In this industry perspective, Dan Larson of the firm CrowdStrike argues that antivirus software is becoming less effective at stopping damaging cyber attacks, but that companies need to look before they leap when replacing it.
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Update: Emboldened, Fancy Bear hacking crew targets French, German Politicians
In-brief: emboldened by media attention for its escapades in the U.S. Presidential election, the hacking crew known as “Fancy Bear” is targeting political parties in France as well as Germany, the firm Trend Micro reported on Tuesday – the latest evidence of meddling in foreign affairs. (Editor’s note: updated to add comment by Michael Sulmeyer, Director of the Cyber Security Project at Harvard University’s Belfer Center. PFR Apr 25 2017.)
Don’t Be The DNC: An Introduction to Enterprise Threat Hunting
In-brief: The New York Times expose on the hack of the Democratic National Committee is a case study in how not to respond to a cyber attack. In this video interview with Tim Bandos of Digital Guardian, we talk about how to do it right. His new ebook on hunting digital threats in the enterprise explains that incident response doesn’t have to cost a fortune.
Hackers in Asia Target Manufacturing Secrets from ThyssenKrupp | Reuters
In-brief: Reuters reports that an attack on the German steel giant ThyssenKrupp had origins in asia and targeted steel manufacturing secrets.
Trump Dump: Russian Hackers Infiltrate DNC, Steal Research on GOP Candidate
In-brief: sophisticated hacking crews with ties to the Russian government compromised computer networks run by the Democratic National Committee and absconded with oppositional research on presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump.
