Category Archives: Internet Security

You Hacked – Ransomware Attack on Muni Demonstrates Need for Isolation

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As shoppers converged in San Francisco this weekend for holiday shopping, the Municipal Transport Agency (MUNI) was hit with HDDCryptor ransomware Customers rode free, while the city lost $559,000 per day in ticket sales The attacker claimed that MUNI’s data had been encrypted and demanded a ransom in bitcoin. Over the Thanksgiving weekend the San […] Continue reading You Hacked – Ransomware Attack on Muni Demonstrates Need for Isolation→

Black Friday Purchases Could Deliver Malware to Your Network

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As shoppers rush out and buy the latest tech for their holiday gift giving – or order them online during Cyber Monday – they will never know the hidden dangers in what they purchased. The Internet of Things is exciting and the cool tech provides some of the most coveted gifts every year but at […] Continue reading Black Friday Purchases Could Deliver Malware to Your Network→

Serious Security is Easy: 10 Misconceptions about Virtualization Based Security

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Myth: Micro-virtualization makes daily user tasks difficult and does not block malicious activity. Fact: End users can effortlessly carry on with their day-to-day tasks as usual, including opening and using files sourced from the internet. Fact: All malware activity is contained, recorded, analyzed for network detection, and then destroyed – all without remediation. Let us […] Continue reading Serious Security is Easy: 10 Misconceptions about Virtualization Based Security→

‘Web Of Trust’ Browser Add-On Caught Selling Users’ Data — Uninstall It Now

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Browser extensions have become a standard part of the most popular browsers and essential part of our lives for surfing the Internet.

But not all extensions can be trusted.

One such innocent looking browser add-on has been caught collecting browsing … Continue reading ‘Web Of Trust’ Browser Add-On Caught Selling Users’ Data — Uninstall It Now→

Your Enterprise Security Secret Weapon – Put Your Endpoints to Work

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Turn your biggest liability into your best enterprise defense Discover how to achieve rapid time to remediation of threats Reduce costs with optimized resource usage as we’ve streamlined how Bromium prevents breaches Anyone who takes security seriously has come to terms with the fact that detect, respond, recover just aren’t working anymore. It’s time for […] Continue reading Your Enterprise Security Secret Weapon – Put Your Endpoints to Work→

New Privacy Rules require ISPs to must Ask you before Sharing your Sensitive Data

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Good News for privacy concerned people! Now, your online data will not be marketed for business; at least by your Internet Service Providers (ISPs).

Yes, it’s time for your ISPs to ask your permission in order to share your sensitive data for marketin… Continue reading New Privacy Rules require ISPs to must Ask you before Sharing your Sensitive Data→

New Privacy Rules require ISPs to must Ask you before Sharing your Sensitive Data

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Good News for privacy concerned people! Now, your online data will not be marketed for business; at least by your Internet Service Providers (ISPs).

Yes, it’s time for your ISPs to ask your permission in order to share your sensitive data for marketin… Continue reading New Privacy Rules require ISPs to must Ask you before Sharing your Sensitive Data→

Advice Can Be Dangerous – Why Critical Thinking Matters

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Since our first customer deployment four years ago, we believe no Bromium protected endpoint has been breached. And that’s not for want of trying.  Annual pen-tests and source code reviews by the world’s best are fundamental to what we do. We collaborate with researchers to continually evaluate, attack and improve our product. Bromium is the back-stop that  protects the endpoints […] Continue reading Advice Can Be Dangerous – Why Critical Thinking Matters→

An Army of Million Hacked IoT Devices Almost Broke the Internet Today

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A massive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack against Dyn, a major domain name system (DNS) provider, broke large portions of the Internet on Friday, causing a significant outage to a ton of websites and services, including Twitter, GitHub, Pay… Continue reading An Army of Million Hacked IoT Devices Almost Broke the Internet Today→

Our Expert Explains Why Ransomware is Taking Off (video)

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Our head researcher, Chief Architect and EVP, Rahul Kashyap explains why ransomware suddenly emerged as a top threat. Users click on links, download malware by accident or open documents that infect their computers because they just don’t understand the risk. Watch this webinar to learn what you can do to stop attacks and contain malware. […] Continue reading Our Expert Explains Why Ransomware is Taking Off (video)→