Verizon Teams Up with McAfee to Secure Today’s Connected Home
Few fields and industries change as rapidly as those in the technology sector. This fast-moving, adaptable and growing sector creates new applications, new devices, and new efficiencies designed to make our everyday lives easier — sometimes in ways we’ve never imagined. But more devices and applications, from a security standpoint, means cybercriminals could have more […] more…Inside of the WASP’s nest: deep dive into PyPI-hosted malware
Photo by Matheus Queiroz on Unsplash In late 2022 we decided to start monitoring PyPI, arguably the most important Python repository, as there were a number of reports on it hosting malware. PyPI took exceptional relevance amongst all repositories as, historically, it was trusted by default by many software developers. Any security breach or abuse […] more…Cyber Insights 2023 | Regulations
About SecurityWeek Cyber Insights | At the end of 2022, SecurityWeek liaised with more than 300 cybersecurity experts from over 100 different organizations to gain insight into the security issues of today – and how these issues might evolve during 2023 and beyond. The result is more than a dozen features on subjects ranging from AI, quantum […] more…Can Thieves Steal Identities With Only a Name and Address?
Can thieves steal identities with only a name and address? In short, the answer is “no.” Which is a good thing, as your name and address are in fact part of the public record. Anyone can get a hold of them. However, because they are public information, they are still tools that identity thieves can use. If you think of […] more…Most Common Attacks Affecting Today’s Websites
New web-based attack types and vectors are coming out every day, this is causing businesses, communities and individuals to take security seriously now more than they ever have in the past. This is a huge win for the World Wide Web and it’s a trend that is pushing technology further towards more robust and securely […] more…Cyber Insights 2023 | Zero Trust and Identity and Access Management
About SecurityWeek Cyber Insights | At the end of 2022, SecurityWeek liaised with more than 300 cybersecurity experts from over 100 different organizations to gain insight into the security issues of today – and how these issues might evolve during 2023 and beyond. The result is more than a dozen features on subjects ranging from AI, quantum […] more…Cyber Insights 2023: Attack Surface Management
About SecurityWeek Cyber Insights | At the end of 2022, SecurityWeek liaised with more than 300 cybersecurity experts from over 100 different organizations to gain insight into the security issues of today – and how these issues might evolve during 2023 and beyond. The result is more than a dozen features on subjects ranging from AI, quantum […] more…Privacy, Identity, and Device Protection: Why You Need to Invest in All Three
Protecting your devices with antivirus is a great start, yet it’s only one part of staying safer online. With the way scammers and thieves target people today, you need to protect yourself too—specifically your identity and privacy. Threats have evolved over the years. While hackers still wage malware attacks on computers, tablets, and smartphones, the […] more…Are The Days Of Unencrypted HTTP Numbered?
Throughout all of 2013, there have been numerous revelations about how the NSA conducts mass surveillance on the Internet. These have sent the Internet Engineering community reeling. Protocols that have been in use for decades and based heavily on intrinsic trust have had that trust violated. This has caused the Internet standards community to take a […] more…Cyber Insights 2023: Venture Capital
About SecurityWeek Cyber Insights | At the end of 2022, SecurityWeek liaised with more than 300 cybersecurity experts from over 100 different organizations to gain insight into the security issues of today – and how these issues might evolve during 2023 and beyond. The result is more than a dozen features on subjects ranging from AI, quantum […] more…How the Atomized Network Changed Enterprise Protection
Cyberattacks rose at a rate of 42% in the first half of 2022 and the average cost of a data breach has hit a record high of $4.35 million with costs in the U.S. peaking at $9.44 million. Unfortunately, this shouldn’t come as a surprise. Enterprise networks have changed dramatically, particularly over the last few […] more…What Is Internet Security?
Internet security is a broad term that refers to a wide range of tactics that aim to protect activities conducted over the internet. Implementing internet security measures helps protect users from different online threats like types of malware, phishing attacks, scams, and even unauthorized access by hackers. In this article, we highlight the importance of […] more…
Backdoor Tool Kit – Today’s Scary Web Malware Reality
We often talk about the importance of keeping your server clean. You can see it in a number of our articles and presentations, this post will likely drive that point home. This past week we came across a nice little package that we felt compelled to share with you. In it, the attacker makes use […] more…Cyber Insights 2023 | Ransomware
About SecurityWeek Cyber Insights | At the end of 2022, SecurityWeek liaised with more than 300 cybersecurity experts from over 100 different organizations to gain insight into the security issues of today – and how these issues might evolve during 2023 and beyond. The result is more than a dozen features on subjects ranging from AI, quantum […] more…The Effect of Cybersecurity Layoffs on Cybersecurity Recruitment
On Friday, January 20, 2023, Google announced it would lay off 12,000 employees. Amazon and Microsoft have laid off a combined 28,000 people; Twitter has reportedly lost 5,200 people; Meta (Facebook, etcetera) is laying off 11,000… This is just the tech giants, and almost all the staff looking for new positions are, by definition, tech-savvy […] more…VT Collections: citius, altius, fortius – communiter
Last November 2021 we launched VirusTotal Collections as a way of helping organize, share and work with IoCs. Today we are announcing significant improvements that make Collections an actionable tool for strategic intelligence. As a quick reminder, our original concept for Collections was a simple and shareable mechanism for VirusTotal’s users to group IoCs under […] more…More information
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