Emergent threats, trends, and news annotated by some of the most well known and respected experts in the industry.
|
|
| Tech Support Scammers Cast a Wider Net Tech support scams have been around for a long time. An active phishing campaign with links to real looking websites that use pop ups and fake warnings to get people to call is making the rounds. When people call they are scammed into paying to get their PC fixed. ICS-CERT alert issued for multiple Siemens medical vulnerabilities |
|
| Email malware, phishing and spam attempts hit new highs for 2017 Email malware attacks have been around for a while. They may be an old technique to spread malware, but it is an attack method that is growing in 2017 to new highs. Malware that has not used email attacks are starting to. |
|
| Justice Dept. vulnerability disclosure framework aims to formalize programs Vulnerability disclosure is important for effected companies and the researchers that discover the vulnerabilities. The Cybersecurity Unit of the Justice Department has created a framework to guide companies in creating a vulnerability disclosure program. |
|
| Masses of Common Flaws Crack Open 55% of Corporate Networks Security audits from Positive Technologies show more than half of corporate networks have common flaws that make them easy targets. If you take care of a corporate network handling the basics of security and having a good risk management plan in place will put you ahead of most other corporate networks. |