Malware exists even there - and it spreads fast. And like any system with a physical backend, the cloud can easily be subject to a wide range of vulnerabilities - including malware. But malware on the cloud is a very real, and very present threat. The problem is that the malware components aren’t identifiable through traditional scanning simply because they aren’t assembled as malware until the moment of attack.Some exploits appear to be benign.”. MORE
Big hits Since the malware museum opened its virtual doors in February, its collection of de-fanged DOS-based malware from the 80s and 90s has attracted nearly 1 million views. MORE
Researchers have found a malware program that was designed to manipulate supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems in order to hide the real readings from industrial processes. The same technique was used by the Stuxnet sabotage malware allegedly created by the U.S. The new malware was discovered in the second half of last year by researchers from security firm FireEye, not in an active attack, but in the VirusTotal database. MORE
But still the malware gets in. The malware gets in. You can block and patch and try your hardest to prevent, but the bad guys will innovate and eventually malware gets in. Which leads to this advice: Work hard to prevent ransomware and other malware attacks by using best practices, and have your approach validated by an external assessment (see Cognitio ). But understand that this is an evolving threat, and eventually malware will get in. Bob Gourley. MORE
The latter work (COFFSHOP.COM, artist unknown, if you’re keeping score) can be found at the Malware Museum, the brainchild of F-Secure Chief Research Officer Mikko Hypponen. Visitors can watch malware’s on-screen manifestations at the website and can even download emulations to their PCs. MORE
After aggressively using JavaScript email attachments to distribute malware for the past year, attackers are now switching to less suspicious file types to trick users. Last week, researchers from the Microsoft Malware Protection Center warned about a new wave of spam emails that carried malicious.LNK files inside ZIP archives. It has been abused to download malware in the past and there are even malware programs written entirely in PowerShell. MORE
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Customers of certain Cisco and Fortinet security gear need to patch exploits made public this week after a purported hack of NSA malware. Both companies have issued fixes to address exploits that were posted online and after they found the exploits represent real threats to some of their products, including versions of Cisco’s popular PIX and ASA firewalls and versions of Fortinet’s signature Fortigate firewalls. MORE
Security pros need to pay attention to malicious activities that don’t rely on actual malware to succeed, according to a study by Carbon Black. Attacks that exploited applications and processes legitimately running on systems – non-malware incidents – have risen from representing about 3% of all attacks in January to about 13% in November, the company’s “Non-malware attacks and ransomware take center stage in 2016” report says. MORE
A Russian man believed to be one of the developers of the Citadel malware used to steal millions by infecting around 11 million computers around the world MORE
Who will win: Antimalware developers or malware developers Artificial intelligence algorithms are involved in a cyber arms race. MORE
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Malware is an abbreviated term that stands for “malicious software.” What is Malware? There are various types of malware. Malware creation has become popular in recent times due to the the lure of money that can be made through organized Internet crime. MORE
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I have yet to meet a single user that clicked a malicious link intentionally - beyond security researchers and malware analysts that is. The malware author created the tool to use multiple attack vectors. Yes, patching helps, but this malware also captures credentials. So, if an organization has a single system they can't patch for legitimate business reasons the malware can land, capture credentials, and then move laterally through the environment. malware. MORE
Over 100,000 internet-connected cameras may be falling prey to a new IoT malware that’s spreading through recently disclosed vulnerabilities in the products. The malware, called Persirai, has been found infecting Chinese-made wireless cameras since last month, security firm Trend Micro said on Tuesday. The malware does so by exploiting flaws in the cameras that a security researcher reported back in March. MORE
The video below explores DDP Protected Workspace and uniquely addresses healthcare regulations related to malware prevention. Individuals take malware and obtain the characteristics pertaining to the individual and find ways to get around the malware inspections in place. MORE
IT professionals are focusing on endpoint security in the face of custom malware that is bypassing traditional perimeter defences, a survey shows MORE
The video at this link and embedded below provides an overview of conclusions from CTOvision research into ways to automate the removal of cyber threats (including malware) from your enterprise. By Bob Gourley. MORE
Financial malware attacks increased 16% in the second quarter of the year, driven by collaboration between the developers of two banking Trojans in the top the financial malware threats, says Kaspersky Lab MORE
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) wants to be able to predict what form malware will morph to so it can plan how to block it when it becomes reality. 500,000 to develop the technology, known as Predictive Malware Defense (PMD). Charles River will use machine learning and statistical models to predict attacks based on new malware as well as create defenses ahead of time. The models will look at features of families of malware and predict how they might evolve. MORE
