Are executives adequately guarding their gadgets?

Today, individual citizens, rather than businesses or governmental bodies, are the main entry points for cyberattacks. However, security solutions haven’t evolved sufficiently to guard public figures and leaders as they do for large corporate ent… Continue reading Are executives adequately guarding their gadgets?

How executives’ personal devices threaten business security

Today, individual people – not businesses or government entities as a whole – are the primary targets, or entry points, for all major cyberattacks, according to Agency. Yet, while the cyber threat landscape has seen this major shift, securi… Continue reading How executives’ personal devices threaten business security

Personal cybersecurity is now a company problem

As work and personal lives have almost merged into one, threat actors are increasingly targeting people because of their work lives, and cybersecurity needs to adapt to the new reality. In this Help Net Security video, Amir Targighat, CEO at Agency, di… Continue reading Personal cybersecurity is now a company problem

Experian expects deepfake content to create geo-political confusion in 2020

Credit bureau Experian has rolled out the 2020 edition of its annual Data Breach Industry Forecast. The report predicts hackers will increasingly target the political scene and activists using deepfake content and other infamous cyber weapons. A top pr… Continue reading Experian expects deepfake content to create geo-political confusion in 2020

Was the recent flood of traffic to FCC’s website actually a DDoS attack?

Cybersecurity experts have cast doubt on the Federal Communications Commission’s claim that it was the target of a distributed denial of service attack on Sunday night. “There don’t appear of be any indications of a DDoS attack in the sensors we use to monitor for such things,” said John Bambenek, a threat intelligence manger at Fidelis Cybersecurity. “It appears the issue with the FCC is less of a DDoS attack, traditionally defined, and more of an issue of crowdsourcing comments generated by John Oliver and reddit.” The FCC said Monday in a statement attributed to Chief Information Officer David Bray that it sustained multiple DDoS attacks beginning on Sunday night at midnight. “DDoS events tied up the servers and prevented them from responding to people attempting to submit comments,” the statement reads. During his HBO show “Last Week Tonight” on Sunday, comedian John Oliver called on viewers to submit comments to […]

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