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Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the global leader in content delivery network (CDN) services, today published new research from the company’s Threat Research team. Akamai researchers Ory Segal and Ezra Caltum have identified a recent spate of attacks whereby attackers are using Internet of Things (IoT) devices to remotely generate attack traffic by using a 12-year old vulnerability in OpenSSH, which we are calling SSHowDowN Proxy. A full report detailing the attacks is available for...

Delphix, the market leader in data virtualisation, has revealed the Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AML), the EU-US Privacy Shield and the Market Abuse Directive (MAD) and Regulation (MAR) are the three biggest regulatory pressures across EMEA. The study into the regulations most difficult to comply with from a data and reporting perspective, warned that organisations are worryingly behind in developing the data architectures needed to meet evolving reporting demands and need to overhaul data delivery practices. Over...

TopSpin Security, Inc., the leader in integrated deception and detection solutions, today announced the results of the Applying Deception Mechanisms for Detecting Sophisticated Cyber Attacks Report, a study investigating the performance of deception technologies in corporate environments. Professional hackers and security experts from across the globe participated in the research, which simultaneously included a variety of malware attacks. The study revealed that private information stored in document files is the most popular target for attacks...

Netskope, the leader in cloud security, today announced the results of a survey entitled “Cloud Malware and Data Breaches: 2016 Study,” conducted in partnership with Ponemon Institute. The study found the growing use of cloud services and the lack of visibility into sensitive information in the cloud can result in more damaging or costly data breaches. The survey found that the majority of enterprises have not or do not know if they inspect their cloud...

The received wisdom is that European IT security professionals are under overbearing pressure from adversaries when it comes to cybersecurity. Yet a new, in-depth, independent study commissioned for Palo Alto Networks into current attitudes reveals a profession that is more determined and confident than might be expected. The real tensions in their working life are the difficult conversations IT security managers must have with their senior management bosses on the fallout from attacks. Also highlighted...

Ping Identity®, the leader in Identity Defined Security, today announced the availability of “The State of Digital Transformation Report 2016,” which highlights that digital transformation is a top priority and source of anxiety for enterprises, but the majority of IT decision makers have not completed technology deployments to address the initiatives that are critical to making the shift. Security and identity access management were respectively ranked the top two initiatives critical to digital transformation. The...

Lack of visibility into an organisation's use of cloud providers can lead to unauthorised access to data, improper handling and storage of data and improper data removal. As a result, organisations are left highly exposed and vulnerable to a data breach, reveals the “Lost in the Cloud: Data Security Challenges and Risks” research study released today by Blancco Technology Group (LON: BLTG). Based on a survey of over 290 IT professionals in the US, Canada,...

FireMon, the leader in intelligent security and risk management, today announced the latest addition to its management team – Paul Calatayud as Chief Technology Officer. Calatayud will take an active role in the customer experience, leveraging 16 years of experience leading enterprise security programs to strengthen customer relationships and contribute his real-world insights to advance the FireMon solutions.  “The CTO role is critical to our future success,” said Satin Mirchandani, FireMon’s newly appointed CEO. “Paul...

In a new blog post Imperva researchers analyse the Mirai botnet which was responsible for a huge DDoS attack against security researcher Brian Krebs in September. The blog studies the locations of the IP addresses that make up the botnet, examines the botnet’s source code in order to understand more about how it operates, studies what IP addresses Mirai is programmed to avoid and reveals new data which shows that Russian hackers may be behind...

A stealthy threat actor known as StrongPity has spent the summer luring users of encryption software to its watering holes and infected installers, according to a paper presented at Virus Bulletin by Kaspersky Lab security researcher, Kurt Baumgartner. Users in Italy and Belgium were hardest hit, but people in Turkey, North Africa and the Middle East were also affected. StrongPity is a technically capable APT interested in encrypted data and communications. Over the last few...