Monthly Archives: January 2018
Cyber Risk & Insurance: A Game Plan
By Jenny Soubra, U.S. Head of Cyber, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty Clients often ask me for a playbook: Cyber Risk Mitigation for Dummies, as it were. In large part, […]
Maersk reinstalled 45,000 PCs and 4,000 Servers after NotPetya Attack
The shipping giant Maersk chair Jim Hagemann Snabe revealed its company reinstalled 45,000 PCs and 4,000 Servers after NotPetya the attack. The shipping giant Maersk was one of the companies that suffered […]
Breaking Cyber Security Investment News: Dave DeWalt … Momentum Cyber
Third Annual Cyber Investing Summit Speakers Dave DeWalt and Eric McAlpine Launch Premier Cybersecurity Advisory Firm New York, NY, January 29, 2018 – Cyber Investing Summit Keynote Speaker Dave DeWalt […]
Ransomware Update – Stay Vigilant!
There were hardly any massive ransomware outbreaks last month, however, outbreaks continue. The criminals must have been busy prepping for the holidays. The online extortion activity didn’t stand still, though. […]
New HNS botnet has already compromised more than 20,000 IoT devices
A new botnet called Hide ‘N Seek (HNS botnet) appeared in the threat landscape, the malware is rapidly spreading infecting unsecured IoT devices, mainly IP cameras. The HNS botnet was first spotted […]
Op EvilTraffic Malware Analysis Report – Tens of Thousands of Websites Infected!
Exclusive, tens of thousands of compromised sites involved in a new massive malvertising campaign Malware experts at CSE Cybsec uncovered a massive malvertising campaign dubbed EvilTraffic leveraging tens of thousands […]
Linus Torvalds calls the Linux Spectre patches “UTTER GARBAGE”
The popular Linus Torvalds harshly criticizes the Spectre patches issued by Intel to patch the Spectre variant 2 flaw affecting its processor chips. Security experts harshly criticize the patch issued by […]
Cyber Defense Magazine Media Kit 2018 – Rise Above The Noise
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Learn the Cyber Threat Framework from the ODNI.gov
The Cyber Threat Framework was developed by the US Government to enable consistent characterization and categorization of cyber threat events, and to identify trends or changes in the activities of […]
A hospital victim of a new SamSam Ransomware campaign paid $55,000 ransom
The Samsam Ransomware made the headlines in the first days of 2018, the malicious code infected systems of some high-profile targets, including a hospital that paid a $55,000 ransom. The SamSam […]
Powerful Skygofree spyware was reported in November by Lukas Stefanko and first analyzed by CSE CybSec
The Skygofree spyware analyzed by Kaspersky today was first spotted by the researcher Lukas Stefanko and the first analysis was published last year experts at CSE Cybsec ZLab. Security researchers at Kaspersky […]
Four malicious Chrome extensions affected over half a million users and global businesses
Four malicious Chrome extensions may have impacted more than half million users likely to conduct click fraud or black search engine optimization. More than half million users may have been […]
Mirai Okiru botnet targets for first time ever in the history ARC-based IoT devices
Researcher @unixfreaxjp spotted the first time ever in the history of computer engineering a Linux malware designed to infect ARC CPU, this new Linux ELF malware was dubbed MIRAI OKIRU. In […]
Turla APT group’s espionage campaigns now employs Adobe Flash Installer and ingenious social engineering
Turla APT group’s espionage campaigns now employs Adobe Flash Installer and an ingenious social engineering technique, the backdoor is downloaded from what appears to be legitimate Adobe URLs and IP […]
Lenovo spotted and fixed a backdoor in RackSwitch and BladeCenter networking switches
Lenovo discovered a firmware backdoor in RackSwitch and BladeCenter networking switch families during an internal security audit. Security experts at Levono have spotted a firmware backdoor, tracked CVE-2017-3765, in RackSwitch and […]
CDM Available on Mobile Platforms in January 2018
You asked and we listened. We’re thrilled to announce native mobile versions of Cyber Defense Magazine. Our first platforms are ready – Android with a hybrid HTML 5 version now […]
January 2018 Patch Tuesday security updates fix a zero-day vulnerability in MS Office
Microsoft has released the January 2018 Patch Tuesday security updates, containing fixes for 56 vulnerabilities including the zero-day vulnerability CVE-2018-0802 in MS Office. Microsoft has released the January 2018 Patch […]
Microsoft: Meltdown and Spectre patches could cause noticeable performance slowdowns
Microsoft officially confirmed that Meltdown and Spectre patches could cause noticeable performance slowdowns contrary to what initially thought. Just after the disclosure of the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities, many security […]
Spear phishing attacks already targeting Pyeongchang Olympic Games
Hackers are already targeting the Pyeongchang Olympic Games with spear phishing attacks aimed at stealing sensitive or financial information. Security researchers from McAfee reported hackers are already targeting Pyeongchang Olympic Games, […]
Cyber Security Job Outlook for 2018 and Beyond
Cybersecurity is quickly becoming the most lucrative of careers in IT. As cyber threats continue to grow, the need for certified IT security professionals remain in-demand. Currently, there are roughly […]
5 Cloud Security Best Practices for Your Organization
Global interest in cloud computing has skyrocketed in recent years. 2018 will likely see a rapid rise in cloud growth, including a prediction from Forrester that “cloud computing will accelerate […]
Cisco is going to release security patches for Meltdown and Spectre attacks
Cisco is going to release security patches for Meltdown and Spectre attacks, the company is currently investigating its entire products portfolio. Cisco published a security advisory on the CPU Side-Channel information […]
Expert publicly disclosed a macOS zero-day that allows local privilege escalation
A security researcher has publicly disclosed the details of macOS zero-day flaw that can be exploited to take complete control of a system. A security researcher that goes online with […]
Forever 21 confirms Payment Card Breach and provides further info on the incident
FOREVER 21 confirmed the presence of a malware at some point of sale (POS) systems in stores across the US. On November 2017, the US clothes retailer FOREVER 21 announced it has suffered […]