Self-Service kiosk maker Avanti recently experienced a major data breach, forcing the company to shut down a large percentage of vending machines across their network. Apparently, cybercriminals used a type of point-of-sale malware known as Poseidon to attack the kiosks, successfully compromising up to 1.6...
Even Momentary DDoS Attacks Can Open the Door for Significant Damage While there are certainly exceptions, more often than not, sophisticated hacking groups like Hidden Cobra use DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks to hide more nefarious activity taking place under the radar while the IT...
Corporations take extensive measures to monitor, detect, and stop malicious code from entering the enterprise via the Internet. But what about detecting malware that walks through your enterprise's front door and into your network—hidden in the devices that your employees, contractors, or delivery personnel are...
There’s a lot of buzz these days about cyberattack prediction. The U.S. federal government is keen to develop technologies that will not just detect but accurately predict cyberthreats. But they aren’t alone. The commercial sector is also ramping up their interest in cyberattack prediction. Although it...
It was disclosed this week that cybercriminals are using an advanced malware exploit, a vulnerability that’s present in all versions of Microsoft Word, including Office 2016 for Windows 10. The weakness allows hackers to silently install ransomware or other forms of malware on a fully...
Prediction, during a data breach or cyber attack would be extremely beneficial if security defenders knew their attacker’s next move. Armed with such information, administrators could take proactive measures to protect sensitive data, patch or update vulnerable software, bolster security settings, and block the attacker’s access and...
Home Depot agrees to pay $25 Million more as a result of their 2014 data breach. Earlier this month Home Depot reached an agreement to pay $25 million more to banks and credit unions as a result of the company’s massive 2014 data breach. The $25...
Evidence continues to mount that most enterprises need to dramatically improve their cybersecurity. During the last few years, the majority of data breaches were first discovered by entities other than the affected organization—a clear indication that something is wrong. In 2015, research conducted by Intel1 found...
No longer can cybersecurity be relegated to the IT department. The developing trend is for the C-Suite to be held directly accountable for cyber breaches. According to Business Insider: Yahoo’s massive data breach caused CEO, Marissa Mayer to forfeit her annual bonus of around $2 million...
Machine Learning is an important component in detecting advanced malware, but to be effective it must be well-grounded with known threat intelligence. Dr. Giovanni Vigna, Co-founder and CTO of Lastline, presented his thoughts regarding advanced malware protection at this year’s RSA conference in San Francisco. He...
