The current information security landscape is rapidly evolving. According to the latest research from IBM Security and the Ponemon Institute’s 2020 Cyber Resilient Organization Report, 67% of organizations reported that the volume of attacks had significantly increased over the past 12 months. It’s not just the amount of attacks that grew; 64% o

Containers have become a staple among large banks and financial services firms, which have used the technology in production. It has captured the attention of the broader market, that hopes to achieve the same technology benefits of improved application delivery and run-time efficiencies. This modular plug-and-play architecture is more scalable and can deliv

Cyber threats come in many forms and can severely impact business operations, brand reputation, financial standing and even lead to a lawsuit. Organizations must prepare to respond and manage cyber events at different organizational levels to limit their damage and accelerate recovery. Most businesses focus on incident management or crisis management to reac

With the release of the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), we feel that it is an appropriate time to reflect on the evolution of SIEM over the years. Starting out as a tool originally designed to assist organizations with compliance, SIEM evolved into an advanced threat detection system, then into an investigati

One of the most disturbing security trends over the last few years has been the rise of the meta attack. The scope of this type of attack is far larger and wider than a threat designed to achieve a specific goal. These advanced cyberattacks are so significant, in fact, that they could sink an entire organization if it doesn’t take the time to install l

Cybercriminals and their tactics are becoming increasingly sophisticated. Given the rash of widespread, devastating attacks thus far in 2017, this trend shows no signs of slowing down. It’s no longer enough to simply implement incident response solutions. Today’s threats require a dedicated team of security experts to maximize these tools with

Co-authored by Steve Stone After finalizing initial analysis, IBM X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services (IRIS) concluded that the Petya variant attacks that started on Tuesday, June 27, were intended as destructive attacks against Ukraine, rather than a means for cybercriminals to make money from ransom payouts. In other words, this attack was

Summer is over and as fall starts to settle in, football season starts again. It was while reviewing my son’s upcoming schedule that he pointed out that some of the earlier games in the season are against teams with more skilled players. However, he quickly pointed out that those games are at home and that this would be a big advantage to him and his t

We recently had the opportunity to collaborate with ThreatConnect’s Intelligence Research Team (TCIRT) to conduct follow-up reporting on threat group activity that appears to originate from Pakistan. The TCIRT originally reported on this activity in August 2013 in their “Where There is Smoke, There is Fire” blog post.  This post covered a threat group using