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Imperva hacker intelligence initiative uncovers new “Man In the Cloud” attacks

London, UK: Imperva, Inc committed to protecting business-critical data and applications in the cloud and on-premises, today unveiled its August Hacker Intelligence Initiative Report (HII Report) at Black Hat USA 2015: “Man in the Cloud Attacks.” This new report uncovers how a new type of attack, “Man in the Cloud” (MITC), can quietly coopt common file synchronization services, such as Google Drive and Dropbox, to turn them into devastating attack tools not easily detected by common security measures. The report notes that this next-generation attack does not require compromising the user’s cloud account username or password.

: Iva Kuosseva; Case Studies; Posted On Friday, 07 August 2015 14:39

Proofpoint TAP Social discover closes the IT knowledge gap on social media threats

London, UK: Proofpoint, Inc announced from Black Hat USA 2015 Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP) Social Discover, which provides IT administrators with immediate visibility into the social media accounts linked to their organizations and the ability to persistently monitor for spam, phishing, malware, bad actors and fraud. Armed with this knowledge and Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection threat intelligence across both social and email vectors, security teams can create a more comprehensive strategy to combat advanced attacks.

: Lucy Harvey; Exhibitions; Posted On Friday, 07 August 2015 14:34

Russia's "sophisticated cyber" attack against Pentagon's

NBC broke the news recently that Russia had launched a "sophisticated cyberattack" against the Pentagon's Joint Staff unclassified email system, which had been shut down and taken offline for nearly two weeks.

: SECURITY EXPERT; Talking Point; Posted On Friday, 07 August 2015 14:26

Proofpoint unveils TAP Mobile Defense to secure organizations from malicious mobile applications

London, UK: Proofpoint, Inc. has announced from Black Hat USA 2015 the launcing of Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP) Mobile Defense, providing security teams with the ability to stop malicious Android and iOS mobile apps before they compromise sensitive data. Proofpoint TAP Mobile Defense leverages technology assets recently acquired from Marble Security and extends Proofpoint’s proven threat intelligence and advanced threat protection for email and social media security.