CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Malware is the top threat to IoT/OT With so many vulnerabilities plaguing IoT devices, these devices are attractive and relatively easy entry points into corporate networks for attackers. In fact, two notorious botnets, Mirai and Gafgyt, are major contributors to a recent surge in IoT malware attacks.

Enterprise 128

Enterprise Enterprise Security Malware 128

Forrester IT

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Devices blew up due to malware or adware, and users got […]. The Decade Cyber Went Mainstream Yes, technically, decades begin in years that end in one, but it’s easier to say the 2010s than the 2011s. Prior to 2010, cybersecurity was an insular domain. No one really cared, until something they were using didn’t work.

Malware 370

Malware Architecture Applications Network 370

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Why securing cloud workloads is an urgent matter In recent years, major cloud service providers encountered 6,000 malware samples actively communicating with them, underlining the magnitude of cloud security challenges. 3 We have seen an increase of 15% in cloud security breaches as compared to last year. 8 Complexity. Operational costs.

Cloud 132

Cloud Architecture IBM Security 132

Venture Beast

MAY 15, 2021

The key lesson coming out of Colonial Pipeline's ransomware debacle is that enterprises should adopt zero trust to protect data and networks. Read More.

Architecture 120

Architecture Enterprise Enterprise Network 120

SecureWorld News

AUGUST 1, 2023

Misconfigurations, vulnerable services, advanced malware, and sheer scale have opened cracks in cloud security. Attackers also use other techniques, such as malicious software (malware), zero-day exploits, and account takeover, to breach public clouds." These stealthy malware strains evade traditional signature-based defenses.

Cloud 87

Cloud Security Malware Web Services 87

Forrester IT

OCTOBER 11, 2016

When he's not out cruising his Harley, Josh is working with clients to adapt their architecture, policies, and processes to evolving threats and to develop robust incident response programs.

Architecture 150

Architecture Malware Research Analysis 150

Gizmodo

JULY 21, 2021

A disturbing element of modern cybercrime is just how easy it is to procure powerful and invasive tools—the kind that can wreak total havoc on an unsuspecting victim’s computer. Read more.

Malware 91

Malware Tools Programming Architecture 91

SecureWorld News

JUNE 23, 2021

CISA mentions that firewalls could have been used to neutralize the malware, limiting the impact of the breach. Does CISA agree that the SolarWinds malware could have been neutralized had victim agencies placed firewalls in front of the servers running SolarWinds Orion and configured them to block outgoing connections to the internet?".

Firewall 70

Firewall Malware Network Internet 70

CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 23, 2022

The biggest risk with VPNs is that malware can get into a user’s system, effortlessly ride the VPN and potentially infect the entire enterprise. VPNs typically don’t scan for viruses or other malware. Building blocks of a zero trust architecture. Improved control over data.

Network 80

Network Malware Authentication Enterprise 80

CTOvision

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

A shift in security architecture is needed, to an open platform where devices and services from different vendors can share, and act, on threat intelligence information, all in concert and in the proper context. Beware of malware attack (grahamcluley.com). Speaker: Ramakant Pandrangi. VICE PRESIDENT, TECHNOLOGY. Verisign, Inc.

Architecture 150

Architecture Security Malware Network 150

CTOvision

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Adversaries leave tools, including malware and rootkits to make their continued exploitation easier. Architecture' When an adversary gets it they will seek to remain undetected, but in a well instrumented enterprise no adversary can remain invisible. All leave traces and well-instrumented systems will find them.

HP 260

HP Enterprise Enterprise Architecture 260

SecureWorld News

JUNE 23, 2021

CISA mentions that firewalls could have been used to neutralize the malware, limiting the impact of the breach. Does CISA agree that the SolarWinds malware could have been neutralized had victim agencies placed firewalls in front of the servers running SolarWinds Orion and configured them to block outgoing connections to the internet?".

Firewall 52

Firewall Malware Network Internet 52

SecureWorld News

MAY 27, 2021

And the audit found that attackers did successfully introduce malware into agency systems. This year in particular NASA has experienced an uptick in cyber threats: phishing attempts have doubled and malware attacks have increased exponentially during the COVID-19 pandemic and the concomitant move to telework for much of the NASA workforce.

