Brian Laing, Author at Lastline

Email Security Solutions Part 2: What Does it Take to Implement Effective Email Threat Visibility?

Posted by Brian Laing ON Jun 21, 2018

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 Please see part 1, which discusses the challenges of detecting advanced malware attacks using outdated...

Email Security Solutions, Part 1: The Challenges of Protecting Email from Advanced Malware

Posted by Brian Laing ON Jun 14, 2018

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...

Malware-as-a-Service: The 9-to-5 of Organized Cybercrime

Posted by Brian Laing ON Mar 8, 2018

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...

Malware Detection—Discovering Cross-Site Scripting Attacks

Posted by Brian Laing ON Nov 9, 2017

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...

NSS Labs Shows Lastline’s Exceptional Value for Breach Detection

Posted by Brian Laing ON Nov 1, 2017

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,...

Malware Analysis and Short Links

Posted by Brian Laing ON Sep 28, 2017

Effective malware analysis tools can help root out malicious short links and enhance the security of individuals and organizations. Referred to as short links, shortened URLs, or tiny URLs, these abbreviated versions of a URL have, at least in certain cases, a few advantages over fully...

Protection from Malicious Links

Posted by Brian Laing ON Sep 22, 2017

Malicious links are not new, but they continue to plague us. Research shows that a significant number of people will click on a link in an email, web page, or document without taking a second thought, and all too often, end up infecting their device...

Drive-By Downloads and How to Prevent Them

Posted by Brian Laing ON Sep 21, 2017

Drive-By Downloads are one of the most common methods used by cybercriminals to install malware and gain unauthorized access to your device. To protect yourself from these dangerous attacks, it’s critical to know how they work, and what steps you can take to thwart them. What...

Combining Lastline and Carbon Black for End-to-End Malware Analysis

Posted by Brian Laing ON Sep 14, 2017

End-to-end malware analysis helps provide protection from infected objects residing on or flowing from all applications (email, websites, mobile, etc.) and all endpoint device types (Windows, Mac OS X, Android, iOS). Lastline’s proven integration with Carbon Black is assisting numerous organizations with realizing this important...

Malicious MitB Email Attacks

Posted by Brian Laing ON Sep 8, 2017

Cybercriminals commonly use malicious emails to deliver malware, including pernicious code that performs MitB (Man-in-the-Browser) attacks. Although MitB threats are not new, cybercriminals are constantly developing new versions designed to defeat secure email gateways, the latest and most secure browsers, and other security controls. To...

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Email Security Solutions Part 2: What Does it Take to Implement Effective Email Threat Visibility?

Email Security Solutions, Part 1: The Challenges of Protecting Email from Advanced Malware

Malware-as-a-Service: The 9-to-5 of Organized Cybercrime

Malware Detection—Discovering Cross-Site Scripting Attacks

NSS Labs Shows Lastline’s Exceptional Value for Breach Detection

Malware Analysis and Short Links

Protection from Malicious Links

Drive-By Downloads and How to Prevent Them

Combining Lastline and Carbon Black for End-to-End Malware Analysis

Malicious MitB Email Attacks

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