Threat Monitor

From image spam to cross-site scripting, hackers certainly have a large arsenal of weapons to choose from. But as AT&T recently learned, hackers are putting a new twist on ever-dependable phishing schemes to gain access to confidential and sensitive information. In this tip, Ed Skoudis examines how phishing tactics have evolved and what enterprises can do to defend themselves.

Malware is arguably growing faster than ever before, but not in ways the industry has come to expect. Even though the days of the superworm might be numbered, contributor Mike Chapple says it's time for organizations to adapt their defense postures because the next generation of threats won't be as easy to detect.