Latest Cyberwarfare Stories
Presentation will educate attendees on tactics and techniques to avoid a cyberattack or data breach. San Jose, CA (PRWEB) April 25, 2013 ThreatMetrix™, the fastest-growing provider of integrated cybercrime prevention solutions, today announced that Andreas Baumhof, chief technology officer, ThreatMetrix, will speak on “Proactive Tactics for Avoiding Attacks and Data Breaches” at the FS-ISAC & BITS Annual Summit, April 28 – May 1, at Marriott Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra, Fla....
Top tips from managed I.T. services provider NetGain Technologies’ senior data security expert Scott Logan. Lexington, KY (PRWEB) April 25, 2013 Despite assuming that they are safe from cyber-attacks due to their size, small businesses are increasingly the targets. According to the Wall Street Journal, 87% of small business owners assume they are safe and nearly as many have no protocols in place for protection or a post-breach plan. “It’s because of their size and perceived lack of...
VANCOUVER, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Wurldtech Security Technologies, leaders in protecting mission-critical connected devices from persistent and dynamic cyber security threats, today announced the appointment of Stephen Munford to its board of directors. Mr. Munford is Non-Executive Chairman of the board of directors at Sophos, a global provider of IT security and data protection products for businesses. He served as Sophos' CEO from 2006 to 2012 and, during that time, led...
TaaS(TM) NetAnalyzer(TM) Supports New Malware Attacker Intelligence Feed and Integration with HP ArcSight CUPERTINO, Calif., April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- TaaSERA, Inc., an information security technology company focused on advanced malware behavior detection, today announced significant new functionality for TaaS NetAnalyzer(TM), a real-time malware behavior detection solution that allows enterprises to identify attacks before they result in a breach. Based on run-time malware...
NKU Cyber Defense Team won 3rd place at 2013 Midwest Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition. Highland Heights, KY (PRWEB) April 24, 2013 Northern Kentucky University's (NKU) Department of Computer Science in the College of Informatics has actively engaged students in an array of cyber security exercises in recent years. For example, in 2012 the Department’s cyber defense team competed successfully in several national and international defensive and offensive computer security...
Peter Suciu for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Australian police say they have arrested the self-proclaimed leader of the international hacktivist organization known as Lulz Security, or LulzSec. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) say the 24-year old IT worker, whose name was not released to the media, was arrested on Tuesday night at his Sydney office. He is accused of attacking and defacing a government website earlier this month reported the BBC. He reportedly used his...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Verizon has just released their 2013 “Data Breach Investigations Report” analyzing where the largest threats originate and what cyber-thieves are after when they attack networks. According to the report, a large percentage of these attackers are simply looking for a way to turn a profit, using stolen information on their own or selling it to other parties. The majority of the attacks originating in the US are financially...
RICHMOND HILL, ON, April 23, 2013 /CNW/ - FlexITy Solutions Inc, a leading Unified Communications and Collaboration solutions provider, announced today that it has added Arbor Networks, a global provider of network security and management solutions for enterprise and service provider networks, to its select portfolio of technology partners. Founded in 2000, Arbor Networks has focused exclusively on researching, detecting and mitigating network-based threats. Arbor's customers...
Zero-days progress into attack kits before patches are available CUPERTINO, Calif., April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Trend Micro's (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704) Q1 2013 Security Roundup Report, the company's researchers raised the alarm about zero-day vulnerabilities in addition to concerns about the recent concentrated attack in South Korea. Collectively, these events demonstrate that zero-day vulnerabilities remain a threat while attack innovations are growing in...
Report Offers New Insight Into Data Thieves and Their Motives; 'Understand Your Adversary' is Critical to Effective Defense and Response NEW YORK, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Verizon 2013 Data Breach Investigations Report" reveals that large-scale financial cybercrime and state-affiliated espionage dominated the security landscape in 2012. Taking the top spot for all breaches in the 2013 report is financially motived cybercrime (75 percent), with state-affiliated espionage...
