Researchers Show Danger of DNA Data Paired With Malware-Infected Strand
Researchers found an often overlooked vulnerability in DNA data. While uncommon, malicious code injection into synthetic DNA could be a credible threat.
To Fight Cybercriminals, Follow the Money Trail
Most cybercriminals are after money. To safeguard your network from money-hungry fraudsters, you need to know where your most valuable assets are stored.
Psychological Security: Helping Your Team Think Like Cybercriminals
Psychological security refers to the notion that to defend a network against threats, security professionals must be able to think like cybercriminals.
Cybercrime Has Become a Commodity
Cybercrime tools available through private networks and on the Dark Web make it easier than ever for would-be fraudsters to infiltrate networks.
Threat Intelligence in the Age of Cyber Warfare
In the age of cyber warfare, security analysts must determine which assets are most critical and prioritize their defense strategies accordingly.
Files With That? Ransomware-as-a-Service Lets Would-Be Fraudsters Order on Demand
Ransomware-as-a-service empowers cybercriminals to order up infections on-demand. Is this the future of digital attacks?
Down and Outraged? Neustar Study Finds Nearly 75 Percent of Companies Hit by DDoS
Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks are nothing new. Cybercriminals have been recruiting bots to do their dirty work for years, manipulating them into spamming company websites and causing collateral damage. What’s more, many...
Spam Network Hijacking Is on the Rise
Spamhaus and SpamCop serve as blocklist generators for mail servers all over the internet. They both deal with the unwanted spam that affects users, much of which is fairly innocuous. But since cybercriminals do generate spam as part of their...
Loyalty Program Theft: How Cybercriminals Are Helping Themselves to Hard-Earned Rewards
Most cybercriminals aren’t looking to make things complicated or cumbersome. Sure, some want the attention that comes with cracking a new system or developing a new attack vector, but most attackers are just in the market for easy money. Users...
Dissecting a Hacktivist’s DDoS Tool: Saphyra Revealed
Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks have been all over the news in recent months, with hacktivist groups taking major targets completely offline. According to IBM Managed Security Services data, the vast majority of DDoS attacks come in one...