In today's shape-shifting threat landscape, every organization needs the same thing: Real-time, actionable threat intelligence. And there is no shortage of intelligence feeds from reputable third-party sources. But are there too many intelligence feeds for systems and analysts to process? How effectively is actionable...
A federal watchdog agency has announced it will scrutinize HHS's incident response capabilities as well as Obamacare's security controls. The agency has also issued a new report finding security gaps in Alabama's Medicaid information systems security.
A research survey evaluated the current practices and challenges associated with incident response (IR) processes and technologies. Respondents were asked to provide details on their organizations' future strategic plans intended for improving the efficacy and efficiency of IR activities.
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Through an ongoing series of Healthcare Security Readiness workshops, key gaps in how healthcare organizations defend against cybercrime hacking have emerged. Has your organization assessed and mitigated gaps in security...or are even aware of what they are?
In the following ISMG interview transcript, David...
Yes, malware commonly targets the Windows operating system. But if you limit malware analysis to Windows OS, you're leaving gaping vulnerabilities, says Christopher Kruegel of Lastline Inc. Here's how to maximize your analysis.
Kruegel, CEO of Lastline, says that one common limitation of malware analysis is that...
CISOs have plenty to keep them up at night. With data breaches, ransomware incidents and system compromises, security leaders are forced to find ways to beat threats without slowing their pace of business. If they fail to effectively manage those risks, their organizations can face huge consequences.
While process...
Who is behind the threats that face your organization? To implement security measures that put your attackers on defense, you must know their profile and motivations.
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The motivations of different attackers;
The different tactics attackers deploy;
How threat intelligence...
The U.S. federal government and many states haven't conducted forensic investigations into the election systems probed by hackers prior to the 2016 election. An investigation by the New York Times has found two more providers of election systems that were breached.
Organizations share common concerns and frustrations about security incident response. The scope of what you need to protect has expanded significantly - more users, more endpoints, more everything. At the same time, internal and external scrutiny has skyrocketed due to the increasing coverage of large scale security...
Today's business climate is one of unprecedented regulatory growth, data complexity and cybersecurity concerns. There is a corresponding increase in media attention, customer awareness and Board-level scrutiny.
Organizations must demonstrate that they have a viable process for managing risk and compliance (broadly...
Crew error - not hacking - remains the most likely explanation for this week's deadly collision between a U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer and a merchant oil and chemical tanker off the coast of Singapore, experts say.
Contrary to common assumption, "advanced malware" is not a singular type of superior malicious code or harmful object that can that compromises systems, harvests data or damages corporate networks. Rather, this term describes sophisticated behavior and evasion capabilities that certain strands of malware possess which...
Security leaders at financial organizations are fighting a tough battle. Unable to hire the teams they need, they are often left to rely on outdated security controls that can't defend against the sophistication and frequency of today's targeted attacks. This is a losing strategy that results in multiple points of...
The biggest obstacles to achieving "incident response excellence" are security and IT tool integration and coordinating incident response. Even if analysts can identify an imminent threat, they may not even know whom to contact on another team for remediation.
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There are more than 10,000 rules and regulations that impact electronic communications today. Compliance is tasked with creating and maintaining a "culture of compliance" in a complex and rapidly shifting regulatory environment while firms seek to leverage social media to increase engagement with employees, partners...
