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The decision by VirusTotal to restrict access to its service to certain companies underlines the need for businesses to proactively implement whitelist security solutions, rather than place too much faith in blacklist security. This is according to Norwegian app security provider Promon. VirusTotal, the largest collection of industry analysis of computer viruses, announced last week that it will end unlimited ratings access to companies that do not share their own evaluations of submitted samples. This...

While observing the activity of several cybercriminal groups, Kaspersky Lab researchers have spotted unusual activity in a malicious script, on an infected website, which is putting Android users at risk. The script usually activates the download of Flash exploits to attack Windows-users. However, at some point it has been changed so that it can check the type of device its victims are using, searching specifically for Android version four and older. Spotting the danger, Kaspersky...

Complete cybersecurity service provider SecureData has today released research that reveals 34% of businesses would look to the black hat community to compensate for a lack of in-house skills. Almost half (43%) of those surveyed at SecureData’s annual customer event in London also reported that an industry skills shortage is affecting their ability to adopt data-driven security, which 97% now believe is a prerequisite for any modern cybersecurity strategy. The survey also revealed that while...

Dear Editor, It is not surprising to hear that another business has suffered the fate of a data breach, and unfortunately, at the point when a business discovers it has been compromised, the damage is usually already done. Learning from the recently disclosed Kiddicare data breach, it is imperative for businesses to understand that it is not enough to solely rely on Information Security teams to advise if a breach has occurred. Research publicised this...

Ransomware has been through a meteoric rise over the past 12 months. Going from a barely known form of malware to one of the most commonly deployed threats around, the criminal world appears to be fully incorporating ransomware into its business model. That's according to Palo Alto Networks, who've released a new report studying this form of attack. Considering 2016 has seen several institutions including hospitals being held hostage by ransomware, as well as through DDoS...

Delphix, the market leader in data virtualisation, has issued a strong warning for organisations to re-architect operations and adopt a secure, data-first approach ahead of the introduction of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The approval of the GDPR means businesses that store or process European data will be forced to build data protection into system design and infrastructure, or risk fines of up to 4 per cent of global turnover. In particular, organisations...

ManageEngine, the real-time IT management company, today announced the results of the global ManageEngine Active Directory and Windows Server Security - Trends and Practices Survey, 2016. Among the critical findings is that 70 percent of IT administrators across the globe say that their Windows environments are at risk of malicious attacks. Over the past few years, the success rate of attacks, both internal and external, on corporate networks has been growing. At the centre of most...

The world is not ready for cyber-attacks on critical infrastructure.  Governments are not ready, law enforcement isn’t ready, the facilities themselves are not ready, and the people who design, build and operate them are often the least ready of all.  Unfortunately, the criminals are very ready indeed. The world needs to wake up to the vulnerability of critical infrastructures to cyber-attack and to respond, emphatically, with Government regulation, industry-wide collaboration, education and deep, tailored protection....

Ping Identity, the leader of Identity Defined Security, today announced survey results which reveals many enterprise employees are not connecting the dots between security best practices and behaviour in their work and personal lives. With a third of respondents (34%) accessing work data on their personal devices at least once a month, and 29% doing this at least once a week, the boundaries between social and professional activities are blurring. Security disconnect In many cases,...

Flashpoint, the global leader in Deep & Dark Web data and intelligence, recently announced the release of a new report analysing the cyber capabilities of the Islamic State (ISIS), titled Hacking for ISIS: The Emergent Cyber Threat Landscape. The report concludes that while the threat that emanates from ISIS-inspired cyber attacks is of high concern, especially in light of the formation of a new United Cyber Caliphate composed of previously disparate pro-ISIS hacking collectives, these hacking groups...