Information Security 60

Information Security Architecture Security Malware 60

CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 10, 2022

So, if cyber thieves place malware within a spreadsheet or a slide set at a remote site, the tunnel would protect and transport the malware without question. Instead of being a locked door, VPNs became an open backdoor for the attackers to sneak malware into the heart of the enterprise network.

Security 93

Security Malware Enterprise Enterprise 93

Network World

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

But does the fact it came from a top anti-malware vendor give it a competitive edge in the quest for security? Just what the world needs, another Linux distro. Eugene Kaspersky, CEO of the antivirus company that bears his name, took to his blog to announce KasperskyOS , a project that has been in the works for 14 years.

Malware 80

Malware Linux Architecture Security 80

CTOvision

JULY 12, 2016

The concept was created in 2004 to help mitigate the threat of malware but is now used for that and far more use cases. This can help identify who is infected with malware and help identify who is benefiting from the malware. Bob Gourley. Passive DNS has become one of the most powerful tools in the defenders arsenal.

Research 150

Research Malware IPv6 Internet 150

CTOvision

JUNE 18, 2015

These offerings are of particular interest for organizations seeking to ensure application availability and security, mitigate the threat of DDoS, botnets and malware and get advanced and early indicators of compromise that can operationalize cyber defenses.

Security 150

Security Malware .Net Enterprise 150

CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Cyber resilience is one of the most important elements of an enterprise’s IT strategy today, but too many enterprises have inadequate levels of it to be sufficiently safeguarded against cyberattacks, especially ransomware and malware. Reliance on an outdated architecture. Lag in making storage more green.

Storage 96

Storage Architecture Enterprise Enterprise 96

CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 31, 2022

Cyber resilience is one of the most important elements of an enterprise’s IT strategy today, but too many enterprises have inadequate levels of it to be sufficiently safeguarded against cyberattacks, especially ransomware and malware. Reliance on an outdated architecture. Lag in making storage more green.

Storage 93

Storage Architecture Enterprise Enterprise 93

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 13, 2023

It’s also been flagged as a risk: cybersecurity companies have identified bad actors using ChatGPT to create malware. This change in computing has been enabled by high-speed, high-bandwidth Ethernet networking using leaf-spine architectures. That’s usually a sign that the use of an application has become widespread.

Artificial Intelligence 144

Artificial Intelligence Trends Applications Network 144

CTOvision

JUNE 7, 2014

In this educational presentation, CTOvision’s Bob Gourley will provide actionable information that will help you review your security architecture and enhance your level of automation. Understand benefits of automated malware removal, not just remediation. Participants in this webinar will: .

Fractional CTO 269

Fractional CTO CTO Big Data Study 269

Network World

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

It targets Linux-based systems on the x86, x86-64 and ARM architectures, including many embedded devices such as routers. According to malware researchers from antivirus firm Trend Micro, Umbreon is a so-called ring 3 rootkit, meaning that it runs from user mode and doesn't need kernel privileges.

Linux 60

Linux System Malware Architecture 60

Network World

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Researchers have devised a new malware attack against industrial programmable logic controllers (PLCs) that takes advantage of architectural shortcomings in microprocessors and bypasses current detection mechanisms.

Research 60

Research Malware Architecture Conference 60

CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 19, 2023

5G also includes secure identity management, enhanced authentication and a core network architecture that can support network slicing, continuous secure connectivity for mobile devices and lower latency.

Wireless 96

Wireless Network Security Internet 96

Phil Windley

AUGUST 28, 2023

Endpoint Security: Employing solutions that monitor and secure devices (endpoints) to prevent malware infiltration and unauthorized access. These Zero Trust practices collectively work to defend corporate assets in depth and implement a security architecture that assumes breach and enforces rigorous access controls.

