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Most damaging threat vector for companies? Malicious insiders

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According to a new SANS survey, 40 percent of respondents rated malicious insiders (insiders who intentionally do harm) as the most damaging threat vector their companies faced. Furthermore, nearly half (49 percent) said they were in the process of developing a formal incident response plan with provisions to address insider threat. This further illustrates the urgency with which companies are moving to address this threat vector. “We are encouraged to see organizations recognizing malicious insiders … More → Continue reading Most damaging threat vector for companies? Malicious insiders→

Caveat Emptor: Identifying Insider Threats Acquired From Mergers and Acquisitions

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During mergers and acquisitions, companies should conduct third-party risk assessments to identify insider threats that might be lurking on the network.

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Every organization is only one click away from a potential compromise

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Information security staffs are so single-minded about defending their organizations from external attack that they all but ignore a threat with vastly greater potential for damage, according to the SANS Institute. Looking for an easier target As security protecting organizations from outside attack gets more formidable, attackers look for easier targets – users who already have access to an organization’s most sensitive data, for example, and aren’t as hard to fool as security systems. “While … More → Continue reading Every organization is only one click away from a potential compromise→

Outsider or Insider: Who Will Cause Today’s Data Breach?

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Security leaders must defend sensitive enterprise information from both external actors and negligent insiders who might accidentally cause a data breach.

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Shadow Brokers grow increasingly aggressive, threaten to dox former U.S. spy

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Just 24 hours after a malicious worm infected thousands of computers across Europe, the now infamous Shadow Brokers group published a message celebrating the chaos, advertised a vague new “VIP service” and threatened an unnamed former NSA official for “writing ugly tweets.” In a post on social media publishing site Steemit, the group also hinted at being in possession of FBI hacking tools. Until Wednesday, it was largely believed that only NSA-linked exploits had been published by the group. The Shadow Brokers described a former NSA official “as a doctor living in Hawaii that owns a security company.”  The group threatened to publish this person’s personal information — a practice known as “doxxing” — including their operational history at NSA. The person’s record included missions targeting Chinese nationals, the Shadow Brokers said. “TheShadowBrokers is thinking ‘doctor’ person is former EquationGroup developer who built many tools and hacked organization in China,” the blog […]

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Shadow Brokers grow increasingly aggressive, threaten to dox former U.S. spy

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Just 24 hours after a malicious worm infected thousands of computers across Europe, the now infamous Shadow Brokers group published a message celebrating the chaos, advertised a vague new “VIP service” and threatened an unnamed former NSA official for “writing ugly tweets.” In a post on social media publishing site Steemit, the group also hinted at being in possession of FBI hacking tools. Until Wednesday, it was largely believed that only NSA-linked exploits had been published by the group. The Shadow Brokers described a former NSA official “as a doctor living in Hawaii that owns a security company.”  The group threatened to publish this person’s personal information — a practice known as “doxxing” — including their operational history at NSA. The person’s record included missions targeting Chinese nationals, the Shadow Brokers said. “TheShadowBrokers is thinking ‘doctor’ person is former EquationGroup developer who built many tools and hacked organization in China,” the blog […]

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The Enemy Within: Identifying Insider Threats in Your Organization

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According to recent research, privileged users and administrators represent the biggest insider threats to any organization’s sensitive data.

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Financial Sector Remains a Top Target in 2017

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Our prediction at the end of 2016 held true: The influx of advanced DDoS, POS and other attacks targeting the financial sector has yet to abate in 2017.

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