Cyber espionage groups are using unconventional channels to hack target organizations, according to Mandiant' s latest research. Trusted service provider relationships are being exploited to compromise organizations in government and defense, says Rob van der Ende, Mandiant's vice president for Asia Pacific and Japan.

Security software often generates so many warnings that it can be difficult to figure out which ones are the most serious. How can one differentiate good intelligence from bad? John Watters, founder of iSight Partners, discusses how to separate the signal from the noise.

In this special edition of the ISMG Security Report, DataBreachToday Executive Editor Mathew Schwartz discusses the Russian groups behind damaging hacks against the U.S. and Strategic Cyber Ventures CEO Tom Kellermann details cyberthreats posed by the West's nation-state adversaries.

Hacks sponsored by nation-states and attacks fueld by IoT-powered botnets are just some of the daunting threats we will see in 2017, says cybersecurity thought leader Tom Kellermann. What are his top predictions, and how should security leaders respond?

This edition of the ISMG Security Report features an analysis of recommendations by a U.S. House Encryption Working Group that Congress should not enact legislation that requires technology companies to help law enforcement authorities bypass encryption on the devices they manufacture.

A federal court recently ruled that the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which is led by a single director, is unconstitutional. Cybersecurity attorney Chris Pierson assesses whether the potential restructuring of the CFPB could have any impact on the bureau's oversight of banks.

As cybercriminals continue to wage more sophisticated, well-funded attacks, it's more urgent than ever to attract qualified professionals to careers in cybersecurity, Symantec CTO Dr. Hugh Thompson says in this audio interview.

Leading this latest edition of the ISMG Security Report: The growing momentum in Congress to establish a select committee to investigate breaches the American intelligence community has tied to the Kremlin to influence the U.S. presidential election.

Fifty-nine percent of security leaders believe their current ransomware defenses are above average or superior. Yet 53 percent also have been victim of ransomware attacks in the past year. Eduardo Cabrera of Trend Micro discusses this and other results of the Ransomware Response Study.

The emergence of contactless chip payments on mobile phones is changing the way transactions are authenticated and secured, Jeremy King of the PCI Security Standards Council explains in this audio interview.