Fortinet

Credit to Author: Jennifer McDonald| Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2017 19:59:59 +0000

On Wednesday, November, 1st, Fortinet held a critical panel discussion at The Summit, entitled “Winning the Security Battle for Your Enterprise Requires a New Approach.”

Credit to Author: FortiGuard SE Team| Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2017 18:40:59 +0000

Visa Payment Systems Intelligence recently announced that cybercriminals are threatening the payments ecosystem by leveraging a vulnerable Microsoft Dynamic Data Exchange protocol in phishing campaigns. This phishing attack relies on the Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) protocol for infection instead of the usual malicious macros or an exploit kit. FortiGuard Labs has issued three IPS signatures that defend our customers against these attacks.

Credit to Author: FortiGuard SE Team| Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2017 16:40:59 +0000

FortiGuard Labs has been actively monitoring FALLCHILL and validating all IOCs, whether we discovered them ourselves through one of our millions of sensors deployed around the world, or collected from the hundreds of threat sharing feeds we subscribe to. Our comprehensive threat information-sharing program includes Governments, Certs, and Strategic Partners from around the world.

Credit to Author: FortiGuard SE Team| Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2017 18:40:59 +0000

FortiGuard Labs has been actively monitoring FALLCHILL and validating all IOCs, whether we discovered them ourselves through one of our millions of sensors deployed around the world, or collected from the hundreds of threat sharing feeds we subscribe to. Our comprehensive threat information-sharing program includes Governments, Certs, and Strategic Partners from around the world.

Credit to Author: Susan Biddle| Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2017 14:00:59 +0000

Healthcare professionals are the epitome of a mobile workforce: constantly on the move and highly dependent on fast, accurate information. They need a secure wireless solution that performs flawlessly on the array of devices they rely on every day. Hospitals, clinics and elder care facilities have countless ways to exploit wireless technology for better patient outcomes and improved operational efficiency. From accessing patient records with computers on wheels or handheld tablets to getting telemetry from medical devices, nurse call systems…

Credit to Author: Anthony Giandomenico| Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2017 17:40:59 +0000

By now, everyone should be aware of two things related to IoT devices. The first is that these devices are being deployed everywhere, with no sign of slowing down. The second is that many of these devices are notoriously insecure.

Credit to Author: John Maddison| Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2017 14:40:59 +0000

Richard Hannah is Vice President of Information Services and he oversees the entire IT environment at Gibson Energy. The company has doubled in size in recent years, and a major focus of Hannah’s has been to modernize and streamline the company’s IT infrastructure.

Credit to Author: John Maddison| Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 13:50:59 +0000

The majority of these breaches have one thing in common. IT teams are failing to practice basic security hygiene. Cybercriminals target known vulnerabilities because they know that most organizations will have failed to patch or replace their vulnerable devices. WannaCry targeted a vulnerability for which a patch had been available for months. Shame on them. But Petya followed a month later and targeted the exact same vulnerability. And millions of devices were still affected. So, shame on us.