As environments become progressively interconnected, threats become increasingly complicated. The top security events of the past year make this apparent — and their repercussions make the implementation of smart protections all the more important.
2016 laid the groundwork for what we can now consider the new status quo in cybersecurity. Will current security strategies hold against this existing paradigm or will organizations need to consider a change?
From big data breaches to attacks on mobile and PoS platforms, What can we learn from the past quarter's notable security stories? Are they early signs of bigger events or more devastating threats to come?
Attackers are finding more security gaps to abuse, whether they're in existing public-facing technologies or in new developments in the Internet of things, with this incoming swell of attacks also come new cybercriminal players.
Substantive financial losses and irreparable damage as a result of losing massive amounts of confidential data to attackers ran rampant throughout 2014. It was the year of mega breaches, hard-to-patch vulnerabilities and thriving cybercriminal.
The EvilGrab campaign—known for targeting governments and diplomatic agencies in China, Japan, and the rest of the world—headlines this quarter’s targeted attack report. Among EvilGrab's many capabilities include grabbing multimedia files and stealing cred.