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It's a Scam! Social Media and Tech Support Cybercriminals are NOT Friending You in 2017

March saw the arrival of a new, so-called "Fappening/ Celebgate" scandal, where leaked images and videos of naked celebrities found their way onto the web...prime real estate for scammers who started peddling numerous links across sites like Reddit and all social networks. Likewise in February, Fortune reported a tech...

Cerber Reigns as King of Ransomware; Where did Locky Go?

In 2016, there were two contenders for king of ransomware: Locky and Cerber. So far in 2017, we've seen a massive shift in the battle between these two families, with Locky basically dropping out entirely and Cerber expanding its market share by a significant amount. New families such as Spora are emerging as well,...

Top Cybercrime Tactics and Techniques; Attention-grabbing Threats in Q1 2017

The first quarter of 2017 brought with it some significant changes to the threat landscape, and we aren't talking about heavy ransomware distribution either. New threats and infection techniques have forced the security community to reconsider collection and analysis efforts. This report takes a deep look at which...

Fraud in The Mobile Era: A Hacker's Delight

As mobile devices eclipse computers and laptops as the preferred method of going online, fraudsters have followed users, porting their modus operandi -account takeover, social engineering, and malware based remote control attacks - to the mobile arena. Thus, hackers have many more opportunities to perpetrate fraud and...

The New Digital Battlefield: 2017 Security Predictions

The world is transforming, blending the physical and digital into an age of convergence. Is your agency prepared for the resulting security challenges? Drawing upon the deep resources of both Forcepoint Security Labs�� and Raytheon, the 2017 Forcepoint Security Predictions report investigates this new shift that blurs...

Millennials: A Tsunami of Risk for Federal Agencies?

Federal agencies face rising threats as more millennials enter the workforce. Almost two-thirds also use their personal devices for their work. More than 60% of millennials won't take a job without unrestricted access to their social media platforms and more than 40% use the same password for multiple devices and...

The Evolution of Ransomware

Neither ransomware nor social engineering is new, but both are more advanced and effective than ever. How can organizations improve how they detect and respond to the latest threats? James Lyne, global head of security research at Sophos, shares insight and advice. "The major trend here is really around more...

A Guide to Corporate Social Media Security

With the rapid business adoption of social media as a core communication channel, organizations are increasingly exposed to an array of internal and external security risks, especially those with significant social media presence. The FBI, Gartner and many other security analysts cite social media as one of the...

Social Media Hacks: Techniques, Detection, and Prevention Methods

"Social media hack": these words have become synonymous with embarrassing front-page news stories featuring major companies and figures who have fallen victim to misuse of their designated community channels. As social media has risen in popularity, hackers have realized that it's a ripe target. Facebook,...

4 Unique Challenges of Social Media Compliance

Everywhere you look, corporate investments in social media are on the rise. However, increased investment in social also comes with increased compliance risk. Regulators recognize social media as a public communication channel subject to existing earnings disclosure, truth in advertising, and data privacy regulations....

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2015 Annual Security Report

Despite advances by the security industry, criminals continue to break through security defenses. And attackers now realize that bigger and bolder attacks are not always better. New threat intelligence and trend analyses reveal how attackers take advantage of the gaps between the defenders' intent and action. The...

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Two Crucial Weapons to Fight Malware: Unified Malware Analysis and Threat Intelligence

Cisco AMP Threat Grid combines static and dynamic malware analysis with threat intelligence into a single, unified solution. It integrates real-time behavioral analysis and up-to-the-minute threat intelligence feeds with existing security technologies, protecting you from both known and unknown attacks. Download...

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Sustainable Security in a Constantly Changing Environment

Organizations constantly faces security issues as the workforce, technologies, and regulations change. And, as network perimeters dissolve, security considerations and concerns change. With more devices accessing your network, is your corporate mobile device security policy adequate and effective? The Cisco®...

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End-to-End Advanced Malware Protection

Today's constantly evolving advanced malware and APTs can evade point-intime defenses to penetrate networks. Security professionals must evolve their strategy in lock-step to confront these advanced threats before, during and after attacks. NSS Labs recently cut through the noise surrounding advanced threats and the...

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Get Proactive with Advanced Malware Security

More and more companies today are finding themselves under a multitude of common and advanced malware attacks. As a security professional or IT manager, you are likely struggling to effectively identify attacks, let alone prioritize the most dangerous ones that should be addressed first. With the Cisco® Advanced...