My Software is End-of-support, Who Cares?
With the ultimate demise of Windows XP comes questions of what it really means that software is "unsupported?" I get this question a lot when a client reads through a penetration test report for their environment and wants to know why they can't use an out-of-date version of XYZ webserver software or Windows XP (which, by the way, was supported for just shy of twelve years).
Death of Antivirus & Indicators of Compromise
This week there have been articles popping up all over the Internet with quotes from a Symantec executive stating that antivirus software is DEAD. The articles state that antivirus solutions are only catching about 45% of cyber attacks. Both the Wall Steret Journal and Brian Krebs (Krebs on Security) posted great articles on the topic and the current state of antivirus solutions.
Cyber Attacks & Emergency Preparedness
Today I came across an article published on the Digital transactions. The overall focus on the article was about how small, level 4, merchants are still lagging behind when it comes to PCI compliance and conducting risk assessments in their organizations.