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Government Agencies Discover New Chinese Malware Strain

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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

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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

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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. Do not add users to the local administrators group unless required. New North Korea remote access trojan. Blindingcan. Remote access trojan (RAT).

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

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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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2015 Cyberthreat Defense Report Reveals Cyberattacks Rising and Confidence Sinking

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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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Global Supply Chain Cyberattack Underway via IT Monitoring Software

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The software updates for your IT management tools arrive automatically and contain legitimate changes—but hidden inside the update is malware that gives hackers secret access to your network. The supply chain attack trojanizes the SolarWinds Orion business software updates in order to distribute a new malware it is calling SUNBURST.

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

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Malware Defenses. href="[link] Control 5: Malware Defenses. Secure Configurations for Network Devices such as Firewalls, Routers, and Switches. href="[link] Control 10: Secure Configurations for Network Devices such as Firewalls, Routers, and Switches. Continuous Vulnerability Assessment and Remediation.

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