Security executives believing they can prevent mass leakage of personally identifiable information (PII) must adjust their expectations because most PII is already available on the dark Web and even on public indices, high-profile security journalist Brian Krebs has warned.
David Braue | 12 Oct | Read more
More than 3 billion identity records were found spread across visible and underground online sources during 2017, according to new research that lends further weight to suspicions that protection of personally identifiable information (PII) is proving tremendously ineffective in the face of thriving demand from online cybercriminals.
David Braue | 11 May | Read more
UK unveils new budget bolster local capabilities to fight cybercrime, state hackers, and crime on the dark web.
It's just as shady and dangerous as ever, but something has changed in the way the dark web does business, and it will look very familiar to IT buyers.
Josh Fruhlinger | 24 Jul | Read more
A major reshuffle of Australia’s government security structure had an impact on cybersecurity policy bodies, with encryption named a key concern in a move that’s sure to put the government at loggerheads with secure-messaging companies like Malcolm Turnbull favourite Wickr.
David Braue | 24 Jul | Read more
Organisations also now face exploding volumes of newer and more sophisticated threats because malware and ways to exploit it are now readily available in online marketplaces. There is a very real hacker-enablement supply chain in both the dark web and traditional outlets that readily shares basic hacking tools and code, allowing many more cyberthieves to execute successful attacks. In addition, hackers are now less often individual “geeks” and more likely to be well-funded technology experts supported by organized crime or even governments. This trend, combined with ever-increasing network speeds, means that stopping cyber attacks is now a big data problem that stands to overwhelm older network protection technologies.