Security

Ransomware attacks against businesses increased threefold in 2016

Kaspersky Lab recorded one ransomware attack every 40 seconds against companies in September

Looking to 2017: It’s not just enterprise security

Attackers use hacked home routers to hit Russia’s 5 largest banks

The routers were likely hacked through a recent vulnerability in the TR-069 management protocol

The IoT: Gateway for enterprise hackers

The risk of notoriously insecure Internet of Things devices is not so much that those devices themselves will be compromised, but that they provide dozens – perhaps hundreds – of openings that could allow attackers to get inside an enterprise network

10 essential PowerShell security scripts for Windows administrators

PowerShell is a valuable tool for automating Windows administration tasks, including laborious security chores

How this analyst targeted a phisher

A potential victim tries to turn the tables on a spear phisher.

Georgia says it’s traced an attempted voter hack to DHS

An IP address from the agency was the source of an attempted breach of the state's voter registration database, according to Georgia's secretary of state.

Skyhigh Networks adds threat protection and data loss prevention capabilities to the cloud  

As more corporate data is stored in the cloud, security incidents are no longer isolated to PCs and applications on the network

Cisco Talos: Zeus spawn “Floki bot” malware gaining use, cyber-underworld notoriety

Cisco says Floki bot can be used to infect PoS terminals with the ultimate goal of stealing credit card data

Russian cyberspies likely behind DNC breach move on to German election

Fancy Bear has been allegedly targeting political parties in the country using spear-phishing attacks