Two security firms have released reports about the malware which was used in the December 2016 Ukraine power outage, warning that the partial power outage in Kiev may have been test run; the malware could be leveraged against other countries, including the US. The malware, dubbed Crash Override in the Dragos report ( pdf ) and Industroyer in the ESET report ( pdf ), has nothing to do with espionage and everything to do with cyber-sabotage. MORE
Network traffic analysis should be used more in the fight against malware. The researchers, who have been studying historic network traffic patterns, say the latest malware tracking should take advantage of inherent network-supplied barometers and stop simply focusing on trying to identify malware code already on networks and machines. MORE
What strategies should organisations follow to block malware attachments which continue to account for two-thirds of malware infections that result in data breaches MORE
Scareware, a type of malware that mimics antimalware software, has been around for a decade and shows no sign of going away. The goal of scareware is to fool a user into thinking that their computer is heavily infected with malware and the most convenient.( malware read more ). MORE
Trend Micro research has identified a new malware threat that presents itself in the form of a malicious PPSX file attachment. Here's what professionals should look out for MORE
A zero-day attack called Double Agent can take over antivirus software on Windows machines and turn it into malware that encrypts files for ransom, exfiltrates data or formats the hard drives. Based on a 15-year-old feature in Windows from XP through Windows 10, the attack is effective against all 14 vendors’ antivirus products tested by security vendor Cybellum – and would also be effective against pretty much every other process running on the machines. MORE
Four key exploits at the heart of hacking tools leaked by the Shadow Brokers have given malware authors a lot of power, say security researchers MORE
In hindsight, the blog post should have been titled “Are you ready for state-sponsored zombie malware attacks?” Zombie malware combines the most deadly aspects of malware and zombie computers into one horrible mess. Typically malware gets […]. Artificial Intelligence CTO Cyber Security Cyber Threats Internet of Things News Robots Cybersecurity Malware MORE
Security researchers have discovered a new malware threat that goes to great lengths to remain undetected while targeting energy companies. The malware program, which researchers from security firm SentinelOne have dubbed Furtim’s Parent, is a so-called dropper -- a program designed to download and install additional malware components and tools. The goal of droppers is to prepare the field for the installation of other malware components that can perform specialized tasks. MORE
Beyond disabling macros, restricting unnecessary scripting languages, and being diligent about patch management, there are many other ways to protect your systems against fileless malware MORE
Malware-free cyber attacks are on the rise and artificial intelligence in cyber security is still far from replacing humans, according to most cyber security researchers MORE
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The video below explores DDP Protected Workspace and uniquely addresses healthcare regulations related to malware prevention. Individuals take malware and obtain the characteristics pertaining to the individual and find ways to get around the malware inspections in place.
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A Russian man believed to be one of the developers of the Citadel malware used to steal millions by infecting around 11 million computers around the world
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After aggressively using JavaScript email attachments to distribute malware for the past year, attackers are now switching to less suspicious file types to trick users. Last week, researchers from the Microsoft Malware Protection Center warned about a new wave of spam emails that carried malicious.LNK files inside ZIP archives. It has been abused to download malware in the past and there are even malware programs written entirely in PowerShell.
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Big hits Since the malware museum opened its virtual doors in February, its collection of de-fanged DOS-based malware from the 80s and 90s has attracted nearly 1 million views.
Computer Weekly
AUGUST 3, 2017
IT professionals are focusing on endpoint security in the face of custom malware that is bypassing traditional perimeter defences, a survey shows
Network World
DECEMBER 15, 2016
Security pros need to pay attention to malicious activities that don’t rely on actual malware to succeed, according to a study by Carbon Black. Attacks that exploited applications and processes legitimately running on systems – non-malware incidents – have risen from representing about 3% of all attacks in January to about 13% in November, the company’s “Non-malware attacks and ransomware take center stage in 2016” report says.
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MAY 22, 2017
What strategies should organisations follow to block malware attachments which continue to account for two-thirds of malware infections that result in data breaches
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But still the malware gets in. The malware gets in. You can block and patch and try your hardest to prevent, but the bad guys will innovate and eventually malware gets in. Which leads to this advice: Work hard to prevent ransomware and other malware attacks by using best practices, and have your approach validated by an external assessment (see Cognitio ). But understand that this is an evolving threat, and eventually malware will get in. Bob Gourley.
