The first recorded use of the term ‘phishing’ was in 1996, in the earliest days of the Web. So why is this 20+ year-old method of online fraud still with us? For one very simple reason: it works very effectively. It’s one of the most reliable methods a hacker can use to steal access to […]
The long night has finally ended. Game of Thrones fans can finally come in from the cold and, like a starving dragon, start devouring the latest and final season of the massively popular TV show. But unlike the fantasy series, what is far more real is the plethora of phishing scams facing enthusiasts. While there […]
Reckless data sharing online for short-term gains is leaving consumers exposed to more than they bargained for, according to new research from Kaspersky Lab. Despite outrage and worry around high profile data sharing scandals, including when Facebook gave Netflix and Spotify the ability to delete users’ private messages, over half of internet users (56%) feel […]
Kaspersky Lab researchers have uncovered a technically sophisticated cyberespionage framework that has been active since at least 2013 and appears to be unconnected to any known threat actors. The framework, which researchers have named TajMahal, features around 80 malicious modules and includes a functionality never before seen in an advanced persistent threat — such as […]
LONDON, UK, 11 APRIL 2019 – Subex, a leading security solution and telecom analytics provider announced its partnership with Telefónica on a new cybersecurity venture focussing on IoT Security. This collaboration will be realised through a new cybersecurity unit recently launched by Telefónica. As the number of devices connected to the internet grows exponentially, the […]
Philippines, 28 March 2019—Site24x7, the cloud-based performance monitoring solution for DevOps and IT operations from Zoho Corporation, today announced the general availability of Site24x7 CloudSpend, its cost analytics solution for public cloud platforms. The new solution is aimed at bridging the gap between capacity planning and cost optimization for resources running in Amazon Web Services […]
Philippines, 21 March 2019—ManageEngine, the real-time IT management company, today announced that it has introduced user and entity behavior analytics (UEBA) into its SIEM solution, Log360. With score-based risk assessment, threat corroboration, anomaly detection powered by machine learning, and other new capabilities, the Log360 UEBA add-on helps security professionals identify, qualify, and investigate internal threats […]
HackerOne, the leading hacker-powered security platform, announced today that bug bounty hacker @try_to_hack is the first to surpass US$1 million in bounty awards for helping companies become more secure. A bug bounty is an award given to a hacker who reports a valid security weakness to an organization. Santiago Lopez started reporting security weaknesses to […]
Singapore, February 19, 2019 – Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a leading provider of cyber-security solutions globally, has published its latest Global Threat Index for January 2019. The index reveals a new backdoor Trojan affecting Linux servers, which is distributing the XMRig crypto-miner. The new malware, dubbed SpeakUp, is capable of delivering any payload and […]
Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a leading provider of cyber security solutions globally, has published the first instalment of its 2019 Security Report. The Report highlights the main tactics cyber-criminals are using to attack organizations worldwide across all industries, and gives cyber security professionals and C-Level executives the information they need to protect their […]
