The year 2016 was certainly notable for Locky and the rise of ransomware, but these last months our attention has been drawn to a fundamental element of the underlying criminal cyber infrastructure — botnets. In July, major attacks using LizardStresser, a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet using IoT devices, were launched
Making Resolutions vs. Transforming Business We all know how difficult it can be to keep your New Year’s resolutions. This is no different for businesses who face the issues of reducing costs, organizing systems, and locating files. The good news: You do not need resolutions to address these issues. What you need
Cyren announces the release of the comprehensive cybersecurity report Botnets: The Clone Army of Cybercrime. This detailed look at a fundamental component of cybercrime infrastructure covers a wide range of botnet-specific topics, ranging from the basics of botnet architecture to in-depth analyses of botnet creation and evasion techniques. Report highlights
Fake Michael Kors shopping site ranks as the highest volume non-malware attack of 2016 Global business email traffic passing through Cyren’s cloud security operations is unfortunately reinforcing Scrooge’s initial take on Christmas, as analysis done this week shows that Christmas-themed email is almost entirely commercial or criminal. Instead of bringing
We’ve had a great response from customers and the media (see eWeek, NetworkWorld, SiliconAngle) to last week’s release of Resilient Access 3.0. At the core of this new release is functionality that we are calling contextual access control. We believe that to securely share data and connect organizations we need to go beyond today’s narrow definition
Last week we hosted a webinar titled “Botnets: The Clone Armies of Cybercrime.” Cyren security researchers, Avi Turiel and Geffen Tzur, discussed the history and current state of botnets and shared insights on malicious bot behavior, how to spot it, and what you can do to protect your organization. Some
Regular Expressions (RegEx) and ECM Language is a curious thing. Letters and symbols combine and form words to capture ideas. These ideas are strung together in sentences and paragraphs to increase knowledge, share feelings, and inspire others with new and fascinating ways of thinking. Every language has a rhythm and
A researcher at Cyren has found that a malicious Google Chrome extension is spreading nude celebrity PDFs to Facebook groups. A user is uploading a PDF document to groups with the name: ”Jessice_Alba_Leaked-sextapeVide_oSun_Dec_4_2016_22_99.mp4.pdf“ Opening the PDF reveals a nude picture with a ”Play“ button in the middle. Clicking on the
Contextual Access Control Powers Secure Information Sharing Across BoundariesDecember 08, 2016 09:00 AM Eastern Standard Time SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Resilient Network Systems, the contextual access control company, today announced the release of Resilient Access 3.0, a groundbreaking contextual access solution designed for the connected organization. Resilient Access 3.0 extends access capabilities
Distributed Network Solution Goes Beyond Identity to Focus on Contextual AccessDecember 08, 2016 09:00 AM Eastern Standard Time SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–As 2017 approaches, cloud computing, mobility and the Internet of Things continue to erode traditional organizational boundaries. The ability to share data freely is becoming a key driver of competitive
