Limiting the Impact of the Cybercrime Pandemic

In coping with the global pandemic that is COVID-19, organizations shouldn’t lose sight of protecting themselves against cybercrime Global concerns over the current spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 and what will happen next with the outb… Continue reading Limiting the Impact of the Cybercrime Pandemic

Akamai: Cyber Attacks Now Being Weaponized

A report published by Akamai at the close of 2019 advises cybersecurity teams to expect to see many more weaponized cyber attacks in the New Year. Larry Cashdollar, an Akamai security researcher, said going into 2020 an overlap between criminal develo… Continue reading Akamai: Cyber Attacks Now Being Weaponized

Hackers Impersonating Other Hacker Types

State-sponsored hackers and other threat actors are impersonating each other in an attempt to evade detection, according to a recent report from Optiv. The “2019 Cyber Threat Intelligence Estimate” report, comprised of data from Optiv’s Gl… Continue reading Hackers Impersonating Other Hacker Types

Are We in a Cyberwar? Yes, Say Many IT Security Pros

When you’re under attack, you want to fight back and protect yourself and defend everything important to you. It’s why countries go to war. It’s why there are laws such as Stand Your Ground. But what if you aren’t allowed to fight back? What if defend… Continue reading Are We in a Cyberwar? Yes, Say Many IT Security Pros

Updates to Sofacy, Turla Highlight 2017 Q2 APT Activity

Attackers behind APT campaigns have kept busy in Q2 2017, adding new ways to bypass detection, crafting new payloads to drop, and identifying new zero days and backdoors to help them infect users and maintain persistence on machines.

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