Security – Page 1604 – Computer Security Articles

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2017 15:07:20 +0000

Welcome to our What is… series, where we turn technical jargon into plain English. Phishing is the word used when a cybercriminal sends you some sort of electronic message to trick you into doing something insecure. The “fishing” metaphor refers to the idea of getting you on the hook and then reeling you in. The […]<img alt=”” border=”0″ src=”https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=news.sophos.com&blog=834173&post=40299&subd=sophos&ref=&feed=1″ width=”1″ height=”1″ /><img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/jYAVEhKpqOI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security TrendMicro

July 7, 2017 admin

TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of July 3, 2017

Credit to Author: Elisa Lippincott (TippingPoint Global Product Marketing)| Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2017 15:45:09 +0000

It has been quoted by Albert Einstein, Benjamin Franklin, and others that insanity is “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” I could say that in our world of cyber security, despite all the headlines about data breaches and ransomware, there is no “insanity.” Products we used 25 years ago…

Fortinet Security

July 7, 2017 admin

Network Security in the Era of the Millennials

Credit to Author: Bill McGee| Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2017 12:58:00 +0000

One of the toughest gigs in IT is the job of keeping an organization’s network safe. It is also one that is getting tougher with the rise of the millennial generation. Millennials – those in their 20s to mid-30s – are starting to dominate workplaces around the world. More than one-in-three workers in the US are millennials, a 2015 study by Pew Research Center found. And this demographic group will account for half of the global workforce by 2020, according to PwC. The term “millennial” has many connotations. Among them: They…

Security Sophos

July 7, 2017 admin

Unbefugter Zutritt: Die meisten offenen IoT-Systeme in den USA – DACH-Region mit Zuwachs

Credit to Author: Jörg Schindler| Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2017 11:50:59 +0000

  Das Internet der Dinge zieht in immer mehr Haushalte ein, und nicht nur Technikbegeisterte haben weltweit Freude daran mit ihren smarten und internetfähigen Geräten zuhause zu kommunizieren. Ein Ende des Trends ist nicht in Sicht. Endverbrauchern – auch in Deutschland Österreich und der Schweiz – ist die Gefahr, privateste Momente mit der ganzen Welt […]<img alt=”” border=”0″ src=”https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=news.sophos.com&blog=834173&post=40528&subd=sophos&ref=&feed=1″ width=”1″ height=”1″ /><img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/H1jsdtYtmUU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security Sophos

July 7, 2017 admin

Mit diesen Tricks verbreitete sich die neue Ransomware-Attacke

Credit to Author: Jörg Schindler| Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2017 07:06:00 +0000

SophosLabs hat die in der neuesten Cyberattacke verwendeten Technologien untersucht und festgestellt, dass höchstwahrscheinlich eine neue Variante der Ransomware Petya, auch bekannt als GoldenEye oder PetrWrap, hinter dem massiven Ausbruch in Europa steckt. Allerdings unterscheidet sich der aktuelle Angriff durch eine gefährliche Ergänzung: Die neue Variante enthält zusätzlich den Exploit EternalBlue, um sich noch schneller […]<img alt=”” border=”0″ src=”https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=news.sophos.com&blog=834173&post=40362&subd=sophos&ref=&feed=1″ width=”1″ height=”1″ /><img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/fUiAJ4nlGYs” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>