Category: Reports
A fundamental challenge in cybersecurity is dealing with the speed of change and the highly dynamic nature of the IT world. With each new computing paradigm – cloud, Big Data, IoT, etc. – comes new capabilities and possibilities, along with …
The Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) is a survey that measures the commitment of Member States to cybersecurity in order to raise awareness. The GCI revolves around the ITU Global Cybersecurity Agenda (GCA) and its five pillars (legal, technical, organizational, capacity …
Ships are increasingly using systems that rely on digitisation, integration, and automation, which calls for cyber risk management on board. As technology continues to develop, information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) onboard ships are being networked together – …
WatchGuard’s Threat Lab (previously the LiveSecurity Threat Team) is a group of dedicated threat researchers committed to helping you stay ahead of the bad guys by providing in-depth analysis of the top security threats to your network. The Threat Lab …
Cyber Europe 2016 was the fourth pan-European cyber crisis exercise organised by the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA). Over 1 000 participants working mostly in the ICT sector, from public and private organisations from all 28 …
Ransomware is a type of malware that, upon infecting a device, blocks access to it or to some or all of the information stored on it. In order to unlock either the device or the data, the user is required …
Over the past few years, even mass media have been writing about industrial control systems (ICS) cybersecurity incidents with increasing frequency. Unfortunately, the problem lies not only in targeted attacks, such as BlackEnergy or Operation Ghoul, aimed at the industrial sector, but also …
On June 8th, 2017 the Slovak anti-virus firm ESET shared a subset of digital hashes of the malware described below and a portion of their analysis with Dragos. The Dragos team was asked to validate ESET’s findings to news publications …
Cybersecurity has been the industry enjoying explosive growth for approximately a decade. The demand of robust and effective cybersecurity solutions for companies and government institutions is high. The need to securely access remote servers, collaborate with international coworkers and interact …
State of Cyber Security 2017 reports the results of the annual ISACA global cyber security survey, conducted in October 2016. The survey results bolster the belief that the field of cyber security remains dynamic and turbulent. Weekly news headlines confirm …
Taking Back the Upper Hand from Attackers A NEUSTAR SECURITY SOLUTION EXCLUSIVE REPORT Global Businesses Fight to Turn the Tables on Attackers Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are a huge problem threatening companies and organizations across the globe. Industry …
New research reveals that cyberattacks on the government sector doubled in 2016, hiking to 14 percent from 7 percent of all cyber security attacks in 2015. Attacks on the finance sector also rose dramatically from just 3 percent in 2015 …
Young people attack computer networks to impress friends and challenge political system, crime research shows Teenage hackers are motivated by idealism and impressing their mates rather than money, according to a study by the National Crime Agency. The law enforcement …
Cyber attackers revealed new levels of ambition in 2016, a year marked by extraordinary attacks, including multi-million dollar virtual bank heists, overt attempts to disrupt the US electoral process by state-sponsored groups, and some of the biggest distributed denial of …
“These findings relate specifically to the occurrence (likelihood) of security breaches leading to data compromise … not attacks, not impact, not general security incidents and not risk.” The study has since evolved to include security incidents and not just breaches …
The Information Age is fast becoming the age of the zero-day vulnerability, the kind of holes in software that allow attackers get in to steal, destroy, or manipulate data. As a measure of global Internet security, the number of zero …
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the world’s largest business federation representing the interests of more than 3 million businesses of all sizes, sectors, and regions, as well as state and local chambers and industry associations. This report has been prepared …
Cybersecurity is – and has been for some time – a priority matter for business and political leaders around the world. As cyber threats also impact on individuals’ many everyday digital transactions and interactions, cybersecurity is a prime concern for …
European CISOs are locked in what appears to be a never-ending battle against cyber threats. But for many, this campaign is mainly by perceptions of external risks – attempts to breach organisations’ security from the outside. There certainly are pronounced …
State of Cyber Security 2017 reports the results of the annual ISACA global cyber security survey, conducted in October 2016. The survey results bolster the belief that the field of cyber security remains dynamic and turbulent during its formative …
