Hacked Companies Hit by the Obvious in 2009
As a rule, I tend to avoid writing about reports and studies unless they offer truly valuable and actionable insights: Too often, reports have preconceived findings that merely serve to increase hype...
View ArticleAdvanced Persistent Tweets: Zero-Day in 140 Characters
The unceasing barrage of targeted email attacks that leverage zero-day software flaws to steal sensitive information from businesses and the U.S. government often are described as being...
View ArticleWho Else Was Hit by the RSA Attackers?
The data breach disclosed in March by security firm RSA received worldwide attention because it highlighted the challenges that organizations face in detecting and blocking intrusions from targeted...
View ArticleChasing APT: Persistence Pays Off
The IT director for an international hedge fund received the bad news in a phone call from a stranger: Chinese hackers were running amok on the fund’s network. Not seeing evidence of the claimed...
View ArticleAt the Crossroads of eThieves and Cyberspies
Lost in the annals of campy commercials from the 1980s is a series of ads that featured improbable scenes between two young people (usually of the opposite sex) who always somehow caused the...
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