Symantec Blogs: Year in Review
A recap of some of the best stories of the year in cyber security from Symantec
When it came to cyber security, 2018 was chockablock with news. New threats, new trends and new ideas about how organizations might put in place more robust defenses. Here’s a quick catch-up on the past 12 months with a selection of stories chronicling the changes that affected the security world.
January
- Your Next Big Security Worry: Fileless Attacks
- 'Congratulations, you won' Malware Scam Crosses Over to Android
- Why Biometrics Are About to (Finally) Put an End to Password-only Authentication
February
- Repeat After Me: Users Still Are Your Weakest Link
- If You’re Moving to the Cloud, Don’t Settle for Half Measures
- Help! A Hostile Nation-State Just Targeted Me
March
- What to do when Botnets Go Berserk
- ISTR 23: Insights into the Cyber Security Threat Landscape
- Browser-based coin mining without a browser?
April
- No rest for the weary: Mobile malware scourge is worse than ever
- There Are No Heroes: The Industry-Wide Move to Integrated Cyber Defense
- New Orangeworm attack group targets the healthcare sector in the U.S., Europe, and Asia
May
- Think Blockchain’s Automatically Secure? Think Again
- Cyber Miners: From Minor Nuisance to Major Security Problem
- Navigating the Risky Terrain of Active Cyber Defense
June
- Machine Learning: Symantec’s Past, Present, and Future
- WannaCry: Lessons Learned 1 Year Later
- Why Phishing Continues to Spear Victims
July
- Buyer Beware: IoT Security is in Your Hands
- The Last Integration: Why This Needs to Happen Now
- Invested Millions in Cyber Security Technologies. Now What?
August
- Office 365 Brings its Own Set of Challenges to Data Protection
- Time for Top-Down Approach to Healthcare Cyber Security
- Why IT is Giving `Zero Trust’ a Close Look
September
- Why Lingering IT/OT Divide Invites New Security Risks
- The Quiet Revolution Spurred by Behavioral Biometrics
- Formjacking: Major Increase in Attacks on Online Retailers
October
- State, Local Gov’ts. Vow 2018 Won’t be Rerun of 2016
- Manufacturing in Cyber Security Cross Hairs: How It Fights Back
- SamSam: Targeted Ransomware Attacks Continue
November
- When it Comes to Ransomware Demands, Just say No
- Cyber Security Predictions: 2019 and Beyond
- DevSecOps: Bridging the Gap Between DevOps and Security
