Network World

MARCH 29, 2017

The source code for a new Trojan program that targets banking services has been published online, offering an easy way for unskilled cybercriminals to launch potent malware attacks against users. The Trojan is called Nuclear Bot and first appeared for sale on underground cybercrime forums in early December for $2,500.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 30, 2023

When it comes to impactful types of internet-borne crime, phishing is the name of the game. It serves as a vessel for various strains of malware, including ransomware, and underlies data-stealing campaigns that target large organizations and individuals alike. And for good reason.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 21, 2024

Some of the most effective ones you can implement include: Employing employee training and awareness With human error often being the weakest link in any company’s operations, it's vital for nonprofits to educate their staff and volunteers, which includes safe internet practices and recognizing potential threats that exist.

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Dataconomy

JUNE 27, 2023

Neglecting cyber hygiene can make individuals and organizations more vulnerable to cyberattacks, such as malware infections, data breaches, and identity theft ( Image credit ) There is a cyber hygiene checklist you need to follow Cyber hygiene is not merely an option but a necessity in our digital age.

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Vox

JUNE 18, 2022

But the most frightening vision isn’t an alien being at all — it’s a computer program. Call it “cosmic malware.”. The story was apparently deleted from the internet for unknown reasons, though not before it was picked up by other outlets. Cosmic malware. You may be sensing a theme here.). Phoning ET.

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CTOvision

OCTOBER 28, 2015

Spanning a wide range of malicious activities from destructive malware and denial of service attacks, to the theft of intellectual property and even espionage, cyber threats pose a significant risk to any business. In recent years, multiple high-profile, high-impact breaches have raised awareness of the cyber threat.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 15, 2020

This rise in use comes with a warning now, from the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) which is housed within the U.S. Cyber actors target banking information using banking trojans, which are malicious programs that disguise themselves as other apps, such as games or tools. Use Two-Factor Authentication.

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Galido

JULY 30, 2019

Millions of malware attacks are launched at businesses and individuals each and every day, and your business is vulnerable to attack. It should protect you against potentially unwanted programs (PUPs), worms, ransomware, Trojans, and all other kinds of malicious software. Put two factor authentication into place.

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ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Traditional anti-malware research relies on customer systems but what if a particular malware wasn’t on the same platform as your solution software? éveillé from ESET joins The Hacker Mind podcast to talk about the challenges of building his own internet scanner to scan for elusive malware. That's over 3.7

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 4, 2023

With the rise of remote and hybrid work in the past few years, adversaries and other bad actors have been given a virtual buffet of new ways to launch their harmful attacks, as more documents than ever are shared across the Internet. Develop a plan to protect personally identifying information (PII). Provide access control.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 24, 2022

Summary: This data breach was unique in the sense that there was not a breach in the company's servers, but an authentication error, meaning no authentication was required to view documents. They then gained access to a customer service database and uploaded malware to capture sensitive information. Who attacked: no attacker.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Hundreds of millions of websites on the internet today rely on the content management system WordPress. Given WordPress' innate ability to appeal to those without extensive programming or coding knowledge, overlooking a site's security can leave it—and the data that sits in the back-end—vulnerable to compromise.

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ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

And if you could initiate a heartbeat before authentication was complete on the site, you could smash and grab the encrypted information before anyone even knew who you were. Fuzzing involves sending invalid input to stress test software - either the program can handle the invalid input or it can’t. What is Fuzz testing?

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ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

And if you could initiate a heartbeat before authentication was complete on the site, you could smash and grab the encrypted information before anyone even knew who you were. Fuzzing involves sending invalid input to stress test software - either the program can handle the invalid input or it can’t. What is Fuzz testing?

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Summary: This data breach was unique in the sense that there was not a breach in the company's servers, but an authentication error, meaning no authentication was required to view documents. They then gained access to a customer service database and uploaded malware to capture sensitive information. Who attacked: no attacker.

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ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

And if you could initiate a heartbeat before authentication was complete on the site, you could smash and grab the encrypted information before anyone even knew who you were. Fuzzing involves sending invalid input to stress test software - either the program can handle the invalid input or it can’t. What is Fuzz testing?

