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Monthly Archives: July 2018

Kaspersky Lab researchers have found a new crypto-currency miner – PowerGhost – which has hit corporate networks in several regions Kaspersky Lab reported yesterday, “Recently, an interesting miner implementation appeared on Kaspersky Lab’s radar. The malware, which we dubbed PowerGhost, is capable of stealthily establishing itself in a system and […]

PowerGhost Cryptominer Targets Business PCs and Servers

This entry was posted in by: Steve Bowcut Industry Trends and tagged PowerGhost on July 27, 2018 by Steven Bowcut

Hackers working for Russia claimed “hundreds of victims” last year in a giant and long-running campaign that put them inside the control rooms of U.S. electric utilities where they could have caused blackouts, reported Rebecca Smith for wsj.com this week. In an effort to heighten awareness in this sector, the […]

Is Russia Planning an Attack Against U.S. Utilities?

This entry was posted in by: Steve Bowcut Opinion and tagged Critical Infrastructure on July 25, 2018 by Steven Bowcut

The renowned Amazon marketing machine was in high gear. The promotions started more than a week before the event: Amazon, the world’s biggest e-commerce site, was launching its annual Prime Day on July 16, with 30 hours of deals online. And then, at noon eastern time on Monday, as Prime members sat […]

Amazon victim of DDoS attack of its own making

This entry was posted in by: Steve Bowcut and tagged Amazon Prime Day on July 19, 2018 by Steven Bowcut

Guest Contributor: Gary Hayslip, CISO Six Fundamental Precepts for the Modern CISO Role I remember growing up as a kid there was this bookstore near my house called The Cobblestone Bookstore. It was family-owned and in a strip mall. They had a section in the back of the store that was […]

I, CISO

This entry was posted in Guest Contributor Industry Trends Opinion and tagged CISO on July 9, 2018 by Steven Bowcut

While it’s easy to worry about large outsider threats, which are often the subject of high-profile news stories, threats from people already inside your organization are just as dangerous — often, even more so. Insider threats can come from anyone, ranging from ex-employees with a malicious vendetta to content current […]

Is Your Company’s Biggest Cybersecurity Threat Already on the Inside?

This entry was posted in Cybersecurity Guest Contributor Opinion on July 5, 2018 by Steven Bowcut

Guest Contributor: Brandon Reich Over the past year, we’ve heard a lot of big buzzwords in conversations at different conferences, meetings, and events. Deep learning, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity are hot topics, and these trends undoubtedly define the current landscape. In today’s evolving business environment, none is more complex and […]

The Evolution of Video Data Protection: Reliability, Performance and Security

This entry was posted in Cybersecurity Guest Contributor Opinion on July 5, 2018 by Steven Bowcut

Excerpt: Adidas is warning customers of its US retail website that their personal details may have been compromised after a suspected data breach. Reports suggest millions of customers could be affected by the data security incident, which the footwear giant said it first became aware of on June 26. A […]

Adidas Breach Hits US Retail Site

This entry was posted in Cybersecurity on July 2, 2018 by Steven Bowcut