Authentication 85

Authentication Policies Applications Firewall 85

CTOvision

MAY 30, 2014

In this educational presentation, CTOvision’s Bob Gourley will provide actionable information that will help you review your security architecture and enhance your level of automation. Understand benefits of automated malware removal, not just remediation. Participants in this webinar will: .

Fractional CTO 259

Fractional CTO CTO Big Data Study 259

CTOvision

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Novetta Cyber Analytics provides rapid discovery of suspicious activity associated with advanced threats, dynamic malware, and exfiltration of sensitive data. This combined solution empowers Network and Security Operations Centers with the ability to reduce dwell-time and accelerate interruption of attack-kill-chains.

Big Data 257

Big Data Security Conference Network 257

CTOvision

OCTOBER 6, 2015

PCworld on Macrobased Malware. Microsoft on Macro Malware. Trendmicro on Macro Malware. Moreover, even in the context of attacks that are file-based, malware is increasingly encrypted or packed using obfuscation engines, and then unpacked or decrypted in memory when executed. See: Security Ledger on Fessleak.

Malware 150

Malware CTO Hire Fractional CTO Engineering 150

The Verge

MARCH 16, 2021

The company claims the chips, based on the same Zen 3 architecture as most of its consumer-focused Ryzen 5000 series , will provide “uncompromised performance and battery life” for thin-and-light business laptops. They include a new Shadow Stack ( here’s an explainer if you’re curious) designed to protect against malware attacks.

Mobile 61

Mobile Malware Architecture Security 61

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 21, 2022

Chris Evans revisits the discussion regarding Arm processor architectures in the public cloud. And, speaking of Arm processor architectures in the public cloud, here’s another look at Amazon’s Graviton2 and Graviton3 chips, as discussed in a pair of re:Invent talks. Cross-platform malware. ” and “faker.js”

Load Balancer 90

Load Balancer Linux Intel Cloud 90

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 9, 2023

The app should adopt a cloud native architecture to ensure agility, scalability, and resilience. A major downside of a Superapp is that if compromised due to security vulnerabilities in the app’s code, a malware in its libraries, or a configuration error, it can become the-one-key-to-access-them-all for bad actors.

Security 88

Security Open Source CTO Banking 88

SecureWorld News

MAY 16, 2023

Without adhering to the kind of consistent cybersecurity standards that CREST supports, it has the potential to weaken their defenses by creating holes and cracks where attackers can hide malware." Not knowing the configuration in detail and what monitoring software (intrusion prevention/detection) SIEM tools, etc.

Insurance 77

Insurance Government Security Malware 77

CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 28, 2022

Back then, protecting endpoints involved anti-malware tools that sniff out suspicious files based on static signatures. Malware infections picked up at home brought into the office via unsecured personal devices open up opportunities for lateral movement. Unifying endpoint security architecture. Security is a moving target.

Security 52

Security Malware Network Tools 52

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 27, 2021

This is an interesting deep dive into Intel’s “Ice Lake” Xeon SP architecture. Sentinel Labs outlines a major malware push that is bypassing Apple’s malware protections. (And since Kevin didn’t define TDP—shame, shame!—see —see this post for an explanation.). A severity score of 9.9

Linux 90

Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 90

Vox

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

“Grinch is getting security companies coal and blocked IPs for Christmas, and it’s resulting in more spam with domain hop architecture getting into your inboxes,” Zach Edwards, a security researcher, told Recode. percent of the spam, phishing, and malware emails its users are being sent.

Survey 97

Survey Google Sports Research 97

CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 25, 2022

After all, you wouldn’t want your haptic glove to misbehave in the metaverse or your autonomous vehicle sensors to be hijacked by malware. For small edge devices, similar methodologies will likely leverage containerized architectures. Operating Systems for the edge.

CTO 96

CTO Operating Systems Open Source 3D 96

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 27, 2021

This is an interesting deep dive into Intel’s “Ice Lake” Xeon SP architecture. Sentinel Labs outlines a major malware push that is bypassing Apple’s malware protections. (And since Kevin didn’t define TDP—shame, shame!—see —see this post for an explanation.). A severity score of 9.9

Linux 60

Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 60