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Dataconomy

MARCH 20, 2023

It is a type of malware that can cause significant damage to computer systems and networks by replicating itself and spreading autonomously. A computer worm is a type of malware that replicates itself and spreads throughout a computer network without the need for a host program or user interaction. What is a computer worm?

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ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 17, 2021

So you're looking at, you know, if we give it this good input does it do the right thing with it, which is exactly how the programmer programs in the first place and so even if you get all of those things pass. It’s an open source programming tool that detects memory corruption bugs such as dangling pointers or buffer overflows.

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ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

So we include other telemetry that seeks to authenticate that the entity logging in is who they say they are. Without a basic ability to authenticate these characters, there’d be no drama, no romance, no tragedy. So that’s why you need multi factor authentication. Think about it. And important.

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Dataconomy

MARCH 20, 2023

It is a type of malware that can cause significant damage to computer systems and networks by replicating itself and spreading autonomously. A computer worm is a type of malware that replicates itself and spreads throughout a computer network without the need for a host program or user interaction. What is a computer worm?

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CTOvision

JANUARY 9, 2015

Today, policymakers in every branch of the US government as well as the press are vulnerable to such attacks if the devices they use connect to the Internet. Criteria might include such things as double authentication, end point security, heuristic malware detection technology etc. Regrettably this is already happening.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The LockBit ransomware gang no longer offers just one service, like ransomware, but multiple services, like anti-analysis tools and bug bounty programs. Using the motto 'Make Ransomware Great Again,' new versions of LockBit are adding new features such as anti-analysis, new extortion methods, and even a ransomware bug bounty program.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 14, 2021

We are secure by design, we take a zero-trust approach, we use specific industry-standard encryption technology, and every device gets authenticated before it joins the network,” says Michelle Mindala-Freeman, head of marketing at CSA. This exposes them to hacking, malware, etc.,” said Mitch Klein of Z-Wave Alliance.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 18, 2021

And he's right Ransomware is malware that blocks access to the data on a computer until a sum of money is paid. In response to this increasing plague upon the internet, there’s a public/private partnership that has created a task force designed to disrupt the ransom payments, thereby disincentivizing the attacks.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 18, 2021

And he's right Ransomware is malware that blocks access to the data on a computer until a sum of money is paid. In response to this increasing plague upon the internet, there’s a public/private partnership that has created a task force designed to disrupt the ransom payments, thereby disincentivizing the attacks.

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ForAllSecure

JUNE 21, 2022

So I started thinking about other ways to hide messages or even how to get malware onto a system without it being detected. Vamosi: Living off the land or fireless malware is a threat actor leveraging the utilities readily available on a system. What if you hid in plain sight by using the files already on your computer?

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Vamosi: Bowen’s public inquiry revealed findings of multiple buffer overflows, software updates without authentication, and inadequate randomization of the ballots so that valid secrecy can be compromised -- among other vulnerabilities. held a pilot of a new Internet voting system. Halderman : In 2010, Washington D.C.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Vamosi: Bowen’s public inquiry revealed findings of multiple buffer overflows, software updates without authentication, and inadequate randomization of the ballots so that valid secrecy can be compromised -- among other vulnerabilities. held a pilot of a new Internet voting system. Halderman : In 2010, Washington D.C.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Vamosi: Bowen’s public inquiry revealed findings of multiple buffer overflows, software updates without authentication, and inadequate randomization of the ballots so that valid secrecy can be compromised -- among other vulnerabilities. held a pilot of a new Internet voting system. Halderman : In 2010, Washington D.C.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 21, 2023

However, hacking did not always involve computers or networks, and its history is much older than the internet era. To ensure that users could access only their own files and programs, the team created a system of passwords that allowed users to log in and access their personal data.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 22, 2023

ABC News : News of that stunning arrest of the drug kingpin who goes by the name Dread Pirate Roberts who has cornered the internet drug market. The FBI calls it the most sophisticated criminal marketplace on the internet. That is the surface web and amounts to only 4% of the internet. It amounts to 6% of the internet.

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