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Join AppRiver’s experts Troy Gill, Fred Touchette and Jon French for another close-up on the findings of their Global Security Report. This week, we’re analysing what companies have actually been paying in light of cyber attacks. It turns out the answer is a LOT. Rsearch shows potentially billions of dollars has been lost through wire transfer fraud, ransom payments and other extortion and fraud techniques. How do these scams work? Listen to AppRiver's advice and...

iMesh, a now defunct service that was once one of the biggest P2P sites in the US, reportedly suffered a data breach in 2013 which has now led to a huge database of 51 million users' credentials going for sale on the dark web. This is the latest in a string of huge databases coming up online, after the recent breach at MySpace and LinkedIn led to tens of millions of users' info being loaded...

Holidays are meant to be a time to disconnect, unravel and indulge in the pleasures life has to offer - you've earned it after all that hard work right? Well for many UK workers, it appears this is not the case. New research by OneLogin, a cloud based identity and access management provider, has found that over a third of the UK workforce access work apps whilst on holiday and a quarter of us look at...

Join AppRiver’s experts Troy Gill, Fred Touchette and Jon French for another close-up on the findings of their Global Security Report. This week, we’re analysing ransomware and what the reality is when you get hit by it. Ransomware has become very sophisticated through the use of different forms of communication, payment and browsing tools that allow criminals to remain off-grid and to carrry on their illegal activities undisturbed. Looking at many of the pieces of...

The Guru was lucky enough to get this Q&A with ex-NSA analyst and current VP of cybersecurity at Masergy David Venable - here's what we found out. Can you tell me a little about insider threats – how much of a problem are they? While the entire threat landscape is changing dramatically with the increased sophistication of adversaries, nation state and state-sponsored actors, and rapidly evolving attack surfaces, one of the few things that hasn't...

Technology has afforded consumers terrific conveniences, and with that, consumer patience has gradually dwindled. We now expect frictionless, real-time access to information, applications and networks. In light of the emphasis on convenience and the consumer experience, the traditional password is losing its foothold as the standard in authentication. Consumers no longer have the patience to fill out lengthy registration forms, or the free brain space to remember dozens upon dozens of usernames and passwords.  In...

The world has changed. With more users accessing data outside the corporate firewall and from mobile devices, businesses can now allow for more flexible work environments. But this increased access has also brought an upsurge in the risk of data breaches and threats from hackers. Recent high-profile breaches have heightened overall market awareness of security, not just within the CSO community, but among CEOs and boards of directors as well. Protecting the sensitive data within...

The General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR as it is more commonly known has been dubbed a landmark ‘win’ for data protection policy within European businesses. Replacing fragmented and disparate country-specific rules, the GDPR will set the standard for data protection across all 28 countries within the European Union. As it comes into force on the 25th of May 2018, European companies have less than two years to prepare their internal and external data protection...

This year's InfoSecurity Europe, taking place in London between the 7th and 9th of June, has just gotten a bit more exciting as Bromium, a leading endpoint security provider, has put a £10k prize up for anyone who can successfully compromise a system protected with their renowned security technology. Attendees are invited to bring the most destructive, devastating malware into the conference and use it to target a Bromium-protected endpoint. If someone is clever enough...

Join AppRiver’s experts Troy Gill, Fred Touchette and Jon French for another close-up on the findings of their Global Security Report. This week, we’re analysing the ransomware that's available through the Dark Web. Ransomware has become very sophisticated through the use of different forms of communication, payment and browsing tools that allow criminals to remain off-grid and to carrry on their illegal activities undisturbed. Tune in and join AppRiver as we share with you their expertise,...