Month: August 2016

The Key to Minimizing POS Breaches

August 24, 2016

More commonly, hotels are reporting that point-of-sale (POS) systems are being compromised by malware. In July, Omni Hotels & Resorts issued a statement that POS systems had been breached, while just this month, HEI Hotels & Resorts announced it was investigating a POS hack that affected Hyatt, Marriott, and Starwood properties. In both cases, the […]

What You Need to Know about the Evolution of DDoS

August 15, 2016

In an attempt to define the modern-day DDoS attack, one must understand – there is more than one type of attack. Starting with the simplest first, network level DDoS attacks are the easiest to launch. They are fundamentally designed to crush networks and melt down firewalls. Aimed at filling state tables and consuming the available […]

Advanced Persistent Threats – A Simple Analogy

August 1, 2016

Author: Stephen Gates, Chief Research Intelligence Analyst, NSFOCUS One of the things that amazes me the most is how the general population lacks a firm understanding of the cyber threats they face daily. Since few people outside of security circles have actually been trained in cyber security, the general lack of knowledge pertaining to cyber-attacks […]

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