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2019 Security Predictions – Attackers Hold the Internet Hostage

December 3, 2018 By The Editor

Next year, a hacktivist organization or nation-state will launch a coordinated attack against the infrastructure of the internet. The industry already saw the impact of an attack against a critical piece of internet infrastructure when a DDoS attack against DNS hosting provider, Dyn, took down many popular websites including Twitter, Reddit, and Amazon.com. Around the … [Read more...]

2019 Security Predictions – Biometrics as Single-Factor Authentication Exploited by Attackers

November 29, 2018 By The Editor

As biometric logins become more common, hackers will take advantage of their use as a single-factor method of authentication to pull off a major attack in 2019.  Biometric login methods such as face and fingerprint readers on consumer devices like smartphones and gaming consoles present a tempting target for hackers. While biometrics are more convenient than … [Read more...]

2019 Security Predictions – Fileless, Self-Propagating “Vaporworms” Attack

November 27, 2018 By The Editor

In 2019, a new breed of fileless malware will emerge, with wormlike properties that allow it to self-propagate through vulnerable systems and avoid detection. It has been over 15 years since the Code Red computer worm spread through hundreds of thousands of vulnerable Microsoft IIS web servers in an early example of a fileless worm. Since then, both worms and fileless … [Read more...]

2019 Security Predictions – A Nation-State Launches a “Fire Sales” Attack

November 26, 2018 By The Editor

You may remember the fictional concept of a “fire sale” attack from the fourth Die Hard movie, in which a terrorist group planned a coordinated cyber attack against U.S. transportation, financial, and public utilities and communication systems. The terrorists meant to use the fear and confusion caused by the attack to siphon off huge sums of money and disappear without a … [Read more...]

How to Take the ‘Black Hat’ Out of Black Friday and Cyber Monday Shopping

November 21, 2018 By The Editor

Every year, Black Friday and Cyber Monday kick off the holiday shopping season, bringing about a massive wave of online sales. And as excited as we are to hunt for the best deals and purchase gifts for friends and family members this time of year, cyber criminals look forward to the holiday season just as much – if not more. Why? Hackers are acutely aware of this annual spike … [Read more...]

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