New infosec products of the week: November 8, 2019

Waterfall for IDS: Hardware-enforced security between OT networks and IDS sensors Waterfall for IDS provides hardware-enforced security that deploys transparently between OT networks and IDS sensors. Hardware-enforced security enables the OT sensors to… Continue reading New infosec products of the week: November 8, 2019

Year-over-year malware volume increased by 64%

The most common domains attackers use to host malware and launch phishing attacks include several subdomains of legitimate sites and Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) such as CloudFlare.net, CloudFront.net (which belongs to Amazon), SharePoint and Amazo… Continue reading Year-over-year malware volume increased by 64%

How data breaches forced Amazon to update S3 bucket security

Amazon launched its Simple Storage Service (better known as S3) back in 2006 as a platform for storing just about any type of data under the sun. Since then, S3 buckets have become one of the most commonly used cloud storage tools for everything from s… Continue reading How data breaches forced Amazon to update S3 bucket security

Five examples of user-centered bank fraud

In today’s digital-first world, banks and financial service companies need to allow their customers to easily manage money online in order to compete. Unfortunately, most banking platforms were not designed securely and hackers have been taking advanta… Continue reading Five examples of user-centered bank fraud

New infosec products of the week: July 26, 2019

Centrify unveils free cloud-based PAM offering for organizations that do not have a password vault Centrify’s Free Tier Vault is available immediately in the AWS Marketplace, enabling organizations of any size to start controlling privileged access to … Continue reading New infosec products of the week: July 26, 2019

WatchGuard’s ThreatSync detects and remediates zero day threats and evasive malware

WatchGuard Technologies has announced major updates to its threat correlation and response platform, ThreatSync, with the latest release of Threat Detection and Response (TDR). These enhancements include accelerated breach detection, network process co… Continue reading WatchGuard’s ThreatSync detects and remediates zero day threats and evasive malware

NSS Labs test exposes weaknesses in NGFW products

Firewalls are the most widely deployed network security devices. Enterprises expect next generation firewalls (NGFWs) to prevent exploits and malware from infecting critical systems. NSS Labs 2019 NGFW Group Test NSS Labs announced the results of its 2… Continue reading NSS Labs test exposes weaknesses in NGFW products

Cybercriminals leverage malicious Office docs, Mac malware, web app exploits

There’s been a 62% increase in overall malware detections in Q1 2019 compared to the previous quarter. A new Watchguard report also found that cybercriminals are leveraging a wide array of varied attack techniques, including malicious Microsoft O… Continue reading Cybercriminals leverage malicious Office docs, Mac malware, web app exploits

Why phishing education has never been more critical to your business

Our cyber defenses are becoming stronger and stronger every year. Even the smallest companies can now deploy advanced anti-malware and intrusion detections tools that were, until recently, only within the reach of larger enterprises. Today, sandboxed b… Continue reading Why phishing education has never been more critical to your business