Detecting Alternative Command and Control Communication Channels in Endpoint Data (Screenshot Demo)

Our latest demo looks at the Digital Guardian endpoint agent’s ability to detect stealthy malware C&C communications designed to evade detection by network security tools.

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Podcast: The Benefits of Threat Hunting featuring Tim Bandos and Paul Roberts

Tim Bandos and Paul Roberts sit down to discuss threat hunting in our latest podcast.

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Ransomware Winter is Coming

While most of America was emerging from a tryptophan-induced coma on Friday morning, the security team at San Francisco’s Municipal Transportation Agency was waking up to find that ransomware had infected hundreds of the organization’s computers.

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Detecting a Rubber Ducky USB Attack with Digital Guardian Advanced Threat Protection (Video Demo)

Our latest video demonstrates how Digital Guardian Advanced Threat Protection can detect and block a Rubber Ducky USB attack.

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Attack of the Killer Cameras

By now, you will be aware that the Internet of Things is a thing and that it is an ever-growing network made up of disastrously insecure appliances, vehicles, cameras, and other devices connected to the Internet. What you may not be aware of is that this shadow network is now being used as a weapon to attack web sites with DDoS floods with some of the highest volumes ever seen.

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Podcast: Lessons from Fortune 100 Incident Response

Tim Bandos and Paul Roberts discuss the current state of incident response at organizations along with tips for more effective IR learned from Tim’s tenure at a Fortune 100 manufacturer.

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Ransomware Protection & Removal: How Businesses Can Best Defend Against Ransomware Attacks

What steps should businesses take for ransomware protection? 44 security experts weigh in.

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HHS: Ransomware Infections are (Probably) Reportable Under HIPAA

New guidance from the Office of Health and Human Services says that ransomware infections affecting health information are breaches that must be reported under HIPAA.

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Should Ransomware Infections Count As Data Breaches? (Yes.)

A proposal circulating in Congress would classify ransomware infections in healthcare settings as de-facto breaches. Fair? You betcha.

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Ransomware Moves to the Next Level

If you’ve been paying any semblance of attention lately, you’ll know that the level of ransomware activity is reaching epidemic levels. It’s pretty much out of hand, honestly. And, unfortunately there doesn’t seem to be any great defensive hope on the horizon.

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