November 01, 2012
The intrusion prevention system is a mainstay of any organization's perimeter-focused security infrastructure, but its days may be numbered as a standalone technology. Yet, its purpose lives on.
It's one thing to be a victim of a phishing campaign, but it's an entirely different ball game when you're at the receiving end of a targeted attack.
July 05, 2012
Exposing and defeating cyber criminal campaigns out for financial gain or trade secrets is the challenge of the day, but there are strategies and tools available to help.
June 28, 2012
The term advanced persistent threat, or APT, has been flung around by vendors ad nauseam over the past several years. In a sense, given the sheer number of breaches, one can't blame them. But is what they're telling you, the buyer, truthful?
May 21, 2012
Compromising anywhere from a few thousand to well over a million systems, botnets are used by cyber criminals to take over computers and execute illegal and damaging activities.
A new trojan is targeting the same Java vulnerability that the Flashback malware took advantage of last week.
The attack du jour, APTs, or advanced persistent threats, are real threats.
Hackers and computer criminals have shown an ongoing ability to stay one step ahead of the security professional, but there are strategies and tools to help thwart their efforts.
Hacker groups Anonymous and LulzSec have made a name for themselves by scanning large organizations until they find the one weak system ready to be exploited. You can prevent an attack.
January 23, 2012
Today, the best overall security solution includes technologies that can help you quickly respond to an inevitable attack.
Companies targeted by APT will need to upgrade their defenses strategy to include multiple, integrated layers of extremely sensitive anomaly detection and mitigation.
January 18, 2012
Many managers of utilities companies don't understand or appreciate the value of IT security...at their, the facilities' and the community's peril.
Intelligence-driven information security is the future of battling advanced persistent threats, according to a new report.
November 04, 2011
"Cyber Atlantic 2011" aimed to clarify how the two nations can best communicate about cyber incidents that occur on government systems or critical infrastructure.
The attacks, which occurred at four department locations, were not described in detail, but were deemed "successful" for adversaries, according to the annual audit.
Hiding the facts behind a cyberattack only stands to benefit the criminal.
McAfee has fired back at critics of its report on Operation Shady RAT, and said the CEO of rival anti-virus maker Kaspersky Lab, who called the report "alarmist," missed the whole point of the expose.
August 01, 2011
Let's forgo the APT hysteria long enough to make sure we're doing a good job on the fundamentals.
July 01, 2011
The term "APT" is now becoming synonymous with any form of cyberattack, distracting attention away from the real challenge.
May 02, 2011
In today's sophisticated malware and intrusion tactics, organizations should already assume they have been compromised. The key is readiness, says Larry Whiteside, CISO, Visiting Nurse Service of N.Y.
