Rise in Malvertising Requires New Defensive Game Plan
Lance Cottrell explains the necessary new security mindset we must all assume to stay protected from growing threats like malvertising in this recent Third Certainty article.
28Sep
Industry Reactions to XcodeGhost Malware
In this recent SecurityWeek article, Ntrepid Chief Scientist Lance Cottrell is among the industry professionals that weighed in on the sophistication and impact of the XcodeGhost attack.
23Sep
In The News: The $1 million iOS Bug Bounty
In this recent Engadget article, Ntrepid's Chief Scientist Lance Cottrell comments on the Zerodium publicity stunt of offering $1 million for iOS 9 zero-day exploits.
18Aug
Brief Q&A about Web-delivered Malware
Web-delivered malware is a persistent and pervasive threat that is also the cause of a lot of misunderstanding in the marketplace. Discover the often asked questions and how to best protect yourself.
12Aug
How the Newswire Hack Could Have Been Avoided
The recent indictment of nine people for newswire hacking and insider trading shows once again the power of targeting, the vulnerability of browsers, and that everyone is a potential target.
03Aug
In The News: You Can Identify Hackers Before they Attack
In the recent Infosecurity Magazine article, Ntrepid's Chief Scientist Lance Cottrell discussed techniques businesses can implement to identify the attackers among their other visitors by using their own tools against them.
30Jul
In The News: What is the Most Secure Web Browser?
Ntrepid's Lance Cottrell authored an article that appeared in Homeland Security Today that poses the vital question: what is the most secure web browser?
29Jul
Passive Information Leakage: Losing Sensitive Business Secrets
An overview of the types of secrets that can be compromised through Passive Information Leakage (PIL), how the attack works, and how to protect yourself against this threat.
17Jul
3 Major New Zero-Day Adobe Flash Vulnerabilities
While I was getting ready to post the previous article on why browsers are so vulnerable, researchers announced the discovery of three major zero-day exploits.
14Jul
5 Reasons Browsers are the Favorite Target for Attackers
As hacker sophistication continues to escalate, the number of avenues available for attacking businesses is climbing as well. With this in mind, why is it that hackers repeatedly choose to come in through the browser? The answer to this question is actually quite simple: web browsers are fundamentally more vulnerable...