Insights on Data Security & Threat Intelligence
Cyren has just released a new, revised special threat report on ransomware, which provides context and depth to the many ransomware-related headlines we’ve been bombarded with lately. 2016 was truly the “Year of Ransomware” — or, given recent events, will 2017 surpass it? Get Up to Speed This report provides
Resilient Network Systems and RunSafe Security Announce Strategic Partnership, New Approach to IoT SecurityMay 31, 2017 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Resilient Network Systems, the contextual access control company, today announced a strategic partnership with RunSafe Security to offer a unique IoT security solution—Resilient IoT Guardian—for both new and existing
Lior Samuelson, Cyren CEO and Chairman, has been around technology and businesses for many years, but he is particularly passionate about making the Internet a safer place for users – especially those who seek better security and those on the move with their mobile devices. In this don’t want to
Despite WannaCrypt grabbing all the headlines, it is far from being the only ransomware in circulation. A second wave of Jaff ransomware is now being distributed by the stealthy Necurs botnet. Starting on Monday, May 8 (around 9:30 UTC), the Necurs botnet was harnessed to distribute a new Locky-style email
UPDATE (May 14): WannaCrypt/WannaCry is still being delivered through file sharing services over https at hxxps://transfer.sh and hxxps://down.xn--wda.fr/ __________________ The WannaCrypt ransomware (aka WannaCryptor, Wcrypt, and WannaCry) has managed to infect thousands of systems within just a few hours of its first appearance yesterday, with estimates on the order of
The ABCs of GDPR Acronyms and abbreviations used to be relegated to those in the military and government: MDA (Missile Defense Agency), USPS (United States Postal Service), RAF (Royal Air Force). But the proliferation of social media sites like Twitter and Snapchat has moved acronyms into the mainstream: IMHO, YOYO,
Repeatedly referred to in the press as “massive,” the Google Docs attack which has been the talk of the security blogosphere and even mainstream media this past week appears to have sent invitation emails to an estimated “less than 0.1%” of Gmail users, according to Google’s own statement, which is
To get up to speed on the latest technique used by phishing site operators to present legitimate-but-fake (!) web sites, check out Cyren security researcher Magni Sigurdsson’s column in Infosec Island, which details how cybercriminals are exploiting a browser capability for representing non-Latin characters to make users think they really
The IT manager responsible for information security at an enterprise account — let’s call him “Steve” — recently shared an interesting story. In general, he felt that they handle security pretty well, but he detailed one challenge that they haven’t yet been able to solve — users roaming outside the
