Tag: vb2017
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VB2017 preview: From insider threat to insider asset: a practical guide
“How to catch a Snowden” was the slogan branded across an exhibition booth at the recent Infosecurity Europe event by an exhibitor apparently offering a solution to insider threats. Whether you think it appropriate to use the NSA whistle-blower as an example, insider threats are real, and the concern organizations have – both about employees whose…
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VB2017 preview: From insider threat to insider asset: a practical guide
“How to catch a Snowden” was the slogan branded across an exhibition booth at the recent Infosecurity Europe event by an exhibitor apparently offering a solution to insider threats. Whether you think it appropriate to use the NSA whistle-blower as an example, insider threats are real, and the concern organizations have – both about employees whose…
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VB2017 preview: Your role in child abuse
When previewing VB conference talks, I often get excited about presentations that are to showcase clever attacks and brilliant techniques to fight them. About Mick Moran’s VB2017 presentation though, rather than feeling excited, I feel uncomfortable. It is, however, one of the most important talks ever to have been presented at a Virus Bulletin conference,…
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VB2017 preview: Your role in child abuse
When previewing VB conference talks, I often get excited about presentations that are to showcase clever attacks and brilliant techniques to fight them. About Mick Moran’s VB2017 presentation though, rather than feeling excited, I feel uncomfortable. It is, however, one of the most important talks ever to have been presented at a Virus Bulletin conference,…
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VB2017 preview: Mariachis and jackpotting: ATM malware from Latin America
A few years ago, I saw an ATM being opened for the first time. “Hold on,” I thought, “this is really just a Windows XP PC!” Suddenly, I realised that, to attack an ATM, cybercriminals wouldn’t need to write anything like Stuxnet-level malware. Indeed, ATM malware has been on the rise, particularly in Latin America,…
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VB2017 preview: Mariachis and jackpotting: ATM malware from Latin America
A few years ago, I saw an ATM being opened for the first time. “Hold on,” I thought, “this is really just a Windows XP PC!” Suddenly, I realised that, to attack an ATM, cybercriminals wouldn’t need to write anything like Stuxnet-level malware. Indeed, ATM malware has been on the rise, particularly in Latin America,…
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VB2017 preview: Stuck between a ROC and a hard place
Authors of security software in general, and anti-virus software in particular, have always needed to find the right balance between a high detection rate and a low false positive rate – something that has become even more important with advances in machine-learning detection technologies. Making the model too strict will result in false positives, while making…
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VB2017 preview: Stuck between a ROC and a hard place
Authors of security software in general, and anti-virus software in particular, have always needed to find the right balance between a high detection rate and a low false positive rate – something that has become even more important with advances in machine-learning detection technologies. Making the model too strict will result in false positives, while making…
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VB2017 preview: Consequences of bad security in health care
Earlier this month, at the SHA2017 hacking camp, among the professional hackers and security experts, there was one speaker with a rather unconventional CV: Jelena Milosevic’s day job is that of an ICU nurse at a Dutch hospital. But despite having a different background, Jelena is just as passionate about security as professional hackers, if…
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VB2017 preview: Consequences of bad security in health care
Earlier this month, at the SHA2017 hacking camp, among the professional hackers and security experts, there was one speaker with a rather unconventional CV: Jelena Milosevic’s day job is that of an ICU nurse at a Dutch hospital. But despite having a different background, Jelena is just as passionate about security as professional hackers, if…