Malvertising, the combination of the words malware and advertising, is an attack where criminals booby-trap a legitimate, trusted website with a malicious code by sneaking it in through a third party advertising network. Unfortunately, legitimate web advertising services haven’t been very discerning with the ads they allow their “customers” to upload to their … [Read more...]
WatchGuard Security Prediction #4 – The iOS Menace
Experts have been predicting the growth of mobile malware for years. We’ve covered how the increase in mobile device usage has led to an increase in criminal attention. We’ve predicted how the inclusion of mobile wallets, using NFV and RFID technology, would lead to attackers targeting the mobile payment vector. We’ve even talked about how Google’s open developer and consumer … [Read more...]
WatchGuard Security Prediction #3 – SMBs Can’t Let Basic Shields Down
Security experts often focus on the latest and greatest progressions of the threat landscape. They’re most interested in sharing how threat actors have become more sophisticated and how attack technology, malware, and techniques have evolved significantly. They warn that the latest attacks bypass or evade many of the industry’s original information security … [Read more...]
WatchGuard Security Prediction #2 – It's a Trap
Security professionals spend a lot of time trying to plug the technical security gaps in their organization’s IT infrastructure. We find and fix software vulnerabilities, tighten our network security controls, and monitor the latest malware samples and exploits to try and ensure a hacker can’t leverage them against our systems. However, if you look at most of the advanced … [Read more...]
2015 InfoSec Trends You Should and Shouldn’t Worry About
We're rushing headlong into the end of the year, which means it's that time again—time to pull out my crystal ball for WatchGuard's annual security predictions. We actually already released next year's security predictions last week. You can read our press release about them (which includes a shortened version of the predictions) or check out this cool and … [Read more...]