Blogs

An Attacker's IoT Paradise: Billions of Insecure Devices

Trend Micro Envisions Maturing IoT Attacker Business Models

Steve King • July 30, 2020

The speed at which IoT is enabling innovation is far outpacing the ability of the security custodians to implement appropriate controls before these devices hit the market. That creates a classic target-rich environment for the bad guys - one that will require vigorous defense and oversight.

Blackbaud's Bizarre Ransomware Attack Notification

Software Vendor 'Normalizes Hacking,' Fails to Account for Notification Delay

Mathew J. Schwartz • July 31, 2020

How many different shades of bizarre is the data breach notification issued by software vendor Blackbaud? Over the course of three paragraphs, Blackbaud normalizes hacking, congratulates its amazing cybersecurity team, and says it cares so much for its customers that it paid a ransom to attackers.

Virtual Summit Dives Into Healthcare Cybersecurity Issues

CISOs, Other Experts to Tackle Hot Topics, Including Challenges During COVID-19 Crisis

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee • June 5, 2020

How have the cybersecurity challenges facing healthcare organizations changed during the COVID-19 pandemic? And how are organizations responding? Information Security Media Group's Healthcare Cybersecurity Virtual Summit, to be held on June 9 and replayed June 10 and 11, will provide insights.

Not the Cat's Meow: Petnet and the Perils of Consumer IoT

Small IoT Makers Need to Specify Support Terms for Cloud-Enabled Devices

Jeremy Kirk • July 13, 2020

Connected devices for consumers don't come with service-level agreements agreements. The travails of Petnet, the maker of an automatic, cloud-enabled pet feeder that has now gone offline offer a tale of caution that points to the need for stronger consumer protection for cloud-enabled devices.

Banking on Uncertainty - The Future of Financial Crime and Compliance

Brian Ferro, BAE Systems Applied Intelligence • August 6, 2020

Even before the pandemic set us on the road to a global recession, many banks were struggling to balance the polarising pressures of a changing world and keeping to business as usual.