Three observations about our industry that might help demystify security for women entrants.

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With Microsoft disabling Office macros by default, threat actors are increasingly using ISO, RAR, LNK, and similar files to deliver malware because they can get around Windows protections.

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The peer-to-peer network IPFS offers an ingenious base for cyberattacks and is seeing a stratospheric increase in malicious hosting.

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Dark Reading’s analysis suggests that the merger between Human Security and PerimeterX will bring modern defense strategies to disrupt cybercrime and fraud.

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Ahead of their Black Hat USA talk in August, Simon Pavitt and Stephen Dewsnip explain the value of helping people practice cyber defense via a “malicious floorwalker” exercise.

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Microsoft flagged the company’s Subzero tool set as on offer to unscrupulous governments and shady business interests.

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North Korean state-sponsored actors, who help economically prop up Kim Jong Un’s dictatorship, continue to pummel US infrastructure.

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Those costs are usually passed on to consumers, not investors, as compromised businesses raise prices for goods and services.

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Did you know that the standard router relied upon in homes and by thousands of small businesses is the most frequently attacked IoT device? James Willison, Project and Engagement Manager, IoT Security Foundation, explores the issue and reveals an ongoing initiative from the foundation that is designed to better secure the devices.

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