December 18, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Cats” 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! December 18, 2017 - Headlines Our top 7 cyber security predictions for 2018 - C...

December 15, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Chanukah” 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! December 15, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: VMware, Carbon Black...

Excerpts from Building a High Speed SOC: Achieving Speed (Part 2)

Carbon Black recently published an in-depth guide on what it takes to develop a "high speed" security operations center, or SOC; this is the last excerpt from that guide, which you can find here. For more information on building high speed SOCs, including how to eliminate the "response gap," chec...

Threat Analysis: Equation Equals Backdoor

On November 20, 2017 the exploit for CVE-2017-11882 was publicly released, which allowed for code execution in vulnerable versions of Microsoft’s Equation editor. CVE-2017-11882 affects the following versions of Microsoft Office: Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 3 Microsoft Office 2010 Service...

3 #Infosec Things I Am Grateful For This Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is a great time to eat, drink and reflect on the previous year. This year I am thankful for: Innovation. This is often overstated and has become a dirty buzzword, but I believe innovation in the space has driven solutions that are providing defenders a huge amount of value. From...

November 22, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Thanksgiving Week” 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! November 22, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: Holiday season scams:...

Holiday Season Cyberattacks May Increase By More Than 20% Starting This Week

As we approach the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, organizations should be paying close attention to potential cyberattacks coming their way, if history offers any indication of what’s to come. According to the Carbon Black Threat Analysis Unit TAU, organizations saw a +20.5% increase in attempted...

Holiday Season Cyberattacks May Increase By More Than 20% Starting This Week

As we approach the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, organizations should be paying close attention to potential cyberattacks coming their way, if history offers any indication of what’s to come. According to the Carbon Black Threat Analysis Unit TAU, organizations saw a +20.5% increase in attempted...

November 21, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Thanksgiving Week” 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! November 21, 2017 - Headlines National Cyber Security Centre boss: For the love...

Australia’s “Essential Eight” is Critical to Meet 2018 Cybersecurity Mandates & Privacy Laws

Christopher Strand, Carbon Black’s security risk and compliance officer recently wrote a blog discussing how the new mandatory data breach notification rule in the Privacy Amendment Notifiable Data Breaches Bill 2016, helps bring attention to cybersecurity solutions and focus on the practices...

November 20, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Thanksgiving Week” 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! November 20, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: Why business is booming...

Making Carbon Black a “Top Place to Work” for a Fourth Consecutive Year

Carbon Black is proud to announce we’ve been recognized as a “Top Place to Work” by the Boston Globe for a fourth consecutive year. It’s an honor to receive this award and it’s all thanks to our people who have tirelessly contributed to building the most inspiring, transparent, and positive work...

November 17, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Hamilton” 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! November 17, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: Inside the Real-World...

ContextIS Introduces CbRCLI to Access Cb Response via the Command Line for Faster, More Efficient Incident Response

When you think of incident response, there are two key factors. The incident itself, and the need to respond quickly and effectively. You need to have an incident response toolkit that contains everything you need to be able to perform investigations and forensic analysis with speed, accuracy and...

Excerpts from Building a High Speed SOC: Introduction

Carbon Black recently published an in-depth guide on what it takes to develop a "high speed" security operations center, or SOC; this is an excerpt from that guide, which you can find here. For more information on building high speed SOCs, including how to eliminate the "response gap," check out...

November 16, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Space Jam” 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! November 16, 2017 - Headlines White House Releases New Charter for Using,...

“The 101” – Episode 14 – What Makes Up a Cyberattack? (Part 2)

We’re back with another episode of The 101! This regular security series aims to define endpoint security one question at a time. Tune in each week as we tackle a new term, concept, or comparison in our ongoing effort to provide clear definitions. Last episode we started answering a pivotal...

#CbChats: Chris Strand Chats GDPR, Compliance Evolution & His Favorite Vacation Spot

In today's edition of CbChats, Carbon Black's Chris Strand chats about GDPR, the evolution of compliance in recent years and his favorite vacation spot in the world. https://www.carbonblack.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ChrisStrandCbChats.mp3 About Chris Strand Christopher Strand leads Carbon...

November 15, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Lewis and Clark” 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! November 15, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: Some senators want to...

Carbon Black TAU Threat Analysis: A Deeper Look at BadRabbit Shows Overlapping Similarities to NotPetya

BadRabbit was a ransomware variant initially detected in the wild on October 24, 2017. On that day, Carbon Black and several other research organizations conducted triage analysis of the sample and provided write ups. Carbon Black also provided an internal post in the User Exchange documenting IO...

November 14, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Hole Punch” 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! November 14, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: Carbon Black taps...

VIDEO: Why We Need to Stop Calling Cybercriminals ‘Hackers’

Editor's Note: This article also appears on Cyberscoop. Carbon Black's National Security Strategist Eric O'Neill talks about what needs to change in the cybersecurity community if things are going to get better in 2018. The post VIDEO: Why We Need to Stop Calling Cybercriminals 'Hackers' appeared...

GDPR Talk Dominates Barcelona’s  PCI DSS Community Conference

Recently, I returned from the European PCI DSS community conference in Barcelona. As always, the conference featured analysis of current hot topics within the PCI community and was helpful for any security professional looking to learn about the latest advancements in data security and protection...

November 13, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Eric O’ Neill” 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! November 13, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: Why we need to stop...

November 10, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Veterans Day” 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! November 10, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: Eric O' Neill Talks...

