective decisions when they are tired. To test the validity of this argument, psychologists designed an experiment in which they divided participants into two groups. The first group was asked to memorise a two-digit number (e.g. 54), and […]… Read More

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Identifying Cyber Risks: The Important Role of Senior Management

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It is becoming more and more evident that cybersecurity is one of the focal points regarding security risks in the twenty-first century for all organisations. It is understandable that almost every organisation that has access to any kind of computing devices will be at risk and will probably experience harmful cyber incidents. Hackers, whether via […]… Read More

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BSidesLV 2016: Mobile App Attack

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Mobile devices are rapidly becoming the primary need of any user. Ease of use, portability, user-friendly GUI, robust computing, a wide variety of applications… all of these features makes a mobile device much more compelling than a normal computer. However, mobile phones are becoming more of a security concern, and organizations need to consider a new […]… Read More

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Why We’re Still Blindly Lurching into the Era of Lethal Connected Devices

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When it comes to the Internet of Things and security, it seems individuals and organizations keep making the same fatal mistakes – over and over again – because we continuously see it as a technology problem. It’s not. It’s a business strategy failure. Whether it’s insecure hospital devices, hackable power grids, or lethal connected cars, […]… Read More

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