Vulnerability identification and remediation are critical to maintaining a secure environment. Today, most organizations are using one or multiple vulnerability scanning tools to identify vulnerabilities on endpoints such as business critical servers, laptops and desktops. They also have processes in place to apply security patches (provided by platform or application…

The evolution of the new and difficult-to-detect category of fileless attacks may soon take an insidious turn with the development of what some researchers are calling vaporworms. As the name suggests, fileless malware differs from conventional malware in that it doesn’t require a file to be created and saved on…

This St. Patrick’s Day is sure to bring all the usual trappings: shamrocks, the color green, leprechauns and pots of gold. But while we take a step back to celebrate Irish culture and the first signs of spring this year, the development cycle never stops. Think of a safe, secure…

Our society relies on the availability, security and reliability of network and information systems (NIS). Various security frameworks provide standards and guidance as to which measures organizations should implement to protect IT systems and increase resilience. However, since such recommendations are not ingrained as actual laws in most countries, these…