RIG EK Activity Declines in Q4
The exploit kit nonetheless has hung onto its lead as the most active EK out there this quarter.
Month: January 2018
Mueller Appoints Cyber Expert to Trump Probe Team
Ryan Dickey joins 16 other lawyers as investigation heats up
Cyber Security Challenge UK Appoints New CEO
Colin Lobley will take up the role following the death of Stephanie Daman
Fruitfly Malware Creator Allegedly Spied on Victims for 13 Years
Ohio programmer is indicted on 16 counts
Equifax Would Have Paid $1.5bn Under New US Breach Laws
Democrat senators Warren and Warner introduce new legislation
Bad Botnet Growth Skyrockets in 2017
There was a 37% increase in botnet command-and-control (C&C) listings in 2017, with the majority (68%) of them being hosted on servers run by threat actors.
CoffeeMiner Forces Coffee Shop Visitors to Mine for Monero
Bad guys can access all of the compute power connected to a particular public Wi-Fi network, all at once, to mine for cryptocurrency.
As Cloud Looms, Security Tops IT Resilience Investment
The majority of IT professionals are investing in virus protection (71%), malware protection (67%), patch management (53%), and IDP (52%).
Security Beyond The Perimeter
Whether we like it or not, the way we architect, utilize, and secure the networks and systems under our control has changed. When servers were safely tucked away behind corporate firewalls and perimeter-deployed intrusion prevention controls, organizations became complacent and dependent on their host security. Unfortunately, inadequately architected security controls that rely solely on broad […]
Carphone Warehouse Breach Results in £400K Fine
ICO forces retailer to pay up, but larger fines await with GDPR