Monthly Archives: July 2020
Project Freta, a free service that allows finding malware in OS memory snapshots
Microsoft launched Project Freta, a free service that allows users to find malware, including rootkit, in operating system memory snapshots. Microsoft has unveiled a new project, dubbed Project Freta, for […]
Organizations: It’s Time to Rethink How You Protect Environments from Within
By Richard Melick, senior technical product manager, Automox Many of us have made the shift to virtual with our work, school, and social lives, as we all aim to protect […]
North Korean Lazarus APT stole credit card data from US and EU stores
North Korea-linked hackers have been stealing payment card data from customers of large retailers in the U.S. and Europe for at least a year. Sansec researchers reported that North Korea-linked […]
The Race to Pivot Around Remote Work and The Emergence Of SASE
By Amit Bareket, CEO and Co-Founder of Perimeter 81 When Kodak completely neglected the rise of digital photography (an idea that Kodak itself invented) and then continued to willfully drive […]
Huawei faces 5G ban from British’s 5G network within months
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is going to ban the use of equipment from the Chinese tech giant Huawei in Britain’s 5G network, reported The Daily Telegraph. British Prime Minister […]
Microsoft releases emergency security updates to fix Windows codecs
Microsoft has silently released an emergency security update through the Windows Store app to address two vulnerabilities in Windows codecs. Microsoft has silently released two out-of-band security updates through the […]
7 Security Precautions to Protect Remote Workers
By Marty Puranik, President & CEO, Atlantic.Net The COVID-19 pandemic has engulfed the world’s population, crippled global economies, and changed the way of life for almost every single person in […]
3 Practices to Avoid Security Risk in A Work from Home World
By Akshay Bhargava, Chief Product Officer, Malwarebytes Well before COVID-19 hastened people working from home, users embraced “bring your own device” (BYOD) practices. It created a proliferation of work-connected personal […]
Is the New Normal Workspace Secure?
Remote working has accelerated the need to better secure endpoints everywhere By Simon Townsend, CMO, IGEL Just a few years ago we were predicting Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) would soon have its […]
Security, Convenience & Privacy: A Neverending War
By Michael Covington, VP of Product Strategy, Wandera The veritable “Sophie’s Choice” among security decision-makers has increasingly become the three-way tug-of-war between security, convenience, and privacy. With the introduction of […]
Cyber Attacks at Sea: Blinding Warships.
Are GPS completely vulnerable to cyberattacks? By Julien Chesaux, Cyber Security Consultant, Kudelski Security Who Controls the Sea, Controls the World The annual multilateral exercise between the U.S. and the […]
At least 31 US Businesses targeted with WastedLocker Ransomware
Tens of organizations in the United States have been targeted with the recently discovered WastedLocker ransomware. The malicious code was first documented by researchers from the NCC Group’s report and […]
Chinese tax software bundled with GoldenSpy backdoor targets western companies
A new malware dubbed GoldenSpy is being distributed embedded in tax payment software that some businesses operating in China are required to install. GoldenSpy is a new backdoor that is […]
Cyber Crimes Will Increase with Shift to Teleworking
By Andy Sauer, Director of Cybersecurity, Steel Root With the sudden shift to work-from-home operations, businesses are now forced to deal with increased activity from both independent and nation-state cybercriminals. […]