Carbon Black Named 2017 CDW Silver Partner of The Year

Carbon Black is proud to announce it was recognized as the 2017 CDW Silver Partner of The Year on Thursday November 9 at the 2017 CDW Partner Summit. The award recognizes the CDW partners that have consistently gone above and beyond to provide exceptional support to CDW and its customers. CDW...

Veterans Are a Valuable Cybersecurity Workforce

Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on ITSPmagazine. As a former United States Marine I believe veterans can be instrumental in helping to close the growing cybersecurity skills and people gap. My own story reveals how a military background can provide the perfect foundation for a...

#CbChats: Eric O’ Neill Chats About Hacking as Espionage, His Time at the FBI & Ryan Phillippe

Today on CbChats, Carbon Black National Security Strategist Eric O' Neill talks about his time at the FBI, his relationship with "Breach" star Ryan Phillippe and how hacking is just the latest iteration of espionage. https://www.carbonblack.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/EONCbchats.mp3 About Eric...

Excerpts from The Ransomware Economy: Projections

Carbon Black recently published an investigative report on the Dark Web marketplace for ransomware. This is the final excerpt from that report, which you can find here. For more information about the rise of ransomware, and what you can do about it, check out the Ransomware Epidemic: Stop Bad...

November 9, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Napoleon” 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! November 9, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: Carbon Black appoints ne...

North Korea’s Most Powerful Weapon (Hint: It’s Not a Nuclear Arsenal)

With all the talk associated with North Korea’s prospects of launching a nuclear attack, there is often an overlooked, existential threat that continues to fly under the radar - cyberattacks. In truth, North Korea’s cyber warfare operations pose a much greater risk to the West than the prospect o...

November 8, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Abraham Lincoln” 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! November 8, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: Carbon Black taps...

November 7, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Election Day” 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! November 7, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: CRN Exclusive: Carbon...

Malaysian Data Breach Leaves Stolen Data Online for a ‘Long Time’

A 2014 data breach may have left the personal details for tens of millions of Malaysians for sale online for “a long time,” according to Vijandren Ramadass, the founder of tech portal Lowyat.net, who uncovered the data leak. According to a New York Times report, “Malaysia said on Wednesday it was...

November 6, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Daylight Saving” 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! November 6, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: CBS Evening News Scroll ...

November 3, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Friday” 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! November 3, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: Endpoint security needs...

Excerpts from The Ransomware Economy: The Ransomware Supply Chain

Carbon Black recently published an investigative report on the Dark Web marketplace for ransomware. This is an excerpt from that report, which you can find here. For more information about the rise of ransomware, and what you can do about it, check out the Ransomware Epidemic: Stop Bad Rabbit In...

November 2, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Houston Astros” 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! November 2, 2017 - Headlines Leaked Data From Massive Malaysian Breach 'Likely...

Russian Propaganda Talks on Capitol Hill Thrust Cyber Espionage into the Public Eye

Leading tech executives from Google, Facebook, and Twitter returned to Capitol Hill on Wednesday for a second day of testimony as senators from both sides of the aisle took the companies to task for allegedly failing to defuse Russia's attempt to sway American voters ahead of the 2016 presidentia...

#CbChats: Rick McElroy Talks About the Mental Health Side of Cybersecurity

Rick McElroy, security strategist for Carbon Black, has more than 17 years of information security experience educating and advising organizations on reducing their risk posture and tackling tough security challenges. He has performed services for the U.S. Department of Defense, and has held...

“The 101” – Episode 13 – What Makes Up a Cyberattack? (Part 1)

We’re back with another episode of The 101! This regular security series aims to define endpoint security one question at a time. Tune in each week as we tackle a new term, concept, or comparison in our ongoing effort to provide clear definitions. Sometimes in security we find ourselves using...

November 1, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “November” 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! November 1, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: How to Make a Ransomware...

Halloween Special: Inside a Hacker’s Mind During the Cyber “Kill Chain”

Editor's Note: This blog was originally produced by former Carbon Black Chief Security Strategist and Co-founder, Ben Johnson. In the spirit of Halloween, I’ve decided to demonstrate how a hacker might go after your company, via the full “kill chain.” Muhahaha! Ok, it may not be that scary or as...

October 31, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Halloween” 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! October 31, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: Report: Ransomware Autho...

Cybersecurity Isn’t Always Easy & You’re Not Alone

Editor's Note: This post originally appeared on ITSPmagazine.com Information security. We love this job. We have to. We fight upstream in a world where no one really cares; or, at least, no one cares enough to do the bare minimum. We peek behind the curtain and see all the really bad stuff. We...

October 30, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Hallow’s Eve” 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! October 30, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: The black market economy...

October 27, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Stranger Things” 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! October 27, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: The push toward...

Excerpts from The Ransomware Economy: Emergence and Innovation

Carbon Black recently published an investigative report on the Dark Web marketplace for ransomware. This is an excerpt from that report, which you can find here. For more information about the rise of ransomware, and what you can do about it, check out the Future-Proof Your Ransomware Prevention...

October 26, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “Continental Congress” 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! October 26, 2017 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: Protecting elections fro...

Cb Defense’s ‘Streaming Ransomware Prevention’ Stops Bad Rabbit in Its Tracks

On October 24, a large-scale ransomware campaign spread across Europe, in campaigns closely mimicking the NotPetya attacks from earlier this year. Bad Rabbit appeared to infect machines via a drive-by-download that prompted the user to download a fake Adobe Flash installer. No exploits were used...