Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
June 29, 2022
Via: MalwarebytesGoogle’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has revealed a sophisticated spyware activity involving ISPs (internet service providers) aiding in downloading powerful commercial spyware onto users’ mobile devices. The spyware, dubbed Hermit, is reported to have government clients much like Pegasus. Italian […]
August 29, 2020
Via: Natalie DunnThe COVID-19 pandemic shook the business world to the core since restrictions and mandatory public health measures forced employees to work from home. As lockdowns ended, more and more businesses started to rethink in-office perks and extend their work-from-home arrangements. […]
April 29, 2016
Via: Help Net SecurityIf an exotic quantum computer is invented that could break the codes we depend on to protect confidential electronic information, what will we do to maintain our security and privacy? That’s the overarching question posed by a new report from […]
April 28, 2016
Via: CSO OnlineCyberwar against ISIS could bring into play tools and tactics that corporate security pros face every day, only this time they will be used as part of a larger objective than criminal profit. The goals of the offensive are to […]
April 27, 2016
Via: MalwarebytesWhen it comes to passwords, one piece of advice we give our readers is to use password managers / vaults to help them maintain, keep track of, and store away account logins that are impossible to recall by memory on […]
April 26, 2016
Via: Help Net SecurityBit by bit, indications about how the attackers who targeted Bangladesh’s central bank managed to take off with some $80 milllion (of the nearly $1 billion they aimed for) via fraudulent transfers are coming to light. First it was established […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
April 26, 2016
Via: Help Net SecurityRansomware hitting mobile devices is not nearly as widespread as that which targets computers, but Blue Coat researchers have discovered something even less common: mobile ransomware delivered via exploit kit. The ransomware in question calls itself Cyber.Police (the researchers have […]
April 26, 2016
Via: Help Net SecurityWorldwide spending on Internet of Things security will reach $348 million in 2016, a 23.7 percent increase from 2015 spending of $281.5 million, according to Gartner. Furthermore, spending on IoT security is expected to reach $547 million in 2018. “It’s […]
April 25, 2016
Via: InfoSecurity LiveCisco has released software updates to patch several critical and high severity denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerabilities in the company’s Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) products. The most serious of the flaws, rated critical, is an issue related to the HTTP URL redirect […]
April 25, 2016
Via: Help Net SecurityFor its latest report, Vectra analyzed data from 120 customer networks comprised of more than 1.3 million hosts over the first quarter of 2016. All organizations showed signs of targeted attacks including internal reconnaissance, lateral movement or data exfiltration. Of […]
July 1, 2022
July 1, 2022