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Cylance has released CylancePROTECT, a new offering that takes a “mathematical and machine learning approach to stop the execution of malware on endpoint computers and mobile devices.”
A highly sophisticated gang of criminals inserted infected USB sticks into ATMs and emptied out all the cash inside, a security researcher told SecurityWeek.
Researchers from Kaspersky Lab unveiled details on "The Mask", a sophisticated cyber-espionage campaign that the security firm is calling most advanced it has ever seen to-date.
Adding FireEye’s behavioral analysis technology will provide OpenDNS customers with real-time protection against custom malware, zero-day exploits and advanced persistent threats.
The leaking of classified NSA documents by Edward Snowden has resulted in defense contractors changing their companies' cybersecurity practices.
White Lodging Services, an independent hotel management company, said that its point of sales systems may have been breached and exposed customer payment data.
Kaspersky Lab said on Monday that it has been investigating a sophisticated cyber-espionage operation that it is calling “one of the most advanced threats at the moment”.
Researchers from RSA have discovered the server infrastructure behind a point-of-sale (PoS) attack campaign that has infected systems mostly in the United Sates, but also in 10 other countries including Russia, Canada and Australia.
Target Corporation said that the attacker(s) behind the recent massive data breach at the retailer likely compromised its systems by using stolen credentials from a vendor.
Researchers from Kaspersky Lab have uncovered a new malware that has the ability to infect systems running Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux and launch DDoS attacks from any infected devices.
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FEATURES, INSIGHTS // Malware
Mosquitoes are quite similar to malware. There are thousands of species and numerous ways to try to protect against them but each method has its limitations.
Without the elements of prevention, detection, and protection all working together, threat actors will always have the advantage, and will find a way to carry out their illicit economic, political or social agendas.
A combination of new threat actors, new attack approaches, and new masking tactics demand that enterprises redefine malware, and make all necessary investments in people, technology and systems to stay one step ahead.
One of my concerns heading into these Olympic Games is that the public has become somewhat desensitized to cyber-attacks and we may not have the same level of vigilance against cyber threats as we should.
Social engineering attacks can happen at any time. Here are some strategies you can use to help reduce the chances of a successful social engineering/phishing attack you or your organization.
Just as offices need to detect break-ins to keep criminals from committing industrial espionage, enterprises need to put more focus on detecting APTs and other advanced threats to keep adversaries from their network.
There are four key reasons why cloud-based sandboxes are qualitatively more effective than on-premise appliances...
Organizations need to consider more than just the malware itself if they are to defend against it; the first step in defending against malicious code infections is ensuring that a strong trust infrastructure is in place and well secured.
By shortening the scope of an attack, it’s far less likely that response teams will get the chance to analyze such attacks in situ, so to speak.
Security in the era of APTs is everyone’s problem, and to truly adapt means each team in an enterprise has to push itself out of its traditional comfort zone. Let’s look at some of these challenges.
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