Except for the leak of celebrities' private data, the "wiper" malware attack against Sony Pictures Entertainment shares "extraordinary" similarities with previous wiper attacks in Saudi Arabia and South Korea, a security researcher finds.
The National Health ISAC is making available to its members a new intelligence platform that aims to ease cyberthreat information sharing. Find out how it compares with a similar offering from HITRUST.
A remote-access attack that compromised a parking facility provider with locations in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Washington highlights how commonly used point-of-sale terminal and software brands are increasingly being exploited by hackers.
The destructive code that was used to infect and erase hard drives at Sony Pictures Entertainment - and which apparently was the subject of a recent FBI "flash alert" - has been identified as "wiper" malware known both as Destover and Wipall.
Who hacked Sony? Not us, say the North Koreans, ending days of silence. As Deloitte becomes the latest victim of the G.O.P. gang that's claimed credit, one thing is certain: Sony won't have to buy the movie rights to this hacking story.
The threat landscape has evolved, but security investments have largely remained the same. A disproportionate percentage of budgets are spent on prevention, yet targeted attacks
and advanced threats can easily evade these controls.
Read the Q&A transcript featuring Damballa CTO Brian Foster. Discussion topics...
A federal judge has denied Target's motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit brought against it by several banking institutions following the retailer's December 2013 data breach that exposed 40 million credit and debit cards.
Breaches continue to plague the regular operations of victimized organizations. Take, for instance, the U.S. Postal Service, which says a cyber-intrusion has forced it to delay the filing of its annual financial report.
Following a "Flash Alert" from the FBI, organizations must mitigate the risk posed by dangerous "wiper" malware attacks designed to erase hard drives. Malware expert Roel Schouwenberg offers strategic advice.
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) enables users to securely and privately exchange data shared through a trusted authority. Although it has been around for years, it has recently come back into the spotlight with Gartner's
research entitled "PKI's New Lease on Life in Mobility and the Internet of Things." The value of...
In the wake of the FBI issuing a warning that a U.S. business, reportedly Sony Pictures Entertainment, has been attacked using a dangerous form of "wiper" malware, security experts weigh in on the news and offer mitigation advice.
A new report from FireEye about the emergence of cyber-attacks aimed at the accounts of executives at publicly traded corporations for the purpose of "obtaining an edge" in stock trades has raised some questions among financial fraud experts.
From Anthem to Community Health Systems, healthcare data breaches are on the rise, and it's time to get serious about healthcare data security. In this webcast, we discuss practical steps you can take to improve your IT security - not only to comply with HIPAA / HITECH compliance, but to actually prevent data...
Capturing the detailed actions of privileged users is even more critical in today's business environment. Security and compliance issues also exist with third-parties including Cloud Providers, Service Providers and ISVs. Also, every major compliance regulation requires organizations to document what users actually...
Security breaches are all over the news, many of them a result of either insider threats or advanced persistent threats.
Companies and government agencies are looking for solutions to mitigate the risks these threats present. This white paper details three common Windows Server threat scenarios and explains the...
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