Cyber-attacks increase in speed, frequency

Cyber-attacks are becoming faster and more advanced, according to the Cyberoam Internet Threat Report for the third quarter of 2013. The primary observation derived of these campaigns was that the time between the news event and the related malware attack has steadily...

Fighting today’s targeted attacks

Until three years ago, cyber-attacks on critical infrastructure were considered hypothetical at best. Then along came Stuxnet, changing the threat landscape for good. The idea of weaponised malware had moved from theory into practice – for governments around the...

Losing the fight against malware

Cyber attacks are growing in frequency and sophistication. Traditional security systems and protocols are no longer successfully protecting businesses against cyber-attacks. Governments, organisations and industry need to come together to formulate a new approach to...

Maritime cyber-attacks to grow sophisticated

Cyber-attacks on container ships and port infrastructure will get more sophisticated as time goes on and companies should be doing more to protect their supply chain security. Maritime and IT security companies have raised their concerns after hackers attacked the...

Counting the real cost of cyber-attacks

The cost, frequency and time to resolve cyber-attacks has risen for the fourth consecutive year, according to Ponemon Institute research for HP Enterprise Security Products. The 2013 Cost of Cyber Crime Study found that the average annualised cost of cybercrime...