Security

Black hat hackers will be more sophisticated in 2015: Fortinet
As the number of devices connected to the network increase, cybercriminals will continue to hone their prowess when it comes to IoT (the Internet of Things) attacks and advanced evasion techniques, while also continuing to exploit large-scale server-side vulnerabilities for financial gains and other nefarious purposes.
Security leaders admit to being outgunned by cybercriminals: IBM study
More than 80% of security leaders believe the challenge posed by external threats is on the rise, while 60% also agree their organisations are outgunned in the cyber-war, according to a study by IBM.
CSM rolls out MyTrustSEAL to reduce online fraud
CyberSecurity Malaysia (CSM) has launched MyTrustSEAL, a service that involves auditing and validating e-commerce websites and entities to provide Internet users a way of identifying e-businesses that are legitimate and will deliver as promised.
ESET joins Facebook programme, free security for all users
ESET said it has joined Facebook’s anti-malware initiative and now offers its ESET Online Scanner for all Facebook users for free.
Making sense of cloud-based security
As businesses become more globalised, many organisations are leveraging new technologies to give their employees access to information and the corporate network outside the office – which gives rise to new security risks, writes Sophos’ Sumit Bansal, who also offers advice on how to deal with this.
iPhones and Ice Buckets used to promote junk mailings: Kaspersky
The launch of iPhone 6 and the Ice Bucket Challenge were the two main topics that spammers used to promote junk mailings in the third quarter of 2014, according to Kaspersky Lab.
CSM chief named outstanding security exec in Asean
It's been a banner year for CyberSecurity Malaysia chief executive officer Dr Amirudin Abdul Wahab, who just days after becoming the first World Trustmark Alliance chairman to be reappointed to a second term, was selected to receive an Asean award.
Akamai warns banks of new ‘crime kit’
Akamai Technologies Inc is alerting banks and enterprises to the use of Yummba webinject tools in banking fraud, and making banks even more vulnerable to malware.
Careless employees the greatest mobile security threat: Check Point report
The greatest threat to mobile security resides within the organisation, with 87% of professionals in a survey calling out careless employees. Nearly two-thirds of the respondents believed that recent high-profile breaches of customer data were likely due to employee carelessness, according to Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
Security risks hiding in encrypted traffic: Blue Coat
The growing use of HTTPS encryption to address privacy concerns over the Internet is creating perfect conditions for cybercriminals to hide malware inside encrypted transactions, even reducing the level of sophistication required for malware to avoid detection, according to Blue Coat Systems Inc.
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