X-Force November 24, 2014 IBM X-Force Still Ahead of the Threat 86,000 Vulnerabilities Later 2 min read - IBM X-Force has evolved to meet the needs of the changing security market, developing ahead-of-the-threat protection strategies and educating clients.
November 18, 2014 US Tops List of Countries Hosting Malware and Botnets 3 min read - The United States continues to host more malware and botnets than Russia, China and any other country, according to a recent X-Force report.
X-Force November 17, 2014 IoT: Will Ubiquitous Connectivity Mean Less Security? 3 min read - The fourth edition of the 2014 IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Quarterly focuses on security threats that could arise from the Internet of Things (IoT).
X-Force November 11, 2014 IBM X-Force Researcher Finds Significant Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 6 min read - The IBM X-Force Research team has identified a significant vulnerability (CVE-2014-6332) in every version of Microsoft Internet Explorer since 3.0.
X-Force September 26, 2014 Bash Shellshock Exploits Could’ve Been Avoided 7 Years Ago. What To Do Today! 4 min read - The Bash Shellshock bug could be worse than the Heartbleed vulnerability, but it could've been avoided 7 years ago with Protocol Analysis.
Risk Management September 23, 2014 How to Improve Asset Management for Risk Assessment and Control 2 min read - Asset management can be improved when responsibilities are shared and the inventory system is established, frequently updated and quickly actionable.
Software Vulnerabilities August 29, 2014 Understanding IE’s New Exploit Mitigations: The Memory Protector and the Isolated Heap 6 min read - In response to two attacks, new Internet Explorer exploit mitigations were released to increase the cost of exploiting IE use-after-free vulnerabilities.
Mainframe August 28, 2014 Intrusion Prevention and the Seven-Year Itch 3 min read - Intrusion prevention technology has had to continuously evolve in the past seven years to meet today's network security needs.
August 28, 2014 Backoff Hacker Tool: Secret Service Warns Target Malware Still Active 3 min read - According to a recent Secret Service and Department of Homeland Security release, the Backoff hacker tool is still alive and well in American POS systems.
X-Force August 25, 2014 Why Heartbleed Still Matters: Hindsight in the Age of Pervasive Exploits 4 min read - The latest IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Report discusses the aftermath of the Heartbleed vulnerability, what organizations can learn and improve upon.