Sean Michael Kerner

Security vendor FireEye announced its new Helix platform on November 29, in an effort to provide an integrated offering to help automate and improve security operations. Helix in many respects is an evolution of FireEye’s existing Threat Analytics Platform (TAP). “A lot of the code for Helix comes from TAP, with a heavy dose of […]

Cisco’s Talos security research group is changing its policies for responsible disclosure of security vulnerabilities, providing impacted vendors with more time to fix issues. Cisco had been working with a responsible disclosure timeline of 60 days before publicly announcing a vulnerability and it is now extending the public disclosure timeline out to 90 days. “Basically […]

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (MUNI) was the victim of a ransomware attack on Nov. 25 and Nov. 26 with system terminals and fare payment machines throughout the MUNI fare payment network displaying the message “You Hacked, ALL Data Encrypted.” In response to the attack, MUNI gates were left open and users were able […]

Kaspersky Lab Study Examines Top Enterprise Data Breach Risks Kaspersky Lab’s Business Perception of IT Security report estimates that 20 percent of global enterprises suffered four or more data breaches in the past year. Most Organizations Assume They Will Be Breached Kaspersky Lab’s study found that globally, 52 percent of organizations now assume they will […]

Skycure’s Tips for Safe Mobile WiFi Networking During the Holidays Some free Mall WiFi connections are more dangerous than others, but mobile device users need to be extra careful about connecting during the holiday season. Top 10 Shopping Malls for Risky WiFi Networks Skycure evaluated shopping malls across the United States and found some to […]

During the 2013 holiday season, U.S retailer Target revealed that it was the victim of a massive data breach, triggered in part by Point-of-Sale (POS) malware. In 2014 and 2015, POS malware was identified as a major issue impacting hundreds of retailers, but now in 2016 according to new data from SonicWall provided to eWEEK, […]

Security firm Anomali announced on Nov. 21 the debut of its new free STAXX tool to receive threat intelligence feeds. In the world of threat feeds, STIX (Structured Threat Information Expression)and TAXII (Trusted Automated eXchange of Indicator Information) are two core technologies that provide a standardized way for analysts to gain access to intelligence. One […]

Ransomware authors aim to make money by encrypting user files and then demanding that users pay a ransom for the safe return of their data. According to new research published Nov. 22 by security firm Trend Micro, the recent Cerber 4.1.5 ransomware release is going beyond just user files and is encrypting databases. “Cerber scans […]

IBM announced on November 21 new Watson IoT (internet of things) Consulting Solutions, including specific offerings for the automotive, electronics and insurance industries. Jesus Mantas, GM for IBM Business Consulting explained that the goal with the new IoT Consulting solutions is to help enable organizations recognize and benefit from the business transformation benefits that IoT […]

Oracle announced on Nov. 21 that it is acquiring privately-held DNS services provider Dyn. Financial terms of the deal are not being publicly disclosed, though the company has raised $88 million in funding, including a $50 million Series B announced on May 10. On Oct. 21, Dyn made headlines around the world as the company […]

Symantec announced on Nov. 21 that it is acquiring identity protection vendor Lifelock, in a deal valued at $2.3 billion. The deal is expected to close in the first calendar quarter of 2017 and will pay Lifelock shareholders $24 per share. The goal of the acquisition is to help grow Symantec’s consumer business, while providing […]

Weaveworks announced the general availability of its Weave Cloud Software-as-a-Service platform on November 17, providing organizations with container networking and monitoring capabilities. The Weave Cloud platform first entered public beta in June 2016. As a company, Weaveworks has raised $20 million in funding to date as the company has been building open-source projects that help […]