IBM X-Force Security Predictions for the 2019 Cybercrime Threat Landscape

IBM X-Force’s top security predictions for 2019 cover a range of potential attack schemes and consequences, from industry-specific prognostications to a rapid expansion of emerging criminal schemes.

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5 More Retail Cybersecurity Practices to Keep Your Data Safe Beyond the Holidays

These five retail cybersecurity tips will help organizations mitigate cyberattacks and provide customers with the safest shopping experience during the holiday season.

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5 Recommendations to Improve Retail Cybersecurity This Holiday Season

With extra web traffic and high order volumes coming in, the holiday shopping season can be a particularly perilous time for retail cybersecurity.

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IBM Security Named a Leader in IDC Incident Response MarketScape Report

This year, IDC recognized IBM X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services (IRIS) for effectively streamlining incident response (IR) for customers around the globe.

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An Increase in PowerShell Attacks: Observations From IBM X-Force IRIS

Since the open source release of the PowerShell framework in 2016, IBM X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services (IRIS) has identified an upward trend in malicious PowerShell use.

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Visit the Subway System of Cybercrime With Security Consultant Francisco Galian

The battle stories Francisco Galian heard as a student inspired him to protect multinational networks as a security consultant. He’s parachuted in when times get critical for IBM Security customers.

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X-Force IRIS Identifies FIN6 Activity on POS Networks

IBM X-Force IRIS identified a cybergang known as FIN6 using the FrameworkPOS and GratefulPOS malware to harvest massive amounts of payment card data from point-of-sale (POS) systems.

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How a Cyberattack Framework Can Help Reduce Risk at All Levels, Part 4

Even after a successful attack, security teams can still minimize the financial and reputational damage associated with a breach by following the IBM X-Force cyberattack framework.

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How a Cyberattack Framework Can Help Reduce Risk at All Levels, Part 3

An attacker who gains access won’t necessarily walk away with an organization’s proprietary data. Here’s how a cyberattack framework can help you subvert an attacker already in a network.

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How a Cyberattack Framework Can Help Reduce Risk at All Levels, Part 2

In the external reconnaissance and launch attack phases of the X-Force IRIS cyberattack preparation framework, threat actors look for vulnerabilities and tailor their attacks to exploit them.

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