When law enforcement announced the seizure of AlphaBay in July 2017, the United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions described the operation as: “one of the most important criminal investigations of the year…because of this operation, the American people are safer – safer from the threat of identity fraud and malware, and safer from deadly drugs.” 1 The timing and coordination of the law enforcement operation, known as Operation Bayonet, was a clear success and has contributed to multiple subsequent arrests.2 Almost one year later, the marketplace model appears to be in decline, but the risks to businesses and consumers have not subsided. Instead, this paper demonstrates that cybercriminals have taken to incorporating new processes, technologies, and communication methods to continue their activities.

Since the 2016 U.S. presidential election, the term “fake news” has integrated itself frmly into our daily vernacular. However, fake news is used very broadly to describe: disinformation, propaganda, hoaxes, satire and parody, inaccuracies in journalism, and partisanship. Disinformation campaigns are not limited to the geopolitical realm – its use is far more pervasive. The sheer availability of tools means that barriers to entry are lower than ever. This extends beyond geopolitical to fnancial interests that affect businesses and consumers. This paper presents an overview of these different motivations and tools actors can turn to. In Digital Shadows’ Disinformation Campaign Taxonomy, we lay out the stages used in disinformation campaigns. In doing so, it is possible to develop ways to potentially disrupt these efforts and create greater friction for actors involved.

This report, prepared by CyberInt, summarises the currently known information regarding the recent breach at Deloitte, one of the ‘big four’ accounting firms, and includes a timeline of events, what is known of the breach itself as well as the aftermath.

This paper provides information on Bad Rabbit a new ransomware roving the internet.

This paper presents the research that discusses the findings of a recent global test regarding the preparedness of individuals entering the workforce, to participate in collaborative problem solving. Of note, the report discusses that this problem is causing an inability to face cybersecurity threats.

From the report, “While the developers of this Guide strongly support the important role that governments play in convening a diverse ecosystem, the imposition of prescriptive, compliance-focused regulatory requirements will inhibit the security innovation that is key to staying ahead of today’s sophisticated threats. Moreover, earlier policy efforts were based on utopian solutions to these threats, premised on the notions that internet service providers (ISPs) can simply shut down all botnets, or that manufacturers can make all devices universally secure. Instead, dynamic, flexible solutions that are informed by voluntary consensus standards, driven by market demands, and implemented by stakeholders throughout the global digital economy, are the better answer to these evolving systemic challenges.”

This report provides 10 findings on how over 800 IT Pros handle Disaster Recovery & Cloud Adoption.

“Despite the massive impact the WannaCry ransomware attack had on businesses across the globe and the immediate changes to security practices following it, a year later businesses still have a reactive approach and struggle to implement comprehensive security policies that target employees and management. With cyber threats evolving so rapidly, businesses need to learn how to be quick on their toes and expedite the development and enforcement of cyber security policies to better prevent future breaches.”

This report offers insight into the Cyber security landscape of The People’s Republic of Korea.

This report begins with the sentence, “There are a number of influences on the 2018 Winter Olympics event that may increase the likeliness of malicious activity.” Read on to find out more.

This report offers insight into the cyber security profile of the United States Of America.

This report offers a view of The Republic of South Africa. And takes a look at the Threat Landscape of that nation.

Russia will host the 2018 FIFA World Cup from 14 June to 15 July 2018 at 12 different venues throughout 11 host cities, and thousands of foreign visitors are expected to travel to the games. With major sporting events increasingly targeted by physical and cyber threats, we believe that FIFA and their affiliates, spectators, athletes, officials, or other attendees are likely to be confronted by a range of security risks such as protests/demonstrations, hooliganism, financial fraud, and to a lesser extent hacktivism, terrorism, and cyber espionage.

The purpose of this white paper is to better understand the challenges that healthcare organizations face as they attempt to modernize efforts in the areas of data collection and analysis, value-based care strategies, and patient and caregiver engagement. This report will discuss how outdated technology investments hamper these efforts— especially as hospitals and other healthcare providers attempt to partner with fellow provider organizations, health information exchanges (HIEs), and accountable care organizations (ACOs) to fully take advantage of the shift to value-based care reimbursements.

Creating an Authentication Framework: The Future of Authentication Strategy, commissioned by Nok Nok Labs and produced by Aite Group, explores current attitudes and trends in developing an organization-wide consumer authentication strategy.

More than 40 executive-level representatives from primes to Tier 2 and consultants participated in an October 24th Roundtable on these topics. The roundtable was conducted under Chatham House Rules. Accordingly, this paper summarizes the discussion, with no identification of attendees.

This white paper examines challenges for healthcare organizations and presents how the key to effective endpoint and server protection lies in the ability to dynamically analyze behavior in order to recognize malicious software by its actions, not its appearance. Intelligent response at machine speed is required to prevent, contain and mitigate potential threats. Success in this mission results in a major benefit for providers and payers: the ability to keep IT systems operation so medical and non-medical personnel can stay focused on patient care.

This report is based on independent research conducted by Smith & Harwood on behalf of Curo Talent®. We started by asking a simple question, “What has been your organisation’s technology focus for 2016?”

Data breach has become an existential risk to every law firm throughout the world regardless of the number of attorneys, revenues or practice areas. The Law Firm Cyber Security Scorecard is compiled by LOGICFORCE and published bi-annually to educate the legal industry on the current state of Cyber Security preparedness. This second edition also seeks to clearly define de facto cyber security standards for law firms so they can easily determine where their organizations rate in comparison.

We live in a new era of network attacks. Increasing frequency and varieties, together with the latest regulations which have global impact, makes 2018 the most important year in recent times for public and private sector organizations.

F5 Labs, in conjunction with our data partner Loryka, has been tracking “The Hunt for IoT” for two years. We have focused our hunt primarily around port 23 telnet brute force attacks—the “low-hanging fruit” method—as they are the simplest, most common way to compromise an IoT device. (Telnet was also the most prominent attack type when we started this research series.)