While Black Hat USA 2017 ended three weeks ago, I wanted to share my thoughts and experiences on my very first Black Hat USA 2017 after being in security for 15+ years.
While Black Hat USA 2017 ended three weeks ago, I wanted to share my thoughts and experiences on my very first Black Hat USA 2017 after being in security for 15+ years.
Tags: Black Hat Conference, black hat, Ichthyology, cyber attacks, cyber theft, cybersecurity, cyber training, authentication and application security, phishing training, phishing attacks, credential theft, malware, ransomware, spearphishing, isolation
The world could rid itself of ransomware overnight if we, as a society, could collectively agree to stop paying ransom. If there was a 100% certainty that they would not get paid, attackers would simply shift their attention elsewhere. But the fact of the matter is people do pay criminals to release their critical data. According to a new survey, 52% would pay up if their computer were taken hostage by ransomware. Why is this?
Tags: ransomware, bitcoin, bitcoins, browser-based attacks, cyber theft, cyber threats
Half of the web is vulnerable to malware, as we measured recently in our State of the Web research report, making it clear that merely visiting a legitimate web site is risky.
Tags: malware, malware vulnerabilities, cybersecurity, cyber theft, cyber threats, ransomware, Google Chrome, security strategy, security, phishing, anti-phishing, bitcoins, credential theft, isolation
Users must recognize that they are taking a significant risk when connecting directly to the Internet. The new Menlo Security State of The Web report reveals that nearly half (46%) of the Internet’s top 1 million web sites, as ranked by Alexa, are risky.
Tags: state of the web, security strategy, cybersecurity, isolation, cyber theft, anti-phishing, malware, malware vulnerabilities, blog
The San Francisco Bay Area was enjoying a US Thanksgiving holiday weekend when ransomware hit its municipal transportation agency, locally known as Muni. Over 900 office computers were affected, with Muni data locked up as the hacker demanded 100 bitcoins, or roughly $73,000, which the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) never considered paying, according to the San Jose Mercury News.
Tags: ransomware, isolation, cyber theft, cybersecurity, bitcoin, San Francisco, Muni, malware, anti-phishing, remote browsing
A new and rapid growth trend during the U.S. political season is that various treasure troves of leaked documents now await the masses on the Internet, including via sites like WikiLeaks and "Guccifer 2.0’s” latest Wordpress blog.
Tags: malware, pdf, phishing, risk, cybersecurity, security, isolation, malicious code, malware vulnerabilities, email attachments, cyber theft, ransomware, security strategy
