Category: Security

With most people having a near-constant connection to the internet in one form or another, it’s imperative to understand the associated data privacy implications and take appropriate actions to protect sensitive information. Whether you’re using a mobile phone, tablet, laptop or desktop computer, our devices are always in communication with…

Would you believe that one of the IBM X-Force Red team’s “celebrity hackers” had never physically touched a computer until he was 18 years old? Dimitry Snezhkov grew up in Ukraine in the 1990s, and his early education didn’t include access to real computers. His “informatics” class consisted of the…

Despite the influx and rapid evolution of threats plaguing businesses today, many enterprises still rely on limited cyber resilience measures. Some embrace completely locked-down network perimeters. For others, robust endpoint controls on servers and workstations define the organization’s security posture. Some security leaders tout their users as the first line…

Search engine optimization (SEO) poisoning has been around for as long as internet users have been using search engines. The attack, which is making a bit of a comeback recently, involves manipulating search engine results to drive users from legitimate websites to sites that serve up malware, identity theft tools…