CISO April 9, 2020

Lock Down Personal Smart Devices to Improve Enterprise IoT Security

4 min read - Connecting remotely is about more than a strong Wi-Fi password and VPN. Be sure to understand and manage the risks of smart devices in your home to bolster personal and enterprise IoT security.

April 7, 2020

Emotet Brings Down Entire Corporate Network by Overheating Computers

2 min read - Emotet brought down the entire network of a targeted organization by overheating all of its connected computers.

March 23, 2020

Mirai Variant Mukashi Conducts Brute-Force Attacks Against Vulnerable NAS Devices

2 min read - Network-attached storage devices are being targeted by Mukashi, a variant of the Mirai malware, in an effort to launch large-scale distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, researchers warn.

Threat Hunting March 18, 2020

Using Mystery Novel Techniques to Track Down Cyberthreats

3 min read - If you consider yourself a good sleuth who can predict the end of every Agatha Christie novel, you might have a knack for discovering the origins of cyberthreats.

March 4, 2020

U.S. Cities Targeted by New PwndLocker Ransomware

2 min read - Security researchers observed the PwndLocker ransomware family targeting the networks of enterprises and U.S. cities.

March 3, 2020

Researchers Estimate Krøøk Vulnerability Could Put a Billion Wi-Fi Devices at Risk

2 min read - Researchers estimate more than a billion devices may be vulnerable to a cyberthreat dubbed Krøøk that can intercept and decrypt Wi-Fi traffic using WPA2 connections.

February 26, 2020

Cloud Snooper Attack Uses Innocent-Looking Requests to Bypass Firewall Rules

2 min read - Security researchers discovered a new attack they're calling "Cloud Snooper" that uses innocent-looking requests to bypass the rules of many, if not most, firewalls.

February 24, 2020

WLAN Employed by Emotet as New Distribution Method

2 min read - Security researchers discovered a new variant of the Emotet malware family that employed a wireless local area network (WLAN) as its distribution method.

Intelligence & Analytics February 14, 2020

What Is a DDoS Attack?

4 min read - After 20 years, distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks can still result in critical damage to businesses. Learn more about how to mitigate a DDoS attack on your corporate network.

CISO January 22, 2020

Which Incident Response Investments Are You Prioritizing in 2020?

6 min read - Developing, testing and improving incident response plans should be the number one priority for future investment by organizations, but there are more areas to look into in 2020.