Mid 2016, Frost and Sullivan released a Stratecast report on Deception as a Security Discipline - Going on the Offensive in the Cybersecurity Battlefield. As we round out the year of 2016, I want to add some additional insight into enhancements to the Attivo...
When it comes to security threats, focus is often put on external hackers deploying a host of attacks including Trojans, phishing attacks and APTs, among others. However, it may be time for organizations to stop only looking externally and think about the internal threats that...
On average, IT budgets are up this year, but with over 858 breaches in 2016 alone, many begin to ask whether budgets are being spent on the right things. It has become clear to most organizations that prevention solutions alone aren’t reliably working and...
Our world has never been more connected than in this day and age. Everything from wearable devices to smart light bulbs in smart homes can be connected to the cloud. According to Juniper Research, the number of IoT (Internet of Things) connected devices will number 38.5...
Over the past two years, we have been working to build not only awareness of our deception based technology solution, but awareness for the category itself. Although the concept of deception for detecting threats is not completely new, the original form of “decoydocs” was...
While nearly every industry has experienced an increase in data breaches, the medical/health sector is being hit the hardest. According to Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), the medical/health care sector leads all others so far this year, posting a whopping 36.1% of all data breaches....
By Dr. Edward G. Amoroso, Former SVP and CSO of AT&T; Current CEO of TAG Cyber, LLC. Imagine this: You are an evil cyber intruder, part of a criminal group targeting enterprise businesses for customer medical and financial records. Your goal is to quietly steal...
In the ‘30s, bank robber Willie Sutton was asked why he robbed banks. “That’s where the money is” was his well-known response. The reply could just as well apply to the cybercriminals using ransomware today....
The cost of poor healthcare security might have just gotten more expensive. Earlier this month, Phoenix-based Banner Health announced the largest data breach of any hospital so far this year. Hackers gained access to the system's servers, including those processing credit...
Integration between detection and prevention solutions is key to providing the critical infrastructure required for continuous response and protection against cyber attackers. The average dwell time of an attacker currently stands at 201 days, which is then compounded by another 70 days to contain the...