In the anti-malware world, you may hear the term APT which is short for Advanced Persistent Threat. It sounds like a complicated buzzword. What is it really? Before we start talking about what an “advanced” persistent threat is, let’s just start with a plain ol’ persistent threat. In computer science, the term “persistence” is generally […]
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Pentagon’s Security Software Source Codes Provided to Russian Defense Agency Wait, what?! Yes, it is true about the Pentagon’s Security Software. Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is allowing a Russian defense agency to dissect the source codes for the security software in use by the U.S. military. The HPE program, deemed ArcSight, alerts analysts when there
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Sonic Food Chain Breached – Impact Remains Unknown In September, various entities were breached, including Equifax, the SEC, even the fast-food chain Sonic. In mid-September five million of credit and debit card numbers were loaded to the dark web. It is believed, some if not all of, these numbers came from a breach within Sonic’s
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Arkansas Medical Facility Faces Potential Breach After Ransomware Attack An estimated 128,000 patient files may have been compromised as a result of being the victim of a ransomware hit. In July, the Arkansas Oral Facial Surgery Center in Fayetteville was struck with ransomware. Although the malicious attack was identified promptly, there were still patient files, x-ray
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