Log monitoring may be an effective means of reducing the number of notifications required in the event of a breach
The key, according to Geer, is to achieve a state of "no silent failure" - that is, to make it impossible for a security breach to occur without anyone noticing.
A minimum of 20 organizations have been infiltrated by unified targeted attacks that began in mid-2011, according to Dark Reading.
Speaking to InformationWeek, cybersecurity expert Arthur Coviello said the key to defeating APTs is not more advanced tools or controls, but rather security intelligence.
A new survey by a leading cybersecurity firm found that many IT departments are not spending sufficient time or effort on log management and event monitoring, which puts their organizations at risk, NetworkWorld reports.
However, the Wall Street Journal now reports that those initial estimates may have been closer to the truth
A group of hackers claims to have accessed the network of Belgian credit provider Elantis and is threatening to leak stolen data if the bank does not pay a ransom.
To improve the healthcare industry's security information management, the Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) recently established the HITRUST Cybersecurity Incident Response and Coordination Center.
The National Cyber-Forensics & Training Alliance (NCFTA) recently announced it has added a new partner to its fight against cybercrime: the U.K.-based Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA).
The 2012 Cyber Security Survey, conducted by Bit9, has found that IT professionals see hacktivists as the most likely source for a cyberattack against their organizations, yet they focus the majority of their cybersecurity on preventing attacks associated with advanced persistent threats (APTs).
