Its not superadvanced security attacks that threaten. Websense security labs reveals cybersecurity predictions. Poor choice of passwords and inadequate server security are making their task easier. Java is wellknown as a popular vector for repeated attacks by cyber criminals, mostly to run remote code execution, charles renert, vice president of websense security labs, said in an email.
Websense improves dynamic dns protection, granular social web controls, and bandwidth optimization new features improve control of employee social media use, reduce exposure to datastealing. Cyber criminals to use more targetted attacks in 2014. Exploit kits and redirection anchor the data theft kill chain. According to charles renert, vice president of security research for websense. Over 60% of the customers we surveyed allow access to social networks. Instead, its the very small mutations of existing threats that easily get by most security models. These new threats illustrate that attackers will continue to target facebook, myspace and twitter, along with other social networking sites, for three reasons, said charles renert, senior. Cybercriminals use legitimate sites to launch attacks.
Java attacks suceed because users are running outofdate versions of the java plugin in their browser. Only five percent of endpoints were running the latest version of java runtime environment, 1. Websense improves dynamic dns protection, granular social. How cybercriminals are infecting networks research by websense reveals the trifecta that is driving epidemic levels of data theft. Renert called the situation a call to action to improve how java is updated. Cyber threats in 2014 combined new techniques with the old, resulting in highly evasive attacks that posed a significant risk for data theft, said charles renert, vicepresident of security research for websense, in a statement. Joomla, an open source content management system, reportedly also has come under attack, and more such attacks can be expected in the future. But charles renert, who oversees the firms source code, said he would be. Us works to head off cyber threat voice of america english. But acrosstheboard updates to the current versions of software in an environment as complex as the government are impractical if not impossible. Why cybercriminals buy hacking tools on the black market.
Malware crooks using dated techniques to attack networks. Websense labs research and development vicepresident, charles renert according to security software company, websense, existing malware attacks on organisations arent brand new threats. Charles renert, vice president of websense security labs, said. According to the latest websense security labs 2014 threat report, the. Charles renert, senior director of security research, websense introducing these new websense insights, charles renert, senior director of security research at websense, explained. While heartbleed has been in the news for over a week, we are still finding a large number of sites that are exploitable via the heartbleed open ssl vulnerability, said charles renert, vice. Websense security labs reveals predictions for 2015. In a time when malwareasaservice means more threat actors than ever have the tools and techniques at hand to breach a companys defenses, realtime. The move is one that seeks to improve security measures online for facebooks more than 800 million users and makes use of technology that has taken more than a year to develop, said charles renert, a senior director of security research at websense. According to security researchers at websense, its not just zeroday attacks which remain a. An attack of unprecedented proportions has been hitting sites using wordpress, a free and open source blogging tool and content management system that powers more than 60 million websites worldwide. Javabased attacks remain at large, researchers say zdnet. Websense announces new heartbleed detection for ace. As per a websense report, healthcare will be the top target for data stealing.
But charles renert, who oversees the firms source code, said he would be reluctant to give that up. Research reveals 94 percent of endpoints currently running. Having said that, most of the kits that are utilized by hackers get further modified so that they will continue to work despite fixes to security breaches. We spend 24hours a day, seven days a week investigating and analyzing the latest cyberattack trends and malware tactics, said charles renert, vice president of the websense security labs. Charles renert technology team lead capital one linkedin.
While hackers are becoming more adept at finding holes in enterprises, the almighty dollar remains the top motivation behind most cybercrime, a new study said. Charles renert, vice president of websense security labs, pointed to network infrastructure vulnerabilities as another attack vector that has seen more activity. Malware crooks using dated techniques to attack networks cio. Second is, evasive and hardtodetect infiltration of malware. Cybercriminals are continually adapting evasive techniques and methods so they can circumvent the security systems that were specifically put in place to stop them. Charles renert, senior director of security research for websense, told fast company. How to plan a software defined datacenter network the most common fake site used to dupe people is fake facebook sites. New websense cybersecurity intelligence services provide. The cybercrime business model has shifted from high volume toward high yield over the last few years, said charles renert, vice president of research and development for websense labs, which. Scammers exploiting death of steve jobs security itnews. Charles renert, senior director of security research at websense, told vator that billions of links and websites pass through its ace to check for malware and that they protect 40,000 business and millions of users from email and web threats.
