Over the last 12 months, hackers have enhanced the marketing of high-value stolen data, according to Dell SecureWorks' David Shear, who explains how the underground economy works. Read more »

"Cybercrime as a Service" is the latest threat evolution, and traditional defenses continue to fall short. Derek Manky of Fortinet discusses the merits of information sharing and the new Cyber Threat Alliance. Read more »

Amidst a global information security staffing crisis, India must focus on developing more practitioners with deep technical skills. This is the practical advice from Hord Tipton, out-going director of (ISC)². Read more »

While the FBI blames North Korea for the hack attack against Sony Pictures, security expert Carl Herberger says the attack differs from previous nation-state attacks. Learn how organizations must shift defenses. Read more »

Attackers Skilled at Disguising 'Repeat Offenders'Once a file enters the network, we often lack the tools to monitor the file's behavior. In essence, using the point-in-time model, the security professional cannot retry... Read more »

Get Your Security Fundamentals Right, For StartersAfter the complete collapse of network security at Sony Pictures - in the wake of its data breach - it's important that we highlight some of... Read more »

How the Movie Studio Fumbled Its Hack-Attack ReactionThe response by Sony Pictures Entertainment executives to the hack attack against their company provides a number of great examples for how to not to... Read more »

A Fresh Look at Card Security in Wake of BreachesThis week's PCI Community Meeting in Orlando will tackle key issues in the wake of point-of-sale malware attacks and subsequent card breaches, offering... Read more »

Hackers Target Widespread, Remotely Exploitable FlawSecurity experts are warning that millions of systems - Apache servers, Linux and Mac systems, and innumerable Internet of Things devices - may be vulnerable to a... Read more »