Blogs

An Attacker's IoT Paradise: Billions of Insecure Devices

Trend Micro Envisions Maturing IoT Attacker Business Models

Steve King • July 30, 2020

The speed at which IoT is enabling innovation is far outpacing the ability of the security custodians to implement appropriate controls before these devices hit the market. That creates a classic target-rich environment for the bad guys - one that will require vigorous defense and oversight.

Maze Ransomware Attack Borrows RagnarLocker Hacking Move

Ransomware Gang Cross-Pollination Continues as LockBit Launches Its Own Leaks Site

Mathew J. Schwartz • September 17, 2020

Stop me if you think you've heard this one before: Some ransomware attackers are hiding attack code in virtual machines or creating new leaking sites to pressure victims into paying.

Virtual Summit Dives Into Healthcare Cybersecurity Issues

CISOs, Other Experts to Tackle Hot Topics, Including Challenges During COVID-19 Crisis

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee • June 5, 2020

How have the cybersecurity challenges facing healthcare organizations changed during the COVID-19 pandemic? And how are organizations responding? Information Security Media Group's Healthcare Cybersecurity Virtual Summit, to be held on June 9 and replayed June 10 and 11, will provide insights.

Does This Exposed Chinese Database Pose a Security Threat?

Unless There's More to It, Shenzhen Zhenhua Data Appears to Be Scraped Public Data

Jeremy Kirk • September 14, 2020

A leaked database compiled by a Chinese company has suddenly become the focus of news media reports warning that it could be used as an espionage instrument by Beijing. But on closer examination, the alleged "social media warfare database" looks like public information largely scraped from social media sites.

Banking on Uncertainty - The Future of Financial Crime and Compliance

Brian Ferro, BAE Systems Applied Intelligence • August 6, 2020

Even before the pandemic set us on the road to a global recession, many banks were struggling to balance the polarising pressures of a changing world and keeping to business as usual.