Day 1: Dispatch from RSA Conference
This week I’m attending the annual RSA Conference in San Francisco, where government and industry leaders have come together to discuss the looming challenges and […] More
Ransomware
Company Systems Vulnerable to Mobile Devices
With the pervasive growth of smart phone and tablet use, cybersecurity professionals are worried these devices could present new vulnerabilities to company systems. The Cipher […] More
Holding Your Devices Hostage
The Cipher Brief’s Luke Penn-Hall sat down with Steve Grobman, Intel Fellow and Chief Technology Officer for Intel Security, at the annual Black Hat cybersecurity […] More
Healthcare and the Cyber Threat
In February, Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital very publicly paid $17,000 to regain access to its files after being infected with a type of malware called ransomware. […] More
Low-Hanging Fruit
Healthcare providers represent an attractive target for hackers due to the wealth of information they store about their patients. The Cipher Brief Spoke to Greg […] More
A Prime Target
On February 5th, Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center lost access to its computers after being infected with ransomware – a type of malware that hold files […] More
Ransomware: Protecting Yourself from Cyber Extortion
Cyber-crime and cybersecurity are locked in a perpetual competition – whenever one advances, the other changes to counter it. With every iteration of this contest, […] More
Securing the Internet of Things
The Internet of Things is poised to become as revolutionary as the Internet itself, but there are some major threats that must be dealt with […] More