What do hackers want? If you answered money — always a safe bet — then you’d be right. According to the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), financial gain still is...

Have I mentioned lately that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a complicated law? Sure, there are some underlying principles, such as Privacy by Design (PbD) and other ideas,...

The cyber kill chain maps the stages of a cyberattack from the early reconnaissance stages to data exfiltration. The cyber kill chain helps us understand and combat ransomware, security breaches, and advanced persistent attacks (APTs).

If you needed another reminder that you shouldn’t use the same password on multiple online sites, yesterday’s news about the hacking of Mark Zuckerberg’s Twitter and Pinterest accounts is your...

Ransomware crimes have been soaring this year. It has stalled the operations of not only hospitals and businesses, but also the US government – federal, state and local governments, law enforcement...

Organizations with legal obligations to prevent data from improper alteration or destruction—I’m talking to you healthcare orgs that fall under HIPAA– really need to pay close attention to a new...

Unlike traditional ransomware notes that rely on fear-based tactics, a new ransomware strain called CyptMix preys on your generosity. Part of the ransom note reads: “Your money will be spent...

Unfortunately, another breach has made the headlines and it’s déjà vu all over again. The narrative surrounding the Goldcorp breach is similar to other doxing attacks: Attackers appear to have...

We’re excited that Deloitte, the international auditing and consulting firm, has been raising the alarms on insider threats. They have some content in the CIO section of the Wall Street...

Last week, we introduced over 20 new threat models to help defend your data against insider threats, ransomware attacks and threats to your most sensitive data. But with all this...

DatAlert Analytics just got some new threat models. Our research laboratory is tracking new ransomware, finding vulnerabilities in common security practices, and setting up new threat models to keep your...

Hackers are able to break into systems and move around easily without being detected. How is this possible with so much invested in firewalls, malware scanners, and other intrusion detection...