Tag: Data Breach

Lancope’s Analysis of the Verizon 2013 Data Breach Report

Verizon has recently published the 2013 edition of its highly regarded Data Breach Investigations Report. Including analysis of more than 47,000 reported security incidents and 621 confirmed data breaches, the report reveals some very telling statistics and trends involving cyber security. Most importantly, it points to the fact that incident response and network surveillance need to be playing a much bigger role in organizations’ overall security strategies. READ MORE

APT Number One

This week's Mandiant report goes a long way in making the case that well-funded, sophisticated attackers are currently staffed for the purpose of stealing corporate trade secrets. The report also reveals a fundamental problem in the operational preparedness of enterprises to detect these types of attacks. READ MORE

Lessons Learned from the New York Times Hack

Unfortunately, The New York Times is not the only organization that has been the victim of a sophisticated, targeted attack of this nature, and it certainly will not be the last as regular drum beat of these kinds of incidents has been reported over the past few years. In order to combat these new and constantly evolving threats, defensive techniques need to adapt. READ MORE

Data Breach Costs and Consequences Continue to Grow

In the past several months, there have been many articles in the media discussing legal action against organizations that suffer data breaches. The problem is that many organizations don’t even know when they are susceptible to data leakage. Flow-based monitoring can fill in the gaps left by conventional technologies and uncover anomalous behaviors that signify security or compliance issues. READ MORE