A look back at some of the worst breaches of the past year
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As 2014 comes to a close and government business winds down for the year, one thing was made very clear: cyber security is going to play a major role in 2015.
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Over the last few weeks, the data breach of Sony Pictures has become one of the biggest cybersecurity stories of 2014. But how big was it?
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AV-Comparatives is an independent, not-for-profit organization based in Innsbruck, Austria. They do real-world testing of antivirus software. Their main goal is to systematically check to see if the leading security solutions for PC, Mac, and mobile devices are “living up” to advertised promises. Trend Micro and almost every other major security vendor participates in the…
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For the final blog post in the series supporting the release of our Q3 Threat Roundup “Vulnerabilities Under Attack” I was asked to write “an analysis of security challenges faced by users.” Fortunately I have the source material of the Threat Roundup to stick to because really, that’s a subject deserving of a series in…
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We all know the attention data breaches are generating. Yet what appears to be lacking in the dialogue about targeted attacks and advanced threats are the impacts that can result, and therefore, how to frame a business case. As an example, according to a recent study published by PWC, the average cost of a data…
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While everyone was worrying about the holiday influx of POS malware, a cybercriminal group quietly exploited a plug-in vulnerability with the mysterious SoakSoak malware and infected at least 100,000 sites utilizing WordPress’s content management system. Researchers with security firm Sucuri discovered the malware campaign in mid-December, noting that it leveraged a flaw within a Slider Revolution plug-in that was…
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What Should Cousin Eddie Do? By now, I am sure many of you have watched National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation multiple times, shared quotes on Twitter and Facebook, and were even inspired to demonstrate everything you know about exterior illumination. Check out the actual trailer from the way-back-when machine in 1989. I think we can all…
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Growing up in the Silicon Valley, we would do “drop, cover, and hold on” earthquake drills in school so we were prepared when the big one hit. Not if, but when. When you live on the San Andres Fault, earthquakes are going to happen. The same can be said for advanced threats and targeted attacks….
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