While cyberattacks continue to grow, deception-based technology is providing accurate and scalable detection and response to in-network threats.Distributed deception platforms have grown well beyond basic DecoyDoc trapping techniques and are designed for high-interaction deceptions, early detection, and analysis of attackers' lateral movement. Additionally, deception platforms...
Criminals make student data public in escalating demands for ransom; some districts pay upHackers looking to exploit sensitive information for profit are increasingly targeting the nation’s schools, where they are finding a relatively weak system to protect a valuable asset: student data.Cyberthieves have struck more...
Thanks to a newly discovered security flaw, your home Wi-Fi is completely hackable, giving cyber thieves a front row seat to everything from your private chats to your baby monitor. And there's not much you can do about it — yet.Bob Rudis, chief data scientist...
Since May, hackers have been penetrating the computer networks of companies that operate nuclear power stations and other energy facilities, as well as manufacturing plants in the United States and other countries.Among the companies targeted was the Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation, which runs a...
DoublePulsar is estimated to have previously infected nearly 100,000 Windows PCs.Hackers are reportedly using the NSA's leaked DoublePulsar malware to infect vulnerable Windows PCs with a new cryptocurrency miner identified as "Trojan.BtcMine.1259". The Trojan reportedly leverages DoublePulsar, an NSA hacking tool leaked by the Shadow...
The new phishing attempt by hackers targets smartphone owners most of whom are Facebook users.If you frequently use the Facebook on your smartphones beware! Researchers have uncovered a new phishing attempt by hackers that targets smartphone owners most of whom are Facebook users.Security researchers from...
It's a recurring theme in sports movies, war stories and crime stories alike: In order to defeat the enemy, one must think like the enemy.This approach has been taken – oftentimes quite successfully – in an array of settings, including the cybersecurity realm. Security researchers...
The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication has James Bond-level security at the facilities it uses to move millions of bank-payment orders around the world every day.Visitors to a Swift operations center in Culpeper, Va., say their car trunks were inspected upon arrival by armed...
A ransomware attack on Grand Prairie, Texas-based Rainbow Children's Clinic in early August reportedly affected 33,638 patients, according to Information Management.On Aug. 3, a hacker launched a ransomware attack on the clinic's computer system, encrypting data on the clinic's servers. Rainbow Children's Clinic attempted to...
Weebly, a San Francisco-based company that has allowed more than 40 million people create websites with since 2007; will start sending notification letters to all of their customers on Thursday, informing them of a data breach that occurred eight months ago.The breach, affecting 43,430,316 customers,...