Hackers issued a "terror" threat against movie theaters that show the forthcoming Sony comedy "The Interview," but the U.S. Department of Homeland Security sees "no credible intelligence to indicate an active plot."
As CEO of ForeScout Technologies, which focuses on continuous monitoring of networks, T. Kent Elliott says he has to anticipate the next generation of vulnerabilities. So what's the most significant emerging risk? The Internet of Things.
See the startling results of meticulous analysis of hundreds of real-life insider attacks from the team at Carnegie Mellon University, where the CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team) function was created. The analysis results clearly indicate that, contrary to the majority of headlines, stealthy insiders pose a huge...
Public-sector organizations need to better understand the driving forces, priorities and procedures within the organizations they "protect." But equally as important is that the private sector organizations reciprocate and understand the how, what and why of the law enforcement/public body process.
This mutual...
Since the phrase "Advanced Persistent Threat" (APT) was coined nearly ten years ago, it has been the subject of extensive discussion and debate in the IT security community, attracting terabytes-worth of media buzz. The spotlight on APT's has been critical of bringing the reality of today's threats to light, but the...
Even though many traditional defense mechanisms can be circumvented, it is essential that a proactive, layered, defensive security program be put in place and managed effectively. This will not prevent the well-organized targeted attacks, but will eliminate 99 percent of the background noise and most of the less...
To date, the most common reaction to targeted attacks has been for organizations to just do what they have always been doing, but harder. That isn't going to work. We need to look at this problem differently and adopt a different set of thought processes. There is a great deal to be said for adopting a warlike...
This past year saw the revelation of three massive security bugs that existed for lengthy periods of time before they were discovered. This infographic details those exploits and just how long they went unnoticed.
A staggering 1/3 of businesses have experienced lost or stolen staff mobile devices and, of those, 1/4 have lost data as a result.
With users connecting to unsecured public networks and social media platforms on both company-owned and personal devices, sensitive data can now be accessed--and lost--from more endpoints...
All organizations with an on-line presence need to quickly and efficiently detect hackers and fraudsters. However, to avoid frustrating the very people you want to feel welcome, it's critical that authentication processes be as simple as possible.
The newest generation of authentication technology utilizes shared...
New NIST guidance is designed to help organizations assess proper security controls, especially those tied to the continuous monitoring of IT systems for vulnerabilities.
Three weeks after attackers launched a wiper malware attack against Sony Pictures Entertainment and began leaking stolen data, Sony has threatened legal action against media outlets that publish related information.
Gary Steele has seen attack methods rapidly evolve over the last five years. But what the CEO of Proofpoint hasn't seen is a comparable evolution in how the security industry responds to attacks.
A report claiming that Las Vegas Sands Corp. was hit with a "wiper" malware attack back in February, similar to one that recently affected Sony Pictures Entertainment, illustrates why more organizations need to mitigate the risks of such an attack.
Information security experts are questioning the accuracy of a news report that claims Sony Pictures Entertainment is attempting DDoS attacks to disrupt sites that are providing copies of stolen Sony data.
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