API attacks are on the rise, and Gartner predicts that APIs will be the top threat vector by 2022. Roey Eliyahu, CEO of Salt Security, discusses the trend and how to build a more effective API security strategy.
The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report analyzes why cyberattacks against banks have surged in recent weeks. Plus: The increasingly ruthless tactics of ransomware gangs; cybersecurity strategies for small businesses.
Ransomware, wire transfer fraud, destructive attacks: In recent months, the financial sector has seen these and other online attacks surge by 238% as criminals continue to exploit the pandemic, warns Tom Kellermann of VMware Carbon Black, who shares findings from his firm's third "Modern Bank Heists" report.
APIs are increasingly being used to power new customer facing applications, connect with partners and drive microservices environments, but they also constantly expose and exchange sensitive data, making them an increasing target for attackers.
As with all things security there is no silver bullet to protect you...
Australian shipping giant Toll Group recently suffered its second ransomware outbreak of the year, with Thomas Knudsen, the company's managing director, branding the latest attack as being "serious and regrettable." But was it preventable?
The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report offers an analysis of the phases businesses will go through in the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, plus an assessment of new risks resulting from the work-at-home shift and lessons learned from the Equifax breach.
Traditionally, security teams look to penetration tests and red teaming to test and build confidence in their security programs. These options are often costly, time-consuming, and limited in scope. There is a better way to gain confidence in security models: continuous attack simulations, which automate adversary...
Security firm Emsisoft is offering free, customized decryptors to victims of PwndLocker ransomware, which first surfaced in late 2019 and has been tied to attacks against Lasalle County in Illinois and the Serbian city of Novi Sad, with the gang demanding up to $660,000 or more in bitcoins from its victims.
The need for speed is at the heart of why business implement digital transformation strategies. Security professionals charged with protecting digital assets feel the pressure to keep up with the speed of business, but moving fast introduces challenges and uncertainties about where attacks/vulnerabilities are hiding...
Migrating computing resources to cloud environments opens up new attack surfaces previously unknown in the world of premise-based data centers. As a result, cloud-native data breaches frequently have different characteristics and follow a different progression than physical data breaches.
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Over the last few years, cyber-attacks on Operational Technology (OT) have increased rapidly in frequency and scale. The cyber-threat to critical infrastructure and other key operational systems is now front and center of
national security concerns. There is a new frontline in cyber defense where protecting against...
An apparent ransomware attack on an accounting firm in December exposed the patient data of Community Care Physicians, a large upstate New York medical group, as well as other clients of the firm.
The intellectual property, including research results, of biotechnology companies and other medical organizations is increasingly a target for hackers, who sometimes dump data on hacker forums or public websites. That's why breach detection and prevention is even more critical.
Not only does ServiceNow take cybersecurity seriously but its reputation depends on it. They are committed to delivering the security they demand.
Learn about why ServiceNow uses Security Operations for security incident response and vulnerability response.
Bad news on the ransomware front: Victims that choose to pay attackers' ransom demands - in return for the promise of a decryption tool - last quarter paid an average of $84,116, according to Coveware. But gangs wielding Ryuk and Sodinokibi - aka REvil - often demanded much more.
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