These attacks seem to come with an alarming frequency. Nearly 75 percent of end users are running a version of java in their browser thats at. How cybercriminals are infecting networks help net security. Websense vice president of security research, charles renert, said cybercriminals continued to evolve their attack planning and execution to stay ahead of most existing security measures. Cybercriminals are continually adapting evasive techniques and methods so they can circumvent the security systems that were specifically put in place to stop them, said charles renert. Java attacks succeed because users dont update software. Websense organisations around the world are likely to witness more complex and diverse cyberattacks in 2014 even as volume of malware attacks will decrease. What to watchout for this year in security pcquest. View charles renerts profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. According to websense, the fake urls include examples such as. Majority of cyber attacks coming from legitimate sites. Nearly 75 percent of end users are running a version of java in their browser thats at least six months out of date, charles renert, vice president of research and development for websense, wrote on the security labs blog monday. Charles renert is vice president of research and development at websense.
A new websense report suggests that approximately 94 percent of endpoints which run oracles java are vulnerable to at least one exploit, and we are ignoring updates at our own peril. Websense security labs reveals cybersecurity predictions for 2015. By thoroughly analysing recent cybercrime trends and tactics, we have established a common thread across each of. Fraudsters create hundreds of thousands of facebook clones to target users at work. Its not easy to defend against hackers in the fifth and sixth stages of the kill chain, but organizations need to try to intercept them every chance they get, renert says. Research released by websense security labs in the websense 2012 threat report reveals there are three main ways that are driving epidemic levels of data theft. Websense software is highly distributable, providing the flexibility to scale a deployment to suit your needs. Websense tackled three cyberattacks per second in 2014. Charles renert, senior director of security research at websense said. It appears the hackers are trying to take over wordpress servers to give them added muscle for future attacks. Experts disagree on growth, complexity of cybersecurity. The security landscape changes so fast these days that its increasingly difficult to get that information out in a.
In fact, more than 90 per cent of the attacks websense has detected are using other methods besides signaturebased approaches. Websense web filter or web security software consists of components that work together to monitor internet requests, log activity, apply internet usage filters, and report on activity. Websense has accomplished a lot in its research efforts and technologies and charles has been one of the main champions of this process. There have been an increasing number of targeted attacks aimed at government users, said charles renert, vice president of research and technology at websense. Collaboration and social networking tools have already made strong inroads into the enterprise, both through sanctioned channels and through unauthorized. Block hackers by learning the 7step kill chain method. According to charles renert, vice president of websense security labs, the number of hackers who purchase exploit kits rather than build their own malware is about 1,000 to 1. Charles is a driving force in security and content research. Facebook looks to san diegos websense to improve security. Cybercriminals continue to evolve their attack planning and.
Charles renert, vice president of security research for websense. Charles renert, vice president of the security company websense, told voa via skype that its possible to balance privacy and security. Vulnerabilities in wordpress have often been exploited with mass compromises, charles renert, vice president of websense labs, told linuxinsider. Lame up combos make wordpress irresistible to hackers. Charles renert, vice president of research and development for websense security labs, stopped by csos headquarters today. Nearly 75 percent of end users are running a version of java in their browser thats at least six months out of date, charles renert, vice president of research and development for websense, wrote. Renert joined websense in 2007 and brings more than 20 years of security industry and research expertise. Today, cybersecurity researchers from the websense security labs. But charles renert, who oversees the firms source code, said he would be reluctant to give that up as a chinese expansion quid pro quo. Java attacks succeed because users dont update software pcmag.
Websense web security gateway software consists of components that work together to monitor internet requests, log activity, apply internet usage filters, and report on activity. Websense software is highlydistributable, providing the flexibility to scale a deployment to suit your needs. Constraint injection system for immunizing software programs against. A few of the most highly publicized threats of the year were found in network infrastructure, including heartbleed openssl, shellshock bash, and poodle sslv3. Websense s charles renert talks to crntv about the 4 billion attacks the security firm handled in. According to the 2012 websense threat report, canadas malware ranking has also zoomed. Nearly 75 percent of end users are running a version of java in their browser thats at least six months out of date, charles renert. Research shows dramatic growth in global cyber attacks. The risk to organizations continues to be amplified by the frailty of human curiosity, websense s charles renert said its now expanding across diverse mobile platforms, evolving. Cybercrime is getting easier and whats old is new again. The firm websense makes software to spot data theft at banks. A peertopeer discussion led by charles renert, senior director of advanced content research at websense, showed how easily collaboration tools can insert malicious code into trusted sites. Hackers were probing web pages looking for vulnerabilities to an attack that allowed the hackers to get into and make changes to any sql server databases behind the vulnerable sites, said charles.
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