Cryptolocker: Probing IT's New Worst Enemy

If you’re keeping even half an eye on the InfoSec news cycle, you know how big of a problem phishing is. The annual Verizon data breach found again this year that phishing was the leading way for malware to enter networks, with the average company reporting that 94% of detected malware came in via email. Thirty-two percent of confirmed breaches started with phishing, again the most common tactic. It makes sense, then, that so much security awareness content out there is focused on this threat. Some vendors make their business on it almost completely, with this trend extending to the phishing simulator emerging as a key selling point for those in the security awareness business.

Controls are the critical foundation of an effective enterprise cybersecurity program. With more threats, more systems to protect, more tools to deploy and more people to manage, there is constant pressure to move faster and keep up with the ever-changing risk landscape. As a result, there is a need for the organization to have the proper controls in place to manage cybersecurity threats and risks across applications, systems, facilities and third parties.

Is Zero Trust really achievable given the complexity in financial service organisations, especially considering limited staff, mergers and acquisitions and compliance pressures? Join SC and ForeScout to learn how to embrace Zero Trust to: Proactively combat today’s high frequency and sophistication of cyberattack. Gain unparalleled situational awareness of malicious activity. Prevent the transfer of sensitive data and money. Simplify adherence to compliance regulations.

Digital businesses have widespread API usage that makes it easier for organizations to share data and integrate with customer applications. However, since APIs expose application logic and sensitive data such as Personally Identifiable Information (PII), APIs have increasingly become a target for attackers leading to many serious data breaches in recent past. Gartner estimates that by 2022, API abuse will become the most-frequent attack vector, resulting in data breaches for many organizations.