Half of organizations targets of cyberattack in last year
More 'shocking' is that 10% of organizations polled did not know if they'd been targeted or not
John P. Mello | 28 Aug | Read more
More 'shocking' is that 10% of organizations polled did not know if they'd been targeted or not
John P. Mello | 28 Aug | Read more
Despite the significant Java security improvements made by Oracle during the past six months, Java vulnerabilities continue to represent a major security risk for organizations because most of them have outdated versions of the software installed on their systems, according to a report by security firm Bit9.
Lucian Constantin | 18 Jul | Read more
Bit9 has teamed with FireEye and Palo Alto Networks, which each have sandboxing technologies, in order to share information related to zero-day attack code.
Ellen Messmer | 21 May | Read more
The attacks discovered last week that exploited a previously unknown Java vulnerability were likely launched by the same attackers that previously targeted security firm Bit9 and its customers, according to researchers from antivirus vendor Symantec.
Lucian Constantin | 04 Mar | Read more
Bit9 said a common Web application vulnerability was responsible for allowing hackers to ironically use the security vendor's systems as a launch pad for attacks on other organizations.
Jeremy Kirk | 26 Feb | Read more
Responding to the increasing number of threats aimed at certificate authorities and the ecosystem of trusted online transactions they represent, seven certificate authorities have come together to form an advocacy group to advance security standards and promote best practices.
Thor Olavsrud | 15 Feb | Read more
With cyber-criminals increasingly exploiting digital certificates to undermine security the vendors with the most influence as certificate authorities have banded together to try and speak as an industry group to advocate for security best practices.
Ellen Messmer | 14 Feb | Read more
Experts agree that the security industry as a whole could benefit from sharing more information about malware and attacks
Antone Gonsalves | 12 Feb | Read more
Security vendor Bit9 promised to release limited details of a hack caused by a failure of the company to install the same security software on its own network that it sells to a handful of Fortune 500 companies.
Jeremy Kirk | 11 Feb | Read more
Security firm Bit9 has admitted hackers were able to install malware on the networks of some of its customers after hijacking the company’s digital code-signing certificate via unprotected internal servers.
John E Dunn | 10 Feb | Read more
Criminals get around an application whitelist by going after the vendor providing the security product
Antone Gonsalves | 08 Feb | Read more
According to a new report from Bit9 - a security vendor with a focus on defending against advanced persistent threats (APT) - there is a one in four chance that downloading an Android app from the official Google Play market could put you at risk. Bit9 analysed 400,000 or so apps in Google Play, and found over 100,000 it considers to be on the shady side.
Tony Bradley | 05 Nov | Read more
One-quarter of more than 400,000 Android apps examined in the Google Play store pose security risks to mobile-device users, according to new research.
Ellen Messmer | 01 Nov | Read more
Which <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/102011-tech-arguments-corporate-employee-mobile-devices-252229.html">smartphones</a> pose the biggest <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/topics/security.html">security</a> and privacy risks to consumers and corporations?
Ellen Messmer | 21 Nov | Read more