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Cybercriminals Find New Ways to Exploit Vulnerabilities

Strategic efforts to access top executives’ computers and to steal source code and intellectual property are taking cybercrime beyond simple financial theft. Criminals and foreign organizations are launching more sophisticated and targeted phishing and malware attacks, resulting in more prevalent infiltrations in 2009. Cybercriminals often target social media sites, such as Twitter and Facebook, and use an individual’s personal data to fool friends and colleagues into revealing valuable personal and corporate data.

Mobile Tech Slammed by Malware

Malware threats for mobile and messaging environments are increasing quickly, evolving in sophistication and functionality at a pace that eclipses PC-based malware, according to a report by McAfee Labs. Malicious programs for Android have become especially prevalent; historically, only two other operating systems have more malware.

Asymmetric Cyberwarfare Demands a New Information Assurance Approach

The planners of the Defense Department Joint Information Environment, or JIE, must specify the requirements that can cope with the surges in asymmetric cyberwarfare—now.

Malware Beware!

A group of technicians in various international locations is striving to stay at least one step ahead of cybervillains thr

Web 2 the DANGER ZONE

Web 2.0 users beware: Social networking technologies may be fun and useful, but the one thing they are not is secure. For all the benefits it offers, the Web 2.0 world is still pretty rowdy, and the risk to enterprises is very serious. Experts warn that capabilities such as social networking and collaborative content sites are a wide-open window to hackers who are using their mega-networking appeal to spread malware and crack into systems. Unless organizations take precautions, not only do they put themselves at risk, but they also may inadvertently become members of a ring of thieves whose goal is to get their virtual hands on information, which equals riches.

Cyber Investigators Analyze South Korea Malware

The malware that infiltrated computer systems across South Korea’s banking and television broadcast industries on March 20 shares similarities with the Shamoon program used last year to wipe clean

Critical Infrastructure Ripe for Attack

Digital marauders have set their sights on the critical infrastructure and are likely to strike soon with major effect. Several different elements of the infrastructure are vulnerable to attack by all manner of cyberspace players ranging from malevolent individuals to hostile nation-states.

Fig. 1 [circuit-traces-640.jpg]: Cyberspace is the new invasion route for marauders to attack the nation’s critical infrastructure, and that potential threat now is increasing to the point of likelihood.

Startup Company to Provide Malware Analysis

DHS supports the technology’s transition from the lab to the marketplace.

The DHS Science & Technology Directorate has announced the transition of a new malware analysis tool to the commercial marketplace.

Corporate Data Breach Report Sheds Light on Intrusions

The “2015 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report,” released this spring, states that the top three industries affected by cybermarauders are public, information and financial services. This is unchanged from the annual report’s results last year. The report adds that the estimated financial loss from 700 million compromised records totals $400 million.

Ransomware Booms as Cyber Attackers' Method of Choice

Eruption of connected devices, poor cyberhygiene contributed to the perfect storm.

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Cybercriminals Find New Ways to Exploit Vulnerabilities

Mobile Tech Slammed by Malware

Asymmetric Cyberwarfare Demands a New Information Assurance Approach

Malware Beware!

Web 2 the DANGER ZONE

Cyber Investigators Analyze South Korea Malware

Critical Infrastructure Ripe for Attack

Startup Company to Provide Malware Analysis

Corporate Data Breach Report Sheds Light on Intrusions

Ransomware Booms as Cyber Attackers' Method of Choice