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Did you know that over 80% of breaches involve brute force or lost and stolen credentials, and that over 70% of employees reuse passwords at work? Passwords are on your first line of defence against cyber-attacks and won’t be going away any time soon, getting this piece of the puzzle correct is foundational for cyber defence, the protection of your business and its data. Live Demo: Supercharge Your Active Directory Password Policy Join us for a 30-minute live demo...

As the industry leader, only CyberArk has the technology expertise and experience to deliver innovative solutions that make it simple and easy for cloud-first organisations and those embracing digital transformation to consume, use and manage privileged access security solutions, especially in hybrid cloud environments. “Privileged access security is foundational to effective cybersecurity programmes. As our customers increasingly operate in SaaS and cloud-first environments, it’s critical for CyberArk to build upon our deep knowledge and understanding...

Necurs, thought to be one of the world's largest botnets, returned online in June this year, and once again began to terrorize victims who got in its path. Necurs is responsible for millions in dollar losses linked to Locky ransomware and Dridex banking Trojan infections. In this short video, AppRiver's experts discuss how they noticed and questioned the significant decrease in the virus traffic. According to their's blog the botnet wasn’t taken down earlier in June, but randomly...

The growing threat of ransomware attacks in 2016 raises concerns among businesses and consumers alike (“Locky” and “Zepto” being just two examples). In this short video, Appriver’s experts talk about the data cyber attackers are going after and which can kindly be decrypted and returned to the victim in exchange of a particular sum of money. To get the latest insights from AppRiver, sign up to their blog.

What makes macros malware so dangerous is the fact that their authors use the macro power for creating bits of code that can download and execute malicious files when the documents are run on a victims machine. Moreover, recently even the Office object linking and embedding (OLE) capabilities have been misused to trick users into enabling and downloading harmful content. In this video AppRiver's security experts focus on the ways users are tricked into triggering such hostile software. To...

So far, 2016 has been a pretty hectic year for cybersecurity professionals - and a lucrative one for hackers. We've had some big breaches, massive downtimes and a plethora of e-mail scams. So what can we expect as we head into the second half of what has already been a tumultuous year for the cyber landscape? We've got this video in from AppRiver, whose Security Analyst Jon French quickly runs through what we can expect...

Ransomware is one of the most infuriating kinds of cyber attack that's cropped up over recent years, with hackers raking it in from hapless comouter users who just want their files back. Whilst we all hope for a perfect online community where such things wouldn't happen, it's evident that future is a long way away. So the team at AppRiver have got several tips on how to prepare for the ransomware threat and adjust your security...

Not long ago, the Guru received news from MWR InfoSecurity that they were hosting an elite cybersecurity event in the South of England. We sent Dulcie down to see what was happening, as challenges kicked off and 100 experts were tasked with defusing 5 nuclear bombs within 48 hours. To learn more about MWR InfoSecurity, visit: https://www.mwrinfosecurity.com Follow them on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mwrinfosecurity For more information on HackFu, including entry for next year and how to...

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...

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...