August 14, 2017

Researchers Show Danger of DNA Data Paired With Malware-Infected Strand

2 min read - Researchers found an often overlooked vulnerability in DNA data. While uncommon, malicious code injection into synthetic DNA could be a credible threat.

Fraud Protection August 1, 2017

To Fight Cybercriminals, Follow the Money Trail

2 min read - Most cybercriminals are after money. To safeguard your network from money-hungry fraudsters, you need to know where your most valuable assets are stored.

CISO July 26, 2017

Psychological Security: Helping Your Team Think Like Cybercriminals

2 min read - Psychological security refers to the notion that to defend a network against threats, security professionals must be able to think like cybercriminals.

Fraud Protection May 23, 2017

Cybercrime Has Become a Commodity

2 min read - Cybercrime tools available through private networks and on the Dark Web make it easier than ever for would-be fraudsters to infiltrate networks.

Intelligence & Analytics May 5, 2017

Threat Intelligence in the Age of Cyber Warfare

3 min read - In the age of cyber warfare, security analysts must determine which assets are most critical and prioritize their defense strategies accordingly.

April 20, 2017

Files With That? Ransomware-as-a-Service Lets Would-Be Fraudsters Order on Demand

2 min read - Ransomware-as-a-service empowers cybercriminals to order up infections on-demand. Is this the future of digital attacks?

October 6, 2016

Down and Outraged? Neustar Study Finds Nearly 75 Percent of Companies Hit by DDoS

2 min read - 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 companies feel the frequency of DDoS attacks isn’t…

September 29, 2016

Spam Network Hijacking Is on the Rise

< 1 min read - 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…

September 26, 2016

Loyalty Program Theft: How Cybercriminals Are Helping Themselves to Hard-Earned Rewards

2 min read - 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…

X-Force September 23, 2016

Dissecting a Hacktivist’s DDoS Tool: Saphyra Revealed

4 min read - 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 of two flavors:…