Month: August 2016

[From the desk of Paul Davis – his opinions and no-one else’s] Apart from the reporter’s opinions 😉 So onto the news: Cmstar Downloader: Lurid and Enfal’s New Cousin In recent weeks, Unit 42 has been analyzing delivery documents used in spear-phishing attacks that drop a custom downloader used in…

[From the desk of Paul Davis – his opinions and no-one else’s] Apart from the reporter’s opinions 😉 So onto the news: How to securely erase hard drives (HDDs) and solid state drives (SSDs) HDDs There are three approaches you can take to securely wiping hard drives. SSDs This is…

[From the desk of Paul Davis – his opinions and no-one else’s] Apart from the reporter’s opinions 😉 So onto the news: 5 common misconceptions about DDoS protection Misconception #1: Firewalls, IPS or Content Delivery Networks Are the Answer Misconception #2: A Single Layer of DDoS Protection is Enough Misconception…

[From the desk of Paul Davis – his opinions and no-one else’s] Apart from the reporter’s opinions 😉 So onto the news: What are the benefits of a having a CISO title in an organization? According to a Threat Track Security survey, companies that employ a CISO are significantly more…

[From the desk of Paul Davis – his opinions and no-one else’s] Apart from the reporter’s opinions 😉 So onto the news: New ‘Breaking Bad’ ransom Trojan is no laughing matter, says Symantec The hook this time is that the Trojan uses a splash screen ransom demand for between $450…

[From the desk of Paul Davis – his opinions and no-one else’s] Apart from the reporter’s opinions 😉 So onto the news: Data breaches could cost the global economy trillions by 2019 Juniper Research has concluded that data breaches could cost the global economy as much as $2 trillion in…