Cybersecurity News


Variant of Paradise Ransomware Targets Office IQY Files

Variant of Paradise Ransomware Targets Office IQY Files Threat actors can easily infiltrate networks because attacks evade detection by typical security protections.
10 March 2020

Keys to Hiring Cybersecurity Pros When Certification Can't Help

Keys to Hiring Cybersecurity Pros When Certification Can't Help There just aren't enough certified cybersecurity pros to go around -- and there likely never will be enough. So how do you fill out your cybersecurity team? Executives and hiring managers share their top tips on recognizing solid candidates.
10 March 2020

Spear-Phishing Attack Lures Victims With ‘HIV Results’

Spear-Phishing Attack Lures Victims With ‘HIV Results’ Attackers are purporting to send victims HIV test results - but in reality are convincing them to download the Koadic RAT.
10 March 2020

Spear-Phishing Attack Lures Victims With ‘HIV Results’

Spear-Phishing Attack Lures Victims With ‘HIV Results’ Attackers are purporting to send victims HIV test results - but in reality are convincing them to download the Koadic RAT.
10 March 2020

FBI arrests Russian behind Deer.io, a Shopify-like platform for cybercrime

Feds say Deer.io has been hosting hundreds of online shops where hackers are selling hacked accounts.
10 March 2020

Years-long campaign targets hackers through trojanized hacking tools

A group believed to reside in Vietnam has been hacking other hackers for years.
10 March 2020

Spying concerns raised over Iran's official COVID-19 detection app

Google removes Iran's official COVID-19 detection app from the Play Store.
09 March 2020

How Microsoft Disabled Legacy Authentication Across the Company

The process was not smooth or straightforward, employees say in a discussion of challenges and lessons learned during the multi-year project.
09 March 2020

Microsoft: 99.9 percent of hacked accounts lacked MFA

Only 11 percent of all enterprise accounts have multi-factor authentication enabled

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09 March 2020

Microsoft Exchange Server Flaw Exploited in APT Attacks

Microsoft Exchange Server Flaw Exploited in APT Attacks A vulnerability is Microsoft Exchange servers is being actively exploited by multiple APT groups, researchers warn.
09 March 2020

Microsoft Exchange Server Flaw Exploited in APT Attacks

Microsoft Exchange Server Flaw Exploited in APT Attacks A vulnerability is Microsoft Exchange servers is being actively exploited by multiple APT groups, researchers warn.
09 March 2020

Cyber Resiliency, Cloud & the Evolving Role of the Firewall

Today's defenses must be creative in both isolating threats and segmenting environments to prevent attacks. Here's why.
09 March 2020

Malware Campaign Feeds on Coronavirus Fears

A new malware campaign that offers a "coronavirus map" delivers a well-known data-stealer.
09 March 2020

AMD Downplays CPU Threat Opening Chips to Data Leak Attacks

AMD Downplays CPU Threat Opening Chips to Data Leak Attacks New side-channel attacks have been disclosed in AMD CPUs, however AMD said that they are not new.
09 March 2020

AMD Downplays CPU Threat Opening Chips to Data Leak Attacks

AMD Downplays CPU Threat Opening Chips to Data Leak Attacks New side-channel attacks have been disclosed in AMD CPUs, however AMD said that they are not new.
09 March 2020

WatchGuard Buys Panda Security for Endpoint Security Tech

In the long term, Panda Security's technologies will be integrated into the WatchGuard platform.
09 March 2020

Brave to generate random browser fingerprints to preserve user privacy

"Brave's new approach aims to make every browser look completely unique, both between websites and between browsing sessions."
09 March 2020

Threat Awareness: A Critical First Step in Detecting Adversaries

One thing seems certain: Attackers are only getting more devious and lethal. Expect to see more advanced attacks.
09 March 2020

NordVPN HTTP POST bug exposed customer information, no authentication required

The exploit could be triggered with a simple request.
09 March 2020

Phone Call Attacks

More and more scams and attacks are happening over the phone. Whenever you get an urgent phone call on the phone pressuring you to do something (such as a caller pretending to be the tax department or Microsoft Tech Support) be very suspicious. It's most likely a scammer trying to trick you out of money or pressure you into making a mistake. Protect yourself, simply hang up the phone. You are not being rude, the person on the other line is trying to take advantage of you.
09 March 2020