Mainframe April 28, 2015 Study: Basic Needs Critical Infrastructure Sectors Account for 8 Percent of All Incidents in 2014 2 min read - According to a recently released IBM study, the basic needs critical infrastructure sectors accounted for 8 percent of all security incidents in 2014.
April 23, 2015 New Cyberattacks Put Public Officials’ Private Data at Risk 2 min read - New cyberattacks are putting public officials' private data at risk as cybercriminals use an informationg gathering technique known as doxing.
Fraud Protection April 21, 2015 Taking Evasive Actions Against Cyberfraud 2 min read - Cybercriminals are investing time and effort to improve their cyberfraud techniques in order to evade detection by security researchers and solutions.
April 15, 2015 Redirect to SMB Vulnerability: 18-Year-Old Flaw Morphs Into Huge Threat to Windows Machines 2 min read - Researchers say an old SMB vulnerability in Windows can be used to steal login credentials and take over some systems entirely using malicious URLs.
April 13, 2015 WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Puts an Estimated 1 Million Sites at Risk of XSS Attacks 2 min read - A WordPress plugin vulnerability related to WP Super Cache could let cybercriminals create back doors, add new administrators or worse, experts say.
April 10, 2015 Fake Government Websites Tricking Victims Into Surrendering PII 2 min read - According to the FBI, Americans are being tricked into giving up their personally identifiable information through fake government websites.
April 3, 2015 DDoS Made Deadlier: Multicast DNS Vulnerability Could Affect More Than 100,000 Devices 2 min read - According to CERT, a miconfiguration in many devices could mean cybercriminals can exploit a multicast DNS vulnerability, making DDoS attacks worse.
April 3, 2015 New Malware Attacks Hunt for Cracks in Energy Sector Defenses 2 min read - New malware attacks from a cybercriminal group are reportedly being used to find holes in energy sector defenses to gain access to trade secrets.
Intelligence & Analytics March 25, 2015 Cyber Careers: US Army Now Recruiting for ‘Exponential’ Growth 3 min read - According to Lt. Gen. Edward Cardon, cyber careers in the U.S. Army are set to grow at an exponential rate to protect the country from threats.
Software Vulnerabilities March 6, 2015 WordPress and the GHOST Vulnerability 3 min read - WordPress and its users may be vulnerable to the recently reported GHOST vulnerability through a remote, unauthenticated attacker.