Collaborate Disseminate
Kilos is a new dark web search engine that goes where Google doesn’t. It was first announced by its developer on Reddit on November 15, 2019: “Introducing Kilos, a new search engine for the darknet markets.”
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World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee has concerns over the state and future of the internet that are well-known. He fears that a technology developed to provide universal access to free information has developed a distinct dystopian miasma that unch… Continue reading The Hidden Danger in Berners-Lee’s Contract for the Web
Ongoing Geopolitical Tensions Involving China, Russia, North Korea and Iran are Leading to Cyberattacks
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Continue reading Geopolitical Tensions Fuel Worsening Cyberattack Scenario
Project Blackfin: Multi-Year Research Project Aims to Unlock the Potential of Machine Intelligence in Cybersecurity
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Continue reading Ongoing Research Project Examines Application of AI to Cybersecurity
Phoenix Keylogger Attempts to Disable More Than 80 security Products, Exfiltrates Data Direct from Memory
The Phoenix Keylogger, operating at the cusp of keylogger and infostealer, was launched in July 2019. It is sold as malware-as-a-service (Maa… Continue reading Meet Phoenix Keylogger, a New Malware-as-a-Service Product Gaining Traction
A fake Windows Update spam campaign has been dropping the Cyborg ransomware. The mail delivery mechanism claims to come from Microsoft. It directs the potential victim to an attachment described as the ‘latest critical update’.
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Stalkerware is a growing social problem with potentially dire personal consequences. It is a complex issue with no simple solution — but ten organizations have come together to create the global Coalition Against Stalkerware to provide victim support … Continue reading Technology Firms and Victim Advocacy Groups Launch Coalition Against Stalkerware
“The retail industry is experiencing more breaches than any other industry in 2019,” starts a new report on threats to the retail industry. This is somewhat surprising to those accustomed to see healthcare, education, manufacturing and finance at the h… Continue reading Online Retailers Ill-Prepared for Holiday Season
Threat statistics come from a variety of sources: reported incidents, vendor telemetry, internet traffic and dark web analysis. All have value, and all have limitations.
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Continue reading Value and Limitations of Vendor Telemetry and Reported Incidents
Firewall Maintenance Needs Automation to Prevent Misconfiguration
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