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A new FireEye study that looked into companies’ cyber defenses has found vulnerabilities in most architectures, which CEO David DeWalt says signals a need for a purpose-built offering against advanced, ever-evolving threats. The report examined attack data from more than 1,200 organizations that trialed but had yet to install FireEye products from October 2013 to March 2014 and […] More
All components of an organization have a role to play in helping prevent security breaches by employees whether by accident or with intent, according to Mike Crouse, director of insider threat strategies at Raytheon. Crouse spoke to ExecutiveBiz to discuss the nature of the insider threat on the heels of the release of a company-commissioned […] More
A Verizon security research report indicates that cyberespionage was the motive behind 22 percent of breach incidents over the past year. Mike Fey, chief technology officer for Intel‘s security business, discusses the findings of Verizon’s “2014 Data Breach Investigations Report” in an article published Thursday on the Verizon website. Fey writes the research cited manufacturing, […] More
TeleCommunication Systems has partnered with the International Council of Electronic Commerce Consultants to introduce its cyber training courses to help meet the demand for cybersecurity training services. The Center for Advanced Security Training program works to match the security professionals’ cyber skills to performance-based capabilities through laboratory exercises, TCS said Friday. “There is a growing demand […] More
FireEye has uncovered evidence of a hacking organization that has been operating since 2009 and has primarily targeted both Iranian dissidents and U.S. defense businesses. Dubbed “Ajax Security Team,” the hacker group intensified the level of its cyber activity from defacing several websites to conducting espionage operations, FireEye said Tuesday. Hackers also took aim at […] More
As Verizon releases the 2014 Data Breach Investigations Report, NJVC Principal Robert Michalsky notes that 92 percent of the more than 100,000 breaches and security incidents covered in the past decade can be grouped within nine attack patterns. Summarizing all of Verizon’s collected data since 2008 is expected to aid cybersecurity professionals implement smart risk management measures, Michalsky says Tuesday. The report identifies […] More
A study by McKinsey & Co. and the World Economic Forum found that more than 50 percent of professionals worldwide believe that cybersecurity threats pose strategic risks to their organizations. The research also sought to find out how executives view cybercrime, its impact on business operations and companies’ response to security vulnerabilities, McKinsey said. Data […] More
Lockheed Martin has partnered with the Open Information Security Foundation to integrate cybersecurity standards into OISF’s open source intrusion detection and intrusion prevention platform for automated sharing of cyber threat data. The company and organization integrated TAXII, STIX and CybOX standards to the Suricata Engine in order to communicate data on cyber threats between the OISF and a “cyber sensor,” Lockheed said […] More
Saudi Arabia’s education ministry has selected IBM and Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) to look at how the country’s school system can strengthen its information security by using the companies’ assessment tools. Mohamed Abdelhak, country general manager for IBM Saudi Arabia, said Tuesday that Saudi Arabia sought to take a “proactive approach†against increasing security threats and targeted attacks worldwide. […] More
CA Technologies has joined a cybersecurity alliance that seeks to craft multi-factor authentication standards for securing online transactions. The company sought to bring its experience in securing identities and data access to the Fast IDentity Online group, CA said Tuesday. “The market has been screaming for an alternative to passwords for years,†said Jim Reno, chief […] More
Booz Allen Hamilton has created a set of guidelines for energy companies to protect infrastructures from cyber attacks and to help operators comply with security standards established by the North American Electric Reliability Corp. The NERC updated critical infrastructure protection requirements after a report from the Department of Homeland Security found that energy facilities are […] More
IBM has introduced two security tools that the company built to help large enterprise customers safeguard their data and systems from cyber threats, USA Today reported Monday. Elizabeth Weise writes that IBM designed its Threat Protection System to serve as a one-stop cyber defense program. The Critical Data Protection product works to secure corporate documents […] More
