Spam and phishing in Q2 2018
Quarterly highlights
GDPR as a phishing opportunity
In the first quarter, we discussed spam designed to exploit GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), which came into effect...
Enhanced Infrastructure DDoS Protection Analytics: Targeted Visibility for Greater Accuracy
We’ve rolled out enhanced infrastructure protection analytics which shows top traffic patterns for traffic flowing through our Incapsula Infrastructure DDoS Protection service.
Imperva clients can...
Implementing Modern Approaches to Database Authentication and Authorization
The most common question I hear about Database Accounts is, “Can your solution vault Database Service and other Privileged Database Accounts?”
Every time I hear...
CIS Controls and Tripwire Solutions
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How to Authenticate Users Into Apps Using AWS Application Load Balancer and Centrify
At Centrify, an AWS Partner Network (APN) Advanced Technology Partner, we frequently work with developers building applications on Amazon Web Services (AWS). While many aspects of app...
Centrify Zero Trust Security Network Partners Highlighted at BlackHat USA 2018 Booth 2410
This week, BlackHat USA commemorates its 21st year, taking over the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas to present trainings as well as...
IT threat evolution Q2 2018
Targeted attacks and malware campaigns
Operation Parliament
In April, we reported the workings of Operation Parliament, a cyber-espionage campaign aimed at high-profile legislative, executive and judicial...
IT threat evolution Q2 2018. Statistics
Q2 figures
According to KSN:
Kaspersky Lab solutions blocked 962,947,023 attacks launched from online resources located in 187 countries across the globe.
351,913,075 unique URLs were...
MFA Everywhere: A Tried and True Method in Accelerating Security
While phishing attacks continue to jeopardize today’s organizations (a reported 76% of organizations experienced phishing attacks in 2017), it was refreshing to hear that...
How do file partner programs work?
It’s easy to notice if you’ve fallen victim to an advertising partner program: the system has new apps that you didn’t install, ad pages...
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