Advanced persistent threat
US and UK Cyber Security Agencies Warn of APT Attacks against Healthcare Organizations
An advisory from the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cybersecurity, the Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warns of a coordinated attack against the healthcare ...
Scranos Rootkit Operation Turns Global; Enterprises to Improve Security Posture
Sophisticated threats remain one of the main concerns in enterprises today. As environments grow in complexity, malware actors find innovative ways to infiltrate overlooked entry points in the network, hiding behind the ...
Anthem Agrees to $16 Million Settlement Following Compromise of 80 Million Health Records
Anthem, the second-largest health insurer in the US, will pay $16 million to the US Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights following a data breach that exposed the ...
Lack of Specialists, Tools, Budget and Knowledge Are the Main Roadblocks for Financial Sector in 2018
The financial services industry has been one of the most targeted in 2018, with third-party risks still the main cause of data breaches in this sector. Almost 50 percent of financial institutions ...
MSP Networks Actively Targeted by Nation-Sate APTs, US Government Warns
The US Department of Homeland Security Computer Emergency Readiness Team has just issued a technical alert earlier this week, warning that US companies operating in critical sectors are at risk, as cyberespionage ...
How to Safeguard Against APT Attacks
The term “advanced persistent threat” (APT) describes a continuous series of persistent, covert cyber attacks that target specific business or political organizations. Usually created, directed and monitored by a dedicated set of ...