Open Source Network Security Tools for Newbies

December 16, 2015 | Kenneth Coe

**OSSIM is no longer in use as we focus on delivering enhanced solutions for ...

Matryoshka Malware from CopyKittens Group

December 15, 2015 | Garrett Gross

A dangerous weapon in the hands of a skilled attacker is alarming but that same ...

Practicing Cybersecurity During the Holidays – and Beyond

December 14, 2015 | Dan Kaplan

5 Security Things to Know for the Week of Dec. 14

December 14, 2015 | Dan Kaplan

1. Twitter began notifying users it suspects have been targeted by ...

7 Fundamental Ways to Repel Ransomware

December 11, 2015 | Dan Kaplan

Let's put aside for a moment the mega data breaches that resulted in millions ...

Distributed Denial of Service Attacks: Protection Methods and Best Practices

December 10, 2015 | Garrett Gross

In two recent blog entries, I discussed botnets — best practices in botnet ...

How Retailers Can Avoid Hidden Malware Risks

December 10, 2015 | Jane Dotsenko

As retailers prepare for the holiday surge in online sales, hackers are equally ...

5 Security Things to Know for the Week of Dec. 7

December 07, 2015 | Dan Kaplan

In just over a month, Microsoft will end support for older versions of Internet ...

2016 Security Trends, Predictions & Wild Guesses Infographic

December 07, 2015 | Kate Brew

Our illustrious Javvad Malik has made some fearless predictions about what's ...

Cherry Picker POS Malware Scraping Memory and Evading Detection

December 04, 2015 | Garrett Gross

Every holiday season, retailers become prime targets for point of sale (POS) ...

Introducing the Security Survival Guide for Growing Businesses

December 01, 2015 | Dan Kaplan

A growing business today would have to be operating out of a cave on Mars not ...

5 Security Things to Know for the Week of Nov. 30

November 30, 2015 | Dan Kaplan

Today marks the unofficial start to the online holiday shopping season - Cyber ...

5 Security Things to Know for the Week of Nov. 23

November 23, 2015 | Dan Kaplan

Hackers in Russia deployed an intricate attack that took advantage of ...

Password Paste Prevention: Security Friend or Foe?

November 23, 2015 | Eric Rand

Every few days on 'Infosec Twitter', I come across another example of a site ...

Name The One Word You Hate to Hear in IT

November 20, 2015 | Kate Brew

We asked users of the Spiceworks community to tell us the one word, or ...

5 Security Things to Know for the Week of Oct. 19

November 19, 2015 | Dan Kaplan

Authorities announced they disrupted the infrastructure for Dridex, a ...

Command and Control Server Detection: Methods & Best Practices

November 19, 2015 | Garrett Gross

Botnet C&C servers issue commands in many ways Recently I discussed botnets ...

Ultrasound Tracking Beacons Making Things Sort of Creepy For Consumers

November 17, 2015 | Eric Rand

Ultrasound is supposed to be our friend. However, the security world was made ...

5 Security Things to Know for the Week of Nov. 16

November 16, 2015 | Dan Kaplan

1. U.S. authorities announced the indictments of five defendants charged in ...

Internal Scanning for PCI Compliance – Not Sexy but Necessary

November 16, 2015 | Branden Williams

Back when I ran a PCI consulting practice, I had this idea to go through all of ...

2015 SANS Analytics & Intelligence Survey

November 12, 2015 | Javvad Malik

Following on from its 2014 survey, SANS has conducted a new survey to determine ...

Questions are the answers

November 11, 2015 | Javvad Malik

How to avoid becoming the blamed victim I stare into my coffee mug. I’m not ...

Why is EMV chip-enabled credit card processing taking so long?

November 04, 2015 | Wendy Nather

The much-publicized October 1st deadline has come and gone for switching to ...

Botnet Detection and Removal: Methods & Best Practices

November 03, 2015 | Garrett Gross

Botnet 101 Before we get to best practices in botnet detection, let’s do a ...

ORX-Locker, a Web Platform to Create Ransomware

November 02, 2015 | Garrett Gross

The only thing more dangerous than cryptolocker-type ransomware in the hands of ...

Is Managed Security Right for Your Business? [Flow Chart]

October 28, 2015 | Dan Kaplan

Information security is hard to get right. A variety of factors are limiting ...

5 Security Things to Know for the Week of Oct. 26

October 26, 2015 | Dan Kaplan

Apple released scores of patches for its Mac OS X and iOS platforms, as well as ...

8 Ways to Step Up Enterprise Endpoint Security

October 22, 2015 | Al Hartmann

Compromise of client systems and devices has become the most common entry ...