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China Backed Hackers Compromised Six US State Governments – Mandiant
Prolific Chinese state-sponsored hackers APT41 has compromised at least six US state government networks, Mandiant has warned
Coronavirus: Chinese Hackers APT41 Seek Exploits Amid Pandemic
Security researcher warn Chinese state-sponsored hackers are conducting a widespread campaign, despite the Coronavirus pandemic
Hidden Exchange Server Attack Steals Passwords
The malware on a company's Exchange server remained undetected for months
Advanced Persistent Threats Going Unnoticed By Website Owners
Websites are failing to cope with Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs), despite many of them not being advanced at all, says High-Tech Bridge's CEO, Ilia Kolochenko
Beware – Duqu Has Returned, Kaspersky Reveals
‘Highly sophisticated’ Duqu 2.0 threat infects nuclear discussions and even attacked Kaspersky’s own systems, firm admits
Luxury Hotel Wi-Fi Hacked To Target Business Executives
Specially-designed “Darkhotel” APT uncovered by Kaspersky in hotels across the world
Companies Fret Over Targeted Attack Success
Companies are increasingly concerned they will not get better at defending against sophisticated attacks
Another Mac APT Attack Spotted
The SabPub APT is still active and is going after Mac machines
EU-US Excercise Tests SCADA And APT Threats
Cyber Atlantic 2011, the first joint US-EU cyber security exercise, takes on the top new threats
Symantec: Mobile Malware Follows The Money
The malware threat in smartphones is only just beginning as criminals seek to find financial benefits
New Acts Perform At The RSA Security Circus
Roll up, Roll up. See the amazing feats as security vendors tame wild APTs and put Trojan horses through their paces, cries Eric Doyle
IBM Secures Q1 Labs SIEM For Data Analytics
IBM is buying Q1 Labs to expand its business security portfolio with deep analytics capabilities
Executives Discuss Security Breaches At APT Summit
Over 100 senior executives met behind closed doors to talk freely about the APT threat and regulatory changes
In Security, Life’s Too Short To Play Catch-Up
Attacks on companies have grown by 44 percent this year, according to HP, and anti-malware products are failing to keep up, says Eric Doyle
APTs Cause Concern But User Behaviour Is Unchecked
Security pros are concerned about targeted attacks but continue to allow employees too much freedom
Chinese HTran Root To RSA Hack Revealed By Dell
Dell's security division has unearthed the HTran bouncer that acted as a go-between in the RSA Security hack
Advanced Attacks On The Rise For Larger Companies
The number of advanced persistent threats has quadrupled since the beginning of the year, according to Cisco
Northrop Grumman Fends Off Advanced Attacks
Northrop Grumman says it has been repelling advanced threats seeking sensitive data for several years
Low-Level Malware, Not APTs, Worry IT Professionals
Security professionals are more concerned about malware and spyware than “advanced persistent threats”
Gartner Touts Reprovisioning For Threat Protection
Analysts at Gartner are advocating workload reprovisioning as the best protection against advanced attacks
APT Detection Appliance Launched By Trend Micro
Trend Micro adds real-time, network monitoring and remediation tools to detect advanced persistent threats
Report: Claims Of Advanced Attacks Usually Wrong
Companies increasingly calling 'advanced persistent threat' instead of admitting to security system failures
Security Conference Season To Break All Records
London is host to two security conferences this week and the past "annus horribilis" has given them plenty to analyse, says Eric Doyle