Breaking the Mold: Pen Testing Solutions That Challenge the Status Quo

Malicious actors are constantly adapting their tactics, techniques, and procedures TTPs to adapt to political, technological, and regulatory changes quickly. A few emerging threats that organizations of all sizes should be aware of include the following: Increased use of Artificial Intelligence a...

IoT Attacks Skyrocket, Doubling in 6 Months

The first six months of 2021 have seen a more than 100-percent growth in cyberattacks against internet-of-things IoT devices, researchers have found. According to a Kaspersky analysis of its telemetry from honeypots shared with Threatpost, the firm detected more than 1.5 billion IoT attacks – up...

Malware Variants: More Sophisticated, Prevalent and Evolving in 2021

A malicious program intended to cause havoc with IT systems—malware—is becoming more and more sophisticated every year. The year 2021 is no exception, as recent trends indicate that several new variants of malware are making their way into the world of cybersecurity. While smarter security...

The AI cybersecurity impact for IoT

I meet with customers around the globe in all sectorsbanks with ATM networks, energy companies with critical infrastructure, natural resource companies with remote automated operations, healthcare organizations with medical devices, manufacturing companies with production environmentsand they all...

Critical Infrastructure and Cyber Security

Before the recent natural disasters, I could describe to you how we as a community might recover after a cyberattack to our critical infrastructure, but it would be hard to imagine. Some may argue that it would be too extreme of a scenario to consider and that we would never get to the point wher...

July 28, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Animal House” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! July 28, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: 58.8 Million Voters May Opt...

Mirai Bots More Than Double Since Source Code Release

The Mirai malware continues to recruit vulnerable IoT devices into botnets at a record pace, one that’s only gone up since the source code for Mirai was made public two weeks ago. Level 3 Communications, a telecommunications company and Internet service provider in Colorado, has identified the...

Conficker Used in New Wave of Hospital IoT Device Attacks

Internet-connected medical devices such as MRI machines, CT scanners and dialysis pumps are increasingly being targeted by hackers seeking to steal patient medical records from hospitals. Attackers consider the devices soft digital targets, seldom guarded with same security as client PCs and...