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Government Agencies Discover New Chinese Malware Strain

SecureWorld News

CISA reports on Chinese malware strain. And it's a malware strain used specifically by the Chinese government. A recent CISA Malware Analysis Report (with contributions from the FBI and DoD), outlines this new malware variant. How should you defend yourself or your organization about this new malware variant?

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Stop Malware Attacks and Online Identity Theft

Galido

Malware means a malicious or intrusive software application that is coded for executing on the targeted device without notifying its user or the owner. Affecting a mobile phone, a computer, a laptop, or a network server, malware interrupts computing operations, hijacks networks, or access systems. Update your browser.

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Advisory: Malicious North Korean Cyber Activity

SecureWorld News

This is malware you'll want to watch out for. According to the new CISA report , Blindingcan is a new malware strain used by malicious North Korean cyber actors. Restrict users' ability (permissions) to install and run unwanted software applications. Do not add users to the local administrators group unless required.

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Enhance Your Security Posture: Doing Four Things Can Reduce Unauthorized Penetrations by 85%

CTOvision

Malware Defenses. href="[link] Control 5: Malware Defenses. Application Software Security. href="[link] Control 6: Application Software Security. Secure Configurations for Network Devices such as Firewalls, Routers, and Switches. Patching Applications: Patching of applications must be continuously maintained.

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2015 Cyberthreat Defense Report Reveals Cyberattacks Rising and Confidence Sinking

CTOvision

CyberEdge Group surveyed more than 800 security decision makers and practitioners seeking a 360 degree view of threats, defenses and planned investments. Phishing, malware, and zero-days top of mind. By Bob Gourley. Their bottom line up front: IT security spending is increasing, but confidence is falling.

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Visa Security Alert: 12 Steps to Keep Card Skimmers Off Your Website

SecureWorld News

Criminals groups can either use the stolen data themselves or sell the legitimate and current accounts before anyone knows the account numbers are compromised. While the use of an XOR cipher is not new, this is the first time Visa has observed its use in JavaScript skimming malware. Baka card skimming attack is unique.

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Self-Audits | Roadmap to Securing Your Infrastructure

Linux Academy

EICAR is an industry standard test file used to test malware, anti-virus, content filters, etc. Firewall rules : Attempt to access something your firewall should be blocking. Logging : Add a new user account or change group security permissions, and check to make sure it’s logged. Is it logged?