Public breaches drive increase in account takeover attempts

Distil Networks released The 2018 Anatomy of Account Takeover Attacks Report, based on data from 600 domains that include login pages. The study revealed that all monitored login pages were hit with bad bot traffic, indicating that every website with a… Continue reading Public breaches drive increase in account takeover attempts

Cisco, SensorNet, Wombat, and Google – Enterprise Security Weekly #85

In the news, Cisco commits $50 million to end homelessness in Silicon Valley, Distil Networks’ annual bad bot report finds one in five companies now block Russian traffic, Alex Stamos’ original thoughts on Cambridge Analytica, and more on t… Continue reading Cisco, SensorNet, Wombat, and Google – Enterprise Security Weekly #85

Bad bot traffic increases, gambling and airlines most targeted industries

Distil Networks analyzed hundreds of billions of bad bot requests at the application layer to provide insight and guidance on the nature and impact of automated threats in 2017. Bad bots are up from last year “This year bots took over public conversati… Continue reading Bad bot traffic increases, gambling and airlines most targeted industries

New infosec products of the week​: November 10, 2017

Login to Office 365 with your face Nexus Group is the first authentication app supplier to show off logging in with iPhone X Face ID to digital resources on a computer. The new feature in Nexus Personal Mobile lets users log in via facial recognition to all digital resources that are made available to them by, for example, their employer, school or bank. The new feature is already live and included in the version of … More Continue reading New infosec products of the week​: November 10, 2017

What healthcare CISOs should know

“Are we more secure today than yesterday?” is the question every healthcare organization needs to asks itself every day. in order to develop a more effective security posture, says Rami Essaid, CEO of Distil Networks. A sad situation It used to be that retail and financial services were the most popular targets for breaches and malicious attacks, but the healthcare industry is now right up there with them. The reason for that change is simple: … More Continue reading What healthcare CISOs should know

Bad bots attack 96% of websites with login pages

Almost every website with a login page is under attack from bad bots, the automated programs used to carry out a variety of nefarious activities, according to Distil Networks. “Website defenders should be worried because once bad bots are behind the login page, they have access to even more sensitive data for scraping and greater opportunity to successfully carry out transaction fraud,” said Rami Essaid, CEO of Distil Networks. Bad bots by the numbers 40% … More Continue reading Bad bots attack 96% of websites with login pages

Enterprise Security Weekly #31 – News

Distil Networks wants to leverage device fingerprints, Exabeam reveals its latest security intelligence program, HPE acquires Niara, and more in this week’s Enterprise News! Full Show Notes Visit http://securityweekly.com/esw for all the latest episodes! http://traffic.libsyn.com/eswaudio/Enterprise_Security_Weekly__31_-_News_converted.mp3 Continue reading Enterprise Security Weekly #31 – News

Enterprise Security Weekly #31 – News

Distil Networks wants to leverage device fingerprints, Exabeam reveals its latest security intelligence program, HPE acquires Niara, and more in this week’s Enterprise News! Full Show Notes Visit http://securityweekly.com/esw for all the latest episodes! http://traffic.libsyn.com/eswaudio/Enterprise_Security_Weekly__31_-_News_converted.mp3 Continue reading Enterprise Security Weekly #31 – News

Distil scores $21 million Series C to crush bad bots

Padlock over binary background. Distil Networks, a company that helps discover and eradicate bad bots, announced a $21 million Series C round today.
Funders include new investor Silicon Valley Bank along with previous participants Bessemer Venture Partners, Foundry Group and TechStars. It comes on the heels of another $21 million round in June, 2015 and brings the total raised to $65 million across all rounds.
With the… Read More Continue reading Distil scores $21 million Series C to crush bad bots