Digital threats facing federal entities are at an all-time high. This revelation was readily apparent in the findings of SolarWinds’ fifth annual Federal Cybersecurity Survey. Of the 200 IT security professionals in U.S. federal civilian and defense agencies surveyed, more than half (56 percent) of...
Much has been said about how employees can often be an organization’s most significant point of vulnerability when it comes to cybersecurity threats. A 2017 study found that 84% of respondents attributed the success of cyberattacks against their company, at least in part, to human...
Lastline is once again participating in Infosecurity Europe in London. And while there are numerous hot topics being discussed, cloud security quickly rose to the top. Migrating to the cloud and the security of those workloads are understandably a concern for many that are undergoing digital...
Two years ago, the world was paralyzed for several days, and news announcers introduced a new term to the public that many had never heard before: ransomware. The WannaCry cyberattack was the first genuinely global mass ransomware attack, and it skyrocketed the idea into the...
Digital threats are more numerous today than they were years ago. Illustrating this fact, Kaspersky Lab’s in-lab detection technologies identified 360,000 new threats each day in 2017. That figure is 11.5 percent more than 2016, and it represents the second year in a row where...
In part 2 of this 2-part blog post, we’ll discuss the essential characteristics of technologies that have proven effective for augmenting Secure Email Gateways (SEGs) and stopping email-based malware attacks. Please see part 1, which discusses the challenges of detecting advanced malware attacks using outdated...
This is part 1 of a 2-part blog post on email security solutions, that examines the challenges. Part 2 will discuss key characteristics of the solutions. Malware authors can simply alter the signature of their code to avoid detection by signature-based anti-malware tools. Because security tools...
Imagine going to work, sitting at a desk, and pulling out your toolbox: a rootkit. Though it may seem dystopian, cybercrime has become a business enterprise. Cybercriminals are now modeling themselves based on big businesses, adopting their processes and project management techniques. Professional hacking organizations...
Nearly everyone has at some point had their web browser pop up a message that says something like “Your PC is Infected . . . Click Here to remove the virus”. That message is likely the result of a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack, and clicking...
Lastline Has Lowest TCO of Products with 100% Security Effectiveness in Breach Detection When selecting a breach detection system, determining the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) is a critical yet challenging task. Fortunately, NSS Labs tested the TCO of seven leading breach detection systems, including Lastline,...
