In 2014, sophisticated attacks yielded big rewards for cybercriminals. In 2015 we expect to see cyber criminals, fueled by the success of high profile hacks, continue to innovate with an even greater focus on deceiving and evading existing security solutions. As attacks continue to become more advanced, so must the security...
Published: Jun 30, 2014
The world is becoming increasingly connected electronically, expanding markets and reducing the inefficiencies of doing business across borders.
Services can be hosted anywhere and customers can be served from anywhere as the Third World catches up to the First World's broadband penetration. Emerging market territories...
Published: Oct 31, 2013
We often think of malware as being designed to sit beneath the radar, collecting data in stealth mode, for the purposes of fraud or corporate espionage.
Increasingly however, we’re witnessing attacks on corporations designed to cause substantial economic losses via wholesale destruction.
Published: Sep 23, 2014
In the new era of cyber warfare, states, cities, and towns are directly in the cross hairs. A new breed of cyber attacks is targeting critical infrastructure, key services, and personal data on public employees and citizens.
As a result, cyber security has never been so critical for state and local governments. But...
Published: Mar 05, 2014
Carbon Black has found that modern-day cybercriminals are increasingly using the dark web to facilitate cryptocurrency theft on a large scale.
During the past six months, Carbon Black looked into the dark web to determine how cryptocurrency malware is being bought and sold, fostering a burgeoning economy designed...
Published: Jan 11, 2019
The monthly intelligence report, provides the latest analysis of cyber security threats, trends, and insights from the Symantec intelligence team concerning malware, spam, and other potentially harmful business risks.
Published: Aug 09, 2013
When a cyber attack or other security incident occurs, CISOs and their security teams must be able to explain the details of the incident to senior management. Often without being given the time to gather the necessary intelligence to provide an accurate assessment of the problem.
Published: Mar 01, 2015
The EV certificate standard was developed by the CA/Browser Forum, an independent industry group, which also developed auditing guidelines to define and control the procedures used to validate and issue these certificates.
When an EV certificate is in use, web browsers provide enhanced visual cues, making it clearer...
Published: Oct 14, 2014
Cloud computing offers organisations competitive advantages such as increased speed, agility, scale and collaboration. But what often happens in the rush to the cloud - is lapse in security.
Despite the challenges, IT security teams are trying keep up with the ever-changing cloud environment.
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Published: Jan 16, 2019
This paper explores the current state of web site security and the contributions VeriSign is making to help organizations protect critical data and build trust with customers. It begins with Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption, the technology that addresses the most obvious and oldest problem in online business—the...
Published: Sep 22, 2014
Over the past !ve years, applications—particularly web applications—have been increasingly leveraged as a top vector of attack.
With the trend toward mobile applications and cloud computing, SANS decided to conduct this !rst SANS survey on application security to focus on understanding what works in application...
Published: Apr 24, 2014
In this shortcut guide, readers will learn how changes in the way we deliver services, the increasing use of mobile devices, the adoption of cloud computing compounded by the ever-evolving means of stealing information and compromising services leave Web applications vulnerable to attack.
Published: Sep 23, 2014
Performance and protection go hand-in-hand for Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs). Organizations should not have to sacrifice throughput and productivity for security. Outdated firewalls pose a serious security risk to organizations since they fail to inspect data payload of network packets.
Many vendors tout...
Published: Nov 20, 2013
New business processes — and the adoption of new technologies within the workplace — are putting even more pressure on IT resources. The task of securing business data is now much harder and more complex.
At the same time, traditional protection tools are no longer adequate to defend businesses against...
Published: Apr 03, 2014