Ransomware Doesn’t Have To Mean Game Over
3 methods can help you recover from a ransomware attack relatively unscathed. Continue reading Ransomware Doesn’t Have To Mean Game Over
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New cybersecurity report focuses on the private sector
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| George Washington University’s Center for Cyber and Homeland Security (CCHS), a “think and do” tank responsible for carrying out research and analysis on homeland security, counter-terrorism, and cybersecurity issues, has recently released a new report entitled “Into the Gray Zone: The Private Sector and Active Defense against Cyber Threats”.
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Phishing Threat Continues To Loom Large
Phishing and spear phishing will only get worse unless companies proactively train employees to recognize a scam when they see one. Continue reading Phishing Threat Continues To Loom Large
UK WhatsApp users warned of latest in-the-wild scam
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| Users of WhatsApp, that popular texting service application for mobile devices, are warned of a new scam making rounds that may have started late last week. The official Sainsbury’s Twitter account has already denied the legitimacy of the message, and rightfully advised the user to simply delete or ignore the message without replying.
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Vendor Security Alliance To Improve Cybersecurity Of Third-Party Providers
Member companies can use their VSA rating when offering their services, effectively skipping the process of verification done by prospective businesses. Continue reading Vendor Security Alliance To Improve Cybersecurity Of Third-Party Providers
Trick Bot – Dyreza’s successor
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| Recently, our analyst Jérôme Segura captured an interesting payload in the wild. It turned out to be a new bot, that, at the moment of the analysis, hadn’t been described yet.
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Facebook will make all posts public. Not!
You may have seen such odd posts on your Facebook friends feed lately. If you wonder what those are really about, read on.Categories: Cybercrime
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Facebook will make all posts public. Not!
You may have seen such odd posts on your Facebook friends feed lately. If you wonder what those are really about, read on.Categories: Cybercrime
Social engineeringTags: facebookfacebook hoaxfacebook privacy hoaxhoax(Read more…) Continue reading Facebook will make all posts public. Not!
Report: The Anatomy of Tech Support Scams
Each year, several million people fall for tech support scams and according to Microsoft, in 2015 alone crooks walked away with an estimated $1.5 billion. Malwarebytes has been actively engaged in the fight against tech support scammers overseas, but a… Continue reading Report: The Anatomy of Tech Support Scams
A week in security (Oct 09 – Oct 15)
A compilation of notable security news and blog posts from the 9th of October to the 15th. This week, we touched on threat modeling, a PUP, IRS fraud, and laws concerning the usage of social media in the UK.Categories: Security world
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