Why PCI DSS 4.0 Should Be on Your Radar in 2023

Protecting customer data is critical for any business accepting online payment information. The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard PCI DSS, created by leading credit card companies, establishes best practices for protecting consumers' information. By adhering to these standards,...

Navigating the road ahead for CISOs following the Uber verdict

Hear from industry experts to understand the challenges ahead and best practices CISOs can follow to avoid issues in the future...

Iranian Hackers Strike Diamond Industry with Data-Wiping Malware in Supply-Chain Attack

An Iranian advanced persistent threat APT actor known as Agrius has been attributed as behind a set of data wiper attacks aimed at diamond industries in South Africa, Israel, and Hong Kong. The wiper, referred to as Fantasy by ESET, is believed to have been delivered via a supply-chain attack...

DEV-0139 launches targeted attacks against the cryptocurrency industry

Over the past several years, the cryptocurrency market has considerably expanded, gaining the interest of investors and threat actors. Cryptocurrency itself has been used by cybercriminals for their operations, notably for ransom payment in ransomware attacks, but we have also observed threat...

DEV-0139 launches targeted attacks against the cryptocurrency industry

Over the past several years, the cryptocurrency market has considerably expanded, gaining the interest of investors and threat actors. Cryptocurrency itself has been used by cybercriminals for their operations, notably for ransom payment in ransomware attacks, but we have also observed threat...

Industry 4.0: CNC Machine Security Risks Part 3

This three-part blog series explores the risks associated with CNC machines...

Industry 4.0: CNC Machine Security Risks Part 2

This three-part blog series explores the risks associated with CNC machines...

A Ride on the Wild Side with Hacking Heavyweight Sick Codes

Beverage of Choice: Krating Daeng Thai Red Bull Industry Influencer he Admires: Casey John Ellis What did you want to be when you grew up? A physician and nearly did Hobbies Present & Past: Motorcycling & Australian Football Bucket List: Continuing to discover new software Fun Fact: He currently...

Industry 4.0: CNC Machine Security Risks Part 1

This three-part blog series explores the risks associated with CNC machines...

Microsoft supports the DoD’s Zero Trust strategy

The Department of Defense DoD released its formal Zero Trust strategy today, marking a major milestone in its goal of achieving enterprise-wide implementation by 2027. The strategy comes at a critical time as United States government networks continue to face nearly half the global nation-state...

ICS cyberthreats in 2023 – what to expect

Cybersecurity incidents were plentiful in 2022, causing many problems for industrial infrastructure owners and operators. However, luckily, we did not see any sudden or catastrophic changes in the overall threat landscape – none that were difficult to handle, despite many colorful headlines in th...

New Venus Ransomware Targets Healthcare industry

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Venus ransomware, also called Goodgame, has been a source of concern since August 2022. Venus ransomware is an example of the legacy ransomware model: a standalone package sold on underground markets...

Microsoft contributes S2C2F to OpenSSF to improve supply chain security

On August 4, 2022, Microsoft publicly shared a framework.pdf that it has been using to secure its own development practices since 2019, the Secure Supply Chain Consumption Framework S2C2F, previously the Open Source Software-Supply Chain Security OSS-SSC Framework. As a massive consumer of and...

KmsdBot Cryptominer Targets the Gaming Industry

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary KmsdBot is Golang-based malware that leverages the Secure Shell SSH cryptographic protocol to obtain access to targeted systems to mine cryptocurrencies and carry out distributed denial-of-service DDoS...

QSC 2022: Qualys’ Threat Research Unit (TRU) – Our Shield Is Your Shield

Day two of QSC profiled the special launch of the Qualys Threat Research Unit, TRU. Taking the audience through a madcap tour of what the threat research unit is doing to provide intelligence and actionable insights into its census was Travis Smith, VP of Qualys Threat Research Unit. He dove deep...

Is Cybersecurity Awareness Month Anything More Than PR?

Cybersecurity Awareness Month has been going on since 2004. This year, Cybersecurity Awareness Month urged the public, professionals, and industry partners to "see themselves in cyber" in the following ways: 1. The public, by taking action to stay safe online. 2. Professionals, by joining the cyb...

Multi-Vendor BIOS Security Vulnerabilities (November 2022) - Lenovo Support US

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The Conviction of Uber’s Chief Security Officer

I have been meaning to write about Joe Sullivan, Ubers former Chief Security Officer. He was convicted of crimes related to covering up a cyberattack against Uber. Its a complicated case, and Im not convinced that he deserved a guilty ruling or that its a good thing for the industry. I may still...

NVIDIA Display Driver Advisory - August 2022 - Lenovo Support US

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Manufacturing Cybersecurity: Trends & Survey Response

Based on our survey of over 900 ICS security leaders in the United States, Germany, and Japan, we dig deeper into each industry's challenges and present Trend Micro's recommendations...