What it takes to become a data security strategist
By the time John Kronick became a data security strategist a few years ago, he’d already been in the security industry for 20 years. But…
What it takes to become a security systems administrator
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Don’t pay ransoms. But if you must, here’s where to buy the Bitcoins
Ransomware grew into a $1 billion industry last year, and ransom payments now account for nearly 10 percent of the entire Bitcoin economy.Avoiding becoming part…
After Amazon outage, HealthExpense worries about cloud lock-in
Financial services companies as popular targets of cybercriminals for the obvious reason — they’re where the money’s at. And health care companies have medical records,…
Expert: NY breach report highlights third-party risk
New York reported a record high number of breaches last year, just after a new set of cybersecurity regulations went into effect in the state.”In…
Bitcoin rise fuels social media scams
The price of a single Bitcoin passed that of an ounce of gold for the first time this month, and scammers were quick to get…
Experts: US needs a federal CISO
Last week, the Trump administration announced the appointment of a White House cybersecurity coordinator. That’s a good first step, security experts say, but the government…
Experts divided on value of Cyber National Guard
This past weekend at SXSW, two Congressmen suggested that the U.S. create a cybersecurity reserves system, similar to the National Guard, but the idea has…
Expert: Apple may have deployed unauthorized patch by mistake
Last month, reports came out that Apple accidentally installed a fake firmware patch on internal development servers. That’s a lesson to all companies to be…
Danes targeted by malware spread through Dropbox
Earlier this week, Danish-speaking users were hit by malware spread through Dropbox, but the company responded quickly to shut down the attack. According to a…
Researchers link Middle East attacks to new victim in Europe
Kaspersky Labs announced new research this morning that shows some links between the massive Shamoon attack that took down 35,000 computers in Saudi Arabia to…
Security pros most worried about clouds, mobile
Companies were least prepared to assess the security risks of cloud and mobile technologies, according to a survey of cybersecurity professionals released this morning.Around 60…
AI is coming, and will take some jobs, but no need to worry
The capabilities of artificial intelligence and machine learning are accelerating, and many cybersecurity tasks currently performed by humans will be automated. There will still be…
Scholars, infosec experts call for action on Russian hacking
In the wake of reports about Russian involvement in fake news and hacks against political targets leading up to the recent presidential election, scholars and…
Report: Most cybercriminals earn $1,000 to $3,000 a month
Most cybercriminals make between $1,000 and $3,000 a month, but 20 percent earn $20,000 a month or more, according to a recent report.The data is…
SIEMs-as-a-service addresses needs of small, midsize enterprises
The city of Lewiston, in north central Idaho, has a population of around 32,000 and an information systems budget of around $800,000 a year.But it…
Report: Surveillance cameras most dangerous IoT devices in enterprise
Networked security cameras are the most likely to have vulnerabilities when it comes to securing Internet of Things devices in the enterprise, according to a…
Visibility, security top concerns for cloud computing adoption
Enterprises considering adopting public clouds are concerned about where their data is located and how it’s protected, according to a new survey by IDG.Companies will…
AI makes security systems more flexible
Advances in machine learning are making security systems easier to train and more flexible in dealing with changing conditions, but not all use cases are…
Unencrypted pagers a security risk for hospitals, power plants
For most of us, pagers went out when cell phones came in, but some companies are still using them and when the messages are sent…
Flash mobs the latest threat this holiday season
The holiday season rings in more than just higher sales for retailers. There’s also more shoplifting and lower profit margins than the rest of the…
Russian criminals’ bank attacks go global
Russian cybercriminals have field tested their attack techniques on local banks, and have now begun taking them global, according to a new report — and…
Yahoo shows that breach impacts can go far beyond remediation expenses
Companies that focus on the immediate breach remediation costs may be missing the big picture, and could be under-investing in security as a result.Several studies…
Leaky IoT devices help hackers attack e-commerce sites
Millions of IoT devices are misconfigured so that they can forward messages — which, combined with default admin settings, allows them to be used to…
How Shodan helped bring down a ransomware botnet
Shodan is a search engine that looks for internet-connected devices. Hackers use it to find unsecured ports and companies use it to make sure that…
Data leaks evolving into weapons of business destruction
Most of the recent data breaches involve customer information such as user names and passwords, credit card numbers, and medical histories. The companies hacked are…
NY regulation aims to raise bank security standards
Next week, New York State will begin a 45-day public comment period on its new financial industry cybersecurity regulation — and, so far, security experts…
A single ransomware network has pulled in $121 million
A single ransomware author and distributor was able to collect $121 million in ransomware payments during the first half of this year, netting $94 million…
Half of network management systems vulnerable to injection attacks
Cross-site scripting and SQL injection attacks are well-known threats for public-facing Web applications, but internal systems can be attacked as well. For example, about half…
New tech can help catch spearphishing attacks
A CEO said that his controller had just received an email, ostensibly from him, asking her to process an urgent outgoing payment.Everything about the letter…