Kevin Townsend

The SamSam ransomware has always been a bit different. Unlike many ransomware infections, its victims are targeted rather than random -- and the attacker...

Malvertising Campaign Steals Traffic From 10,000 Hacked WordPress Sites and Exploits the Online Advertising Supply Chain

Neither Current Technology Nor Security Awareness Training Will Stop Email Threats

Vancouver, Canada-based customer identity and access management (cIAM) firm LoginRadius has raised $17 million Series A funding led by ForgePoint Capital and Microsoft's venture...

Complex Compliance Requirements are Delaying U.S. Government's Digital Transformation, Study Shows

Survey of Incident Responders Shows That Businesses Need to Re-architect Cybersecurity

Cryptominers have plateaued, GandCrab is the new king of ransomware, adware -- surprise! -- is as prolific as ever, and VPNFilter might herald a...

Confirming a trend noted by other researchers, a new report from network security firm Cryptonite notes that ransomware incidents have declined over the last six...

Through Multiple Methods and Collaborations, Many Hackers Donate Money to Good Causes

The European Union is active in passing cybersecurity legislation ostensibly for the European Union but with worldwide ramifications.

Some hacks are serendipitous events for skiddies who happen across a website with an easily exploitable common vulnerability. Others, especially the major breaches of...