Beyond SWGs (Part 3): What’s in the Sandbox?
Anti-malware sandboxes have emerged as a key defensive weapon in cybersecurity. But what are they? In general, they’re appliance- or cloud-based services that capture an executable document, file or script and “detonate” the object in a virtual machine or emulator.… Continue reading
Cyphort Launches a New Advanced Threat Defense Platform
With no relenting in the growth of malware and advanced persistent threat (APT) activity, its good to see new vendors enter the advanced threat defense space. Cyphort is the latest entry to the advanced threat, or malware, defense market niche… Continue reading
Towards Practical Recipes for Active Defense
What I call the militarization of security has raised the bar for defenders. For the last few years I’ve been telling clients to “assume your enterprise is already compromised,” especially if its in government, financial services, high technology, media or… Continue reading
Trust No One (Device)
In the age of the advanced persistent threat (APT) – a euphemism for China, the NSA, cybercrime Mafia groups or your bogeyman of choice – security pros are telling enterprise customers to “Assume you’re already compromised.” I’m in… Continue reading