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Attacks against exchanges, exit scams and nation-state threats mean that cryptocurrencies retain their Wild West character in 2019.

Attacks against exchanges, exit scams and nation-state threats mean that cryptocurrencies retain their Wild West character in 2019.

Ransomware is ramping up, especially in the public sector. The key to stopping these attacks is to focus on the ransomware attack vectors.

Ransomware is ramping up, especially in the public sector. The key to stopping these attacks is to focus on the ransomware attack vectors.

We detail the steps for decrypting and decompressing IcedID webinject files, enabling researchers to analyze IcedID samples and pull out target and web injection files.

We detail the steps for decrypting and decompressing IcedID webinject files, enabling researchers to analyze IcedID samples and pull out target and web injection files.

Security in the cloud can be even stronger than on-premises, but only if the security team gets involved early and understands some critical differences from on-premises.

Security in the cloud can be even stronger than on-premises, but only if the security team gets involved early and understands some critical differences from on-premises.

In July, vulnerable web servers continued to be the target of threat actors attempting to install cryptominers.

In July, vulnerable web servers continued to be the target of threat actors attempting to install cryptominers.

For every digital transformation enabled by apps, the application itself is a primary target, along with the business logic it supports and all its underlying data. F5 Labs' Preston Hogue writes for SecurityWeek, discussing how we can keep up with digital complexity in an app-enabled world.

An overview of the types of countermeasures security practitioners use to reduce risk.

An overview of the types of countermeasures security practitioners use to reduce risk.

Cloud security is not as straightforward as we’ve been led to believe, but it’s achievable by focusing first on control objectives instead of controls.

Cloud security is not as straightforward as we’ve been led to believe, but it’s achievable by focusing first on control objectives instead of controls.

The way we build, provision, maintain and secure apps continues to evolve. F5 Labs' Preston Hogue writes for SecurityWeek, discussing the adaptation ChatOps, a DevSecOps model.

API use has grown tremendously as applications grow more decentralized. Some large apps have hundreds of APIs, and mobile apps depend on them completely.

API use has grown tremendously, but security is lagging, creating easy targets for attackers.

Learn about banking trojans, how they work, and how the various malware families continually evolve to remain virulent.

Learn about banking trojans, how they work, and how the various malware families continually evolve to remain virulent.