June 15, 2016 IBM Security Wins Big at the 2016 SC Awards 2 min read - IBM Security was short-listed as a finalist in six categories for the 2016 SC Awards. Winners will be announced June 7 in London.
June 14, 2016 Say Goodbye to the Angler Exploit Kit 2 min read - The Angler exploit kit appears to have been shut down, but cybercriminals are turning to the Neutrino EK to fill the gap left behind.
June 14, 2016 Carberp/Zeus Malware Mashup Spawns Sophisticated Bolek Banking Trojan 2 min read - Malware-makers have taken key parts of Carberp and Zeus to spawn the Bolek banking Trojan, which aims to steal confidential user information.
June 13, 2016 Necurs Botnet Stumbles, Dridex and Locky Feel It 2 min read - Security researchers noticed a suspicious shutdown of the Necurs botnet, which is causing some disruption in Dridex and Locky campaigns.
June 13, 2016 Crysis Ransomware Prompts Panic as New Strain Supplants TeslaCrypt, Dethrones Locky 2 min read - Crysis ransomware snuck up on security researchers to become one of the most popular threats attacking organizations with old-school techniques.
June 9, 2016 Warnings About IoT Given to Department of Commerce 2 min read - The Department of Commerce requested enterprises give their thoughts on the Internet of Things, and the result was a lot of warnings about IoT.
June 9, 2016 Worldwide Worry: New National Exposure Index Ranks Most Hackable Countries 2 min read - The National Exposure Index recently ranked the world's most hackable countries, and the results may surprise security professionals.
June 7, 2016 Cerber Ransomware Uses Fast-Changing Hash Signatures to Evade Detection 2 min read - Researchers recently discovered that the Cerber ransomware is generating new hashes every 15 seconds to avoid detection by security tools.
June 7, 2016 Trivial File Transfer Protocol Used in New DDoS Attack 2 min read - A security firm recently reported on how cybercriminals are leveraging the Trivial File Transfer Protocol in distributed denial-of-service attacks.
June 7, 2016 Need for Speed: FastPOS Chooses Swift, Tosses Subtle 2 min read - FastPOS is a point-of-sale malware that favors speed of subtlety — and it could be the next big threat to small or understaffed organizations.