Metasploit becomes first general-purpose penetration testing tool to link directly to hardware to help better secure expanding IoT ecosystem Boston, MA. Rapid7, Inc. (NASDAQ: RPD), a leading provider of data and analytics solutions for security and IT, today announced that security teams can now link hardware directly into the Metasploit Framework for vulnerability testing. The new capability allows users to focus on developing exploits to test their hardware — rather than dedicating resources to building and supporting multiple tools — and makes Metasploit the first general-purpose penetration testing tool to test both hardware and software directly. With more than 20 billion…
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The pending General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is set to have a dramatic impact on businesses across Europe. Meeting its tough new mandates will put huge pressures on businesses to capture, integrate, certify, protect and monitor all of their data seamlessly and efficiently. They will need to track and trace how potentially sensitive data is managed and used across the whole information supply chain , not only their CRM, HR system or their Hadoop data lakes; deliver “pseudonymisation”: the separation of data from direct identifiers so that linkage to an identity is not possible alongside data portability, which allows individuals…
Unified solution delivers security-analyst-in-software capabilities to fill enterprise cybersecurity roles in the midst of a global shortage of skilled professionals LONDON, UK. Vectra Networks, the leader in artificial intelligence software that automates the hunt for in-progress cyber attacks, today announced the groundbreaking unification of network-based cyber attack detection with Carbon Black’s Cb Response to detect and isolate active threats in enterprise networks with unprecedented speed and precision. In explaining the importance of finding and stopping cyber attacks quickly, Adm. Michael S. Rogers, director of the U.S. National Security Agency, recently told the Senate Armed Services Committee that “the biggest frustration to me is speed, speed,…
Cisco’s has just published its 10th annual data breach report, the Cisco 2017 Annual Cybersecurity Report: Chief Security Officers Reveal True Cost of Breaches And The Actions That Organizations Are Taking. IT security experts from Lastline and NuData Security commented below. Brian Laing, VP of Business Development and Products at Lastline: “The Cisco data breach report highlights the continually evolving techniques used by criminals to exfiltrate sensitive corporate data, and the resulting impact on business performance. Our research confirms the increasing ability of malware to evade detection and the requirement to deploy advanced malware protection solution to detect them. Enterprises must continually expand and enhance their security capabilities…
Collectively, we spend tens of billions of dollars a year on security systems. And still, we lose billions in business email compromise (BEC) spoofing attacks. We fall victim to an onslaught of ransomware. We suffer high-profile breaches. And we continue to be embarrassed by data leaks engineered by foreign governments, the 2016 U.S. presidential election as the most recent example. Now it’s 2017. As a new year begins, it’s time to take a fresh look at our defense strategies and reassess our security budgets. Many organizations realize they need to invest in security. But many are unsure where to best…
Two popular gaming forums have been hacked leaking the details 2.5 million accounts globally. The hack breached forums ‘XBOX360 ISO’ and ‘PSP ISO’ in 2015 but details of the leak are only just coming to light. IT security experts from Lieberman Software, ESET, AlienVault, NuData Security, Prevalent, VASCO Data Security and Lastline commented below. Jonathan Sander, VP of Product Strategy at Lieberman Software: “Xbox and PSP users are going to be a pretty tech savvy bunch with accounts for many different services. As breach after breach has shown that using the same username and password for multiple sites is a…
Following recent cyberattacks on Sadara and Saudi Arabia’s labor ministry and human resources development fund, the country’s Computer Emergency Response Team has warned of the re-emergence of the Shamoon ransomware virus that partially wiped or destroyed 35,000 computers in 2012 – the most damaging cyberattack in history. Hitesh Sheth, CEO at Vectra Networks commented below. Hitesh Sheth, CEO at Vectra Networks: “The adversary is using a combination of social engineering and email phishing to infect one or a number of computers on an organisation’s networks. By downloading a file or clicking a link, employees may have unknowingly downloaded an exploit kit. Once infected, the computer rapidly performs…
New research reveals nearly half of trusts only scan internal apps once-a-year for security related defects London, UK. Veracode, a leader in protecting enterprises from today’s pervasive web and mobile application threats, has released new research revealing nearly half (45%) of NHS trusts scan for application vulnerabilities just once a year, with less only 8% doing so on a daily basis. This potentially leaves them with outdated software and at an increased risk of a cyberattack, potentially exposing patient data to the wrong hands. The new findings were gleaned from a Freedom of Information (FoI) request submitted to 36 NHS trusts,…
Mozilla has announced that over half of web traffic is now encrypted, for the first time. As this is some landmark for internet security – it shows that user privacy can now be expected as standard. Kevin Bocek, VP Security Strategy and Threat Intelligence at Venafi commented below. Kevin Bocek, VP Security Strategy and Threat Intelligence at Venafi: “Since Snowden’s revelations on government surveillance, the Internet has moved to keep more private and safe, as today’s news shows. But, attempting solve one of the world’s most important problems has brought unintended consequences. The security systems designed to defend businesses were destined for a world…
Cybercrime is typically driven by three main factors: Criminal profit incentives ($, £, €, bounty, rewards, fame, etc.) Malice or political incentives Geopolitics or espionage opportunities. And to achieve these aims, cybercriminals undertake a range of different scams and attacks on UK enterprises. So what are the typical attacks that form the threat landscape for UK businesses? Here I’ll assess three of the most common forms of cyberattacks that you should be alert against and protect your business from as we enter 2017. Ransomware Ransomware is a relatively new type of malware which prevents or limits users from using their…