With social media websites like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and others steadily increasing their user numbers, it’s not difficult to image hackers utilizing these platforms to the advantage of their malicious activities.

While many cyber security risks come from the outside, a similar number and variety can originate within a given organization

The Super Bowl is often a good indicator of trends in consumer technology and cyber security.

The scope of the Internet of Things makes it a central cyber security concern.

In recent years, the Adobe Flash Player has been a magnet for cyber criminals.

Although U.K Prime Minister David Cameron noted that encryption could be providing a safe haven for cybercriminal activities, the technology is also vital in protecting information belonging to businesses, federal organizations and individual users.

It is best to examine the top approaches cybercriminals are using to breach businesses so that corporate protection administrators can head off attackers before they are ever able to threaten the organization.

An increase in spear phishing attacks on high-profile businesses demonstrate the need for better preventative security. 

Hackers are increasingly using network detection evasion strategies, which typically involves masking malicious network traffic so that it blends in with legitimate traffic. 

How can security teams make sense of thousands of malware alerts?