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Ransomware Costing Organizations Billions as CIO's and CISO's Lose Their Jobs

There is no doubt that every organization now requires advanced malware protection. Even so, there are plenty of organizations that have either not yet implemented this protection, or have it only somewhat implemented. Do these organizations recklessly believe they won't be targeted? Do they think their investment in...

Ransomware Response: Incident Lifecycle

Some variants of ransomware are very efficient and highly successful in rendering files inaccessible unless a ransom is paid. Other variants attempt to accomplish the same goal, but implement the encryption process poorly. However, poor implementation may allow a user to decrypt their files without paying a...

What Motivates a Bug Hunter: What's In It For Them?

During the past year alone, we've witnessed a number of devastating cyber attacks, from the massive Equifax breach to the seemingly never-ending Yahoo! breach. The 2nd annual Inside the Mind of a Hacker report was created to shed light on the makeup of the bug hunting community and gain insight and understanding into...

Federal Agencies Tech Brief: Security Investigation, Detection and Rapid Response

The fact that Federal agencies are prime targets for the most sophisticated cyber threats is undeniable. If cyberattacks are inevitable, then robust capabilities for security investigation, threat hunting, and rapid response are essential. Government cybersecurity professionals require visibility across their silos of...

The Five Essential Elements of Next-Generation Endpoint Protection

The endpoint security market continues to expand with vendors old and new marketing their solutions as "next-generation" game-changers. However, closer inspection reveals that many new solutions have been built on old platforms, many of which still rely heavily on signature-based detection and obsolete architecture....

Canada Case Study: How an SMB Fully Integrated Their Security Defenses

A Canadian museum had multiple points of possible infiltration to protect: employees with memory sticks, phishing attacks, visitors and contractors connecting to Wi-Fi, and exhibit computers. Additionally, the museum had prevented ransomware attacks in the past, but needed to increase its level of protection. The...

Spear Phishing and Targeted Attacks: Defend Against Socially Engineered Strikes

Spear phishing is the common trigger to many of the most popular - and successful - targeted attacks. How can organizations improve their defenses? Jon Clay of Trend Micro tells how to better spot and stop spear phishing.

Q4 2017 Security Transformation Study: Executive Report

In the Face of Advanced Threats, is Your Organization's Security Posture Reactive or Proactive? Today's most advanced threat actors - whether external or internal - are stealthier than ever and able to hide within one's systems for days, weeks or even months as they gather intel and prepare to strike. Sixty-one...

How to Stop Healthcare Ransomware Attacks

With the rise in ransomware attacks targeting healthcare organizations, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a guidance document that explains the basics of ransomware, what organizations should do in the event of data breach, and how to contain the attack from stealing sensitive patient...

Going Beyond Windows OS: Malware Protection for Mac OS & Mobile Android and iOS Platforms

Yes, malware commonly targets the Windows operating system. But if you limit malware analysis to Windows OS, you're leaving gaping vulnerabilities, says Christopher Kruegel of Lastline Inc. Here's how to maximize your analysis. One common limitation of malware analysis is that organizations focus too much of their...

S&P 400 Financial Services Leader's Choice for Advanced Malware Protection: A Case Study

As one of the top 20 largest providers of information technology services to the financial services industry, the company in this case study spends a considerable amount of time and resources ensuring that both its data and its customers' data is secure. Due to the tremendous amount of time involved in detecting...

How to Harden Endpoints Against Malware

With threat actors increasingly moving to circumvent anti-malware systems by compromising legitimate on-device tools, there is a growing need to address malware, file-less attacks, and in-memory attacks on endpoints. Download this whitepaper and learn: How to use risk-mitigation techniques in order to limit the...

Ransomware Defense Cheat Sheet

Ransomware infections can be devastating, and recovery efforts threaten to financially cripple your organization. Prevention is the most effective defense. Download this whitepaper and learn 14 ransomware defense best practices including how to: Implement an awareness and training program; Enable strong spam...

Average Cost of Healthcare Breach? $3.62 Million, Regardless of Compliance

Clearly, adherence to HIPPA, NIST and other regulators in healthcare is paramount, but that does not mean that your organization isn't vulnerable to cybercrime hacking. When the average breach is worth $3.62 million with $380 per patient record compromised (as per Ponemon's 2017 Cost of a Data Breach Report), the...

The Ransomware Economy

CryptoLocker. GoldenEye. Locky. WannaCry. It's no secret that 2017 is shaping up to be the most notorious year on record for ransomware. Even a casual news consumer can identify several, if not all, of the menacing ransomware attacks that have cost worldwide businesses an estimated $1 billion this year. Download...