HOLLYWOOD, FL: Prolexic Technologies has reported that DDoS perpetrators changed tactics in Q3 2013 to boost attack sizes and hide their identities. This observation is one of many key findings found in the company’s Q3 2013 Global DDoS Attack Report.
Munich: Industrial automation networks are becoming more interconnected and network security is now an extremely high priority. However, industrial secure routers that protect control networks can compromise data speed because they need to take time to process and filter communications. This creates serious problems for time-critical and bandwidth-hungry applications, such as video surveillance.
FireEye have released its latest threat research report which looks at the possibility of a malware “cyber arms dealer” This report examines 11 APT campaigns that target a wide range of industries. The report details:
• Key links between the 11 campaigns including same malware tools, code, time stamps etc
• Possibility of APT Planning and development and the financial benefits to attackers
• Shared development and logistics between hackers – with the leader being known as the cyber arms dealer
• Shared Malware builder tool
• How these organized attacks are affecting organisations
“Supply Chain Analysis: From Quartermaster to Sunshop,” explains how malware attackers may employ a common development and logistics Centre
NEW YORK: The Information Security Forum (ISF), a global, independent information security body considered the world's leading authority on cyber security and information risk management, has announced their forecast of the top six security threats global businesses will face in 2014. Key threats include bring your own (BYO) device trends in the workplace, data privacy in the cloud, brand reputational damage, privacy and regulation, cybercrime and the continued expansion of ubiquitous technology.
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