Cybercriminals are Increasingly Targeting Online Retailers. Here’s How to Protect Yourself April 6, 2018 Chicago Tribune Cybersecurity can be a cat-and-mouse game. Fix one weakness, and the criminals find another target. It’s a lesson industries from retail to restaurants to airlines are learning as consumers’ data increasingly draws the attention of online thieves. Read More
All Web Applications Studied Had at Least One Vulnerability, Says Trustwave Report April 5, 2018 IT World Canada Web developers are still not closing all the security holes in their applications, a new vendor study suggests. Read More
Retail Sector Leads in Data Breaches as Criminals Target Corporate Networks April 5, 2018 Betanews The retail sector suffered the most breaches in 2017, accounting for 16.7 percent followed by the finance and insurance industry at 13.1 percent and hospitality at 11.9 percent. Read More
Gosh, These ‘Hacker’ Nerds are Only Getting More Sophisticated April 5, 2018 The Register An annual report from security firm Trustwave highlighted increased sophistication of web app hacking and social engineering tactics on the part of miscreants. Read More
100% of Web Applications Vulnerable to Attack, Despite Billions Spent on Security Efforts April 5, 2018 TechRepublic Vulnerabilities and attacks on networked devices have surged in the past decade, while spam emails have dropped, according to a Trustwave report. Read More
Despite Risks, A Majority of Firms are Allowing the use of Wi-Fi Hotspots March 30, 2018 SC Media While experts have warned about the perils of connecting to unsecured public Wi-Fi hotspots in the past, new research has revealed that organisations are suffering more from security issues than in the past. Read More
jRAT Leverages Crypter Service to Stay Undetected March 28, 2018 Security Week In recently observed attacks, the jRAT backdoor was using crypter services hosted on the dark web to evade detection, Trustwave security researchers have discovered. Read More
Leader of Cybercrime APT Behind $1.2 Billion in Bank Heists Arrested March 26, 2018 Dark Reading In a big victory for international law enforcement, Spanish police have arrested the alleged leader of Carbanak, a cybercrime group believed responsible for stealing over $1.2 billion from more than 100 banks in 40 countries. Read More
Trustwave Goes Threat Hunting March 5, 2018 MeriTalk Trustwave Government Solutions is debuting its new Threat Hunting service for forward-leaning government agencies that are tired of having they cyber clocks cleaned. Read More
Is Your IoT Strategy Creating Security Holes? March 2, 2018 Help Net Security Although most organizations plan to increase adoption of IoT into operations, only 28 percent consider security strategies specific to IoT as “very important.” Read More
GDPR: Is Your Company Ready? March 2, 2018 Forbes In May, the European Union (EU) will begin enforcing the most stringent regulations to date on how EU citizens’ personal data is lawfully collected, processed and stored. Read More
Top Five Ways Security Vulnerabilities Hide in Your IT Systems February 28, 2018 Eweek Despite the known risks of software vulnerabilities, most companies have unpatched security flaws in their infrastructure. Read More
Trustwave Launches Proactive Threat Hunting Service February 27, 2018 GCN Trustwave, a Chicago-based cybersecurity company that has specialized in cyberattack response, has launched Threat Hunting for Government, a service designed to proactively and continuously search federal networks for intruders and malware. Read More
Government Steps Up to One New Technology, Risks Another Over Inaction February 20, 2018 Nextgov As the Defense Department beefs up its cyber threat hunting capabilities, it’s taken a slower approach toward modernizing GPS. Read More
New Word Malware Attacks Systems Without Using Macros February 19, 2018 SC Media Security researchers have discovered a new email spam campaign that tries to get users to open up Word document attachments that downloads a password stealer as its final payload. Read More
Cryptomining Can Slow Down Devices, Run up Electric Bill February 9, 2018 ABC 7 Could your computer or device be running slower on certain websites? The I-Team is investigating cryptomining and how it can affect you – and even your electric bill. Read More
Trustwave, Uniserve Partner to Deliver Managed Security Services in Canada February 9, 2018 MSSP Alert Trustwave, a Top 100 MSSP that provides compliance, threat and vulnerability management services, has added Canadian voice, data and media services company Uniserve Communications to its customers across Canada. Read More
Wish You Could Log into Someone’s Netgear Box Without a Password? February 9, 2018 The Register If you’re using a Netgear router at home, it’s time to get patching. The networking hardware maker has just released a tsunami of patches for a couple of dozen models of its kit. Read More
The 20 Coolest Cloud Security Vendors of the 2018 Cloud 100 February 5, 2018 CRN Soaring demand for cloud security is being fueled by everything from increased adoption of bring-your-own devices and connected devices to smart cities and government mandates around cloud adoption. Read More
Spectre Shenanigans, Nork Hackers Upgrade, Bad WD Drives and More February 3, 2018 The Register Your Weekly Dose of Infosec Odds’n’sods. Read More