Collaborate Disseminate
In a paper warning about the evolution of what it calls ‘disruptionware’, the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology (ICIT) highlights ransomware and RDP access as the current focus of a new development that “sees adversaries disrupting busin… Continue reading Organizations Warned of Dual Threat Posed by RDP and Disruptive Ransomware
Pleasanton, California-based cyber insurance firm Cowbell Cyber has emerged from stealth, announcing its Cowbell Factor product with $3.3 million seed funding from leading insurance, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence venture funds, including Ma… Continue reading Cyber Insurance Firm Cowbell Emerges From Stealth With $3.3 Million Seed Funding
A decade ago, being named as CISO was considered the highest rung achievable from within the security function. This is changing, driven by increasing cyber awareness in the boardroom, the embedding of cyber risk in every part of the business through d… Continue reading Being CISO Is No Longer a Dead-End Job
Dataswift, a Cambridge, UK-based company founded by Professor Irene Ng in 2015, has raised nearly $2 million (£1.6 million pounds) in seed funding from IQ Capital, with participation from Pacific & Orient Properties Ltd and Alphanumeric Corporation… Continue reading Dataswift Raises $2 Million in Seed Funding to Revolutionize Personal Data Sharing
A previously undocumented attack group, given the name the Tortoiseshell Group, is targeting middle eastern IT firms in an apparent supply chain move against their customers. Researchers at Symantec have discovered 11 IT firms, mostly in Saudi Arabia, … Continue reading Supply Chain Likely Target in Attacks by Tortoiseshell Group on Saudi IT Firms
Bochum, Germany-based VMRay has closed a $10 million Series B funding round led by Digital+ Partners, bringing the total raised to date to just under $14 million. The money will be used in both marketing and R&D. R&D is based in Germany, while … Continue reading Malware Sandboxing Firm VMRay Raises $10 Million
That foreign nations will attempt to interfere with the U.S. 2020 elections is a given.
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Continue reading Securing the 2020 Elections From Multifarious Threats
MobiHok is a new Android RAT marketed by the actor known as mobeebom. It is a recycled version of the older, established SpyNote RAT.
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Continue reading Recycled Source Code Used to Create New MobiHok Android RAT
On Wednesday, September 4, 2019, ransomware was discovered at Flagstaff Unified School District, Arizona. Schools were closed on Thursday and Friday of that week, but re-opened after the weekend. No ransom was paid, and only two days schooling was lost… Continue reading Arizona Schools Provide Model for Managing Ransomware
Shape Security has raised a further $51 million in Series F growth funding, valuing the company at $1 billion. The total capital raised to date is now $183 million
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Continue reading Shape Security Raises $51 Million at $1 Billion Valuation