Computer Weekly
AUGUST 9, 2017
The US court appearance of British WannaCry hero on charges of writing and distributing malware has been postponed
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JULY 5, 2017
Beyond disabling macros, restricting unnecessary scripting languages, and being diligent about patch management, there are many other ways to protect your systems against fileless malware
Network World
JUNE 13, 2017
Two security firms have released reports about the malware which was used in the December 2016 Ukraine power outage, warning that the partial power outage in Kiev may have been test run; the malware could be leveraged against other countries, including the US. The malware, dubbed Crash Override in the Dragos report ( pdf ) and Industroyer in the ESET report ( pdf ), has nothing to do with espionage and everything to do with cyber-sabotage.
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What strategies should organisations follow to block malware attachments which continue to account for two-thirds of malware infections that result in data breaches
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MAY 25, 2017
Network traffic analysis should be used more in the fight against malware. The researchers, who have been studying historic network traffic patterns, say the latest malware tracking should take advantage of inherent network-supplied barometers and stop simply focusing on trying to identify malware code already on networks and machines.
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The latter work (COFFSHOP.COM, artist unknown, if you’re keeping score) can be found at the Malware Museum, the brainchild of F-Secure Chief Research Officer Mikko Hypponen. Visitors can watch malware’s on-screen manifestations at the website and can even download emulations to their PCs.
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AUGUST 12, 2016
Financial malware attacks increased 16% in the second quarter of the year, driven by collaboration between the developers of two banking Trojans in the top the financial malware threats, says Kaspersky Lab
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MAY 9, 2017
Over 100,000 internet-connected cameras may be falling prey to a new IoT malware that’s spreading through recently disclosed vulnerabilities in the products. The malware, called Persirai, has been found infecting Chinese-made wireless cameras since last month, security firm Trend Micro said on Tuesday. The malware does so by exploiting flaws in the cameras that a security researcher reported back in March.
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I have yet to meet a single user that clicked a malicious link intentionally - beyond security researchers and malware analysts that is. The malware author created the tool to use multiple attack vectors. Yes, patching helps, but this malware also captures credentials. So, if an organization has a single system they can't patch for legitimate business reasons the malware can land, capture credentials, and then move laterally through the environment. malware.
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Researchers have found a malware program that was designed to manipulate supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems in order to hide the real readings from industrial processes. The same technique was used by the Stuxnet sabotage malware allegedly created by the U.S. The new malware was discovered in the second half of last year by researchers from security firm FireEye, not in an active attack, but in the VirusTotal database.
Network World
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Security researchers have discovered a new malware threat that goes to great lengths to remain undetected while targeting energy companies. The malware program, which researchers from security firm SentinelOne have dubbed Furtim’s Parent, is a so-called dropper -- a program designed to download and install additional malware components and tools. The goal of droppers is to prepare the field for the installation of other malware components that can perform specialized tasks.
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Trend Micro research has identified a new malware threat that presents itself in the form of a malicious PPSX file attachment. Here's what professionals should look out for
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Malware exists even there - and it spreads fast. And like any system with a physical backend, the cloud can easily be subject to a wide range of vulnerabilities - including malware. But malware on the cloud is a very real, and very present threat. The problem is that the malware components aren’t identifiable through traditional scanning simply because they aren’t assembled as malware until the moment of attack.Some exploits appear to be benign.”.
Tech Republic Security
MAY 4, 2017
Who will win: Antimalware developers or malware developers Artificial intelligence algorithms are involved in a cyber arms race.
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AUGUST 17, 2016
Customers of certain Cisco and Fortinet security gear need to patch exploits made public this week after a purported hack of NSA malware. Both companies have issued fixes to address exploits that were posted online and after they found the exploits represent real threats to some of their products, including versions of Cisco’s popular PIX and ASA firewalls and versions of Fortinet’s signature Fortigate firewalls.
Tech Republic Security
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Learn how to protect against fileless malware infections, reduce exposure, and prevent the damage from spreading to other networked systems
Network World
JUNE 27, 2016
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) wants to be able to predict what form malware will morph to so it can plan how to block it when it becomes reality. 500,000 to develop the technology, known as Predictive Malware Defense (PMD). Charles River will use machine learning and statistical models to predict attacks based on new malware as well as create defenses ahead of time. The models will look at features of families of malware and predict how they might evolve.
Network World
MARCH 22, 2017
A zero-day attack called Double Agent can take over antivirus software on Windows machines and turn it into malware that encrypts files for ransom, exfiltrates data or formats the hard drives. Based on a 15-year-old feature in Windows from XP through Windows 10, the attack is effective against all 14 vendors’ antivirus products tested by security vendor Cybellum – and would also be effective against pretty much every other process running on the machines.
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