In light of the new development of Crypto Currency, this paper can begin to address important questions about the outlook for digital currencies, including: If individuals lose trust in alternative coins and no longer see them as profitable, then what does this mean for the future of cryptocurrencies? How will the cryptocurrency landscape change in 2018? And will cryptocurrency fraud ultimately obstruct the rapid growth of digital currencies worldwide?

This report offers a helpful look at Mobile Banking Trojans.

Guided by Threat Compass, the Blueliv’s Annual Cyberthreat Landscape Report takes a birds-eye view of the major events and trends of last year. The Threat Intelligence analysts at Blueliv then offer their insight into an ever-more sophisticated cybercrime industry for 2018.

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.”

From the report, “Our survey examined the most common malware threats that organizations are grappling with, how often those threats result in actual compromises, and the challenges involved in responding to them. Respondents included CIOs, CTOs, CSOs, IT directors, network administrators, and senior executives from organizations in more than 20 industries.”

“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.”

“Almost immediately following the WannaCry cyberattack, the NotPetya malware affected countries and organisations around the globe that had strikingly similar repercussions and lessons to take away. This attack exemplified the chronic failings organisations and nation-states continue to have despite the blatant and ongoing threats cyberspace poses. With cyber threats remaining a critical issue for organisations, there is still a great deal organisations need to do to mitigate these for future resilience.”

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

“Organizations in the healthcare industry have been in the news a number of times in recent years as a result of significant cyber attacks. In 2017, WannaCry made global headlines as its impact to the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) became known. Other attacks have seen health records stolen or ransoms paid to keep critical systems online at hospitals. Understanding the nature of the threats to the healthcare industry helps define effective ways to counter these threats and help to prevent them from making future headlines.”

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.

From the report, “The cyber attacks targeting political elections is in full swing as the 115th United States midterm elections grow closer. The exploitation of vulnerabilities and direct cyber attacks targeting election-related entities are somewhat expected; however, a different form of cyber attack has the potential to have a disruptive impact to the elections: disinformation campaigns. The use of disinformation tactics in today’s social media-obsessed society is the most prominent threat to the democratic process. This form of attack is at a significant and troublesome level that the average voter may not be fully aware of.” Read on to learn more.

As the November 2018 US midterm elections looms, Anomali Labs set forth to answer the cyber version of the old myth “lightning never strikes the same place twice” — replaced with “can email spoofing attacks really strike the US elections twice”. The Anomali research team sought to answer that question by evaluating the strength of email security programs for election-related infrastructure.

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

This report offers insight into the German DAX 100 Threat Horizon.

The recent escalation in tensions between the United States and Turkey over the detention of pastor Andrew Brunson, have prompted Turkish patriotic hacktivist groups to target American websites. Historically, the two most prominent hacktivist groups Aslan Neferler Tim (ANT) and Turk Hack Team (THT) have reacted to political issues impacting Turkey, by targeting the perceived adversary with low level nuisance attacks such as web defacements and Distributed Denial of Service attacks (DDoS). As the political situation deteriorates, Anomali expects to see an increase in hacktivist related activity targeting American websites.

SailPoint’s 2018 Market Pulse Survey found amidst all the change the corporate world is experiencing – digital transformation is top of mind for many organizations – the way people approach security has not changed dramatically. People still have bad habits when it comes to both corporate and personal security, and some are even actively fighting against their organization’s IT department in the search for efficiency. Complicating the situation even more is the development of new threat avenues such as software bots. Read on to learn more.

Digital businesses must manage, govern, and secure customers’ access to systems without hurting the customer experience. As firms increase the digital channels for customer interaction, they also increase the number of potentially confusing consumer authentication experiences. As a result, they’re hemorrhaging customers and suffering increased support costs related to password and authentication. This report outlines 10 barriers to authentication success — and how S&R pros can improve online security without sacrificing experience.

This paper seeks to prompt a discussion about how our mindset and approach to cyber security now needs to change. It proposes 10 areas where important challenges must be confronted; this evolution will also provide some structure for innovative and disruptive technologies that are beginning to come to market but don’t fit the mould of traditional security controls.

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.

The ancient Chinese general Sun Tzu said “If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.” While it’s unrealistic to think we can win every battle against cyber criminals, Sun Tzu’s words have a lot to offer. The problem that every privacy and security team faces is how to defend on every possible front with finite resources and budget. And the simple answer is, you don’t have to.