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Electromagnetic (EM) emanations can be recorded and used to detect and identify malware running on IoT devices, a group of researchers working at IRISA have proven. The setup for collecting EM emanations This novel malware detection approach also offer… Continue reading Detect and identify IoT malware by analyzing electromagnetic signals
JFrog researchers have discovered 11 malicious Python packages on PyPI, the official third-party package repository for Python, which have been collectively downloaded over 41,000 times. This is not the first time that malicious packages have been succ… Continue reading Malicious Python packages employ advanced detection evasion techniques
GitHub has fixed a serious vulnerability that would have allowed attackers to publish new, malicious versions of any existing package on the npm registry. About the fixed vulnerability The vulnerability, flagged by security researchers Kajetan Grzybows… Continue reading GitHub fixed serious npm registry vulnerability, will mandate 2FA use for certain accounts
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74% of threats detected in Q1 2021 were zero day malware – or those for which a signature-based antivirus solution did not detect at the time of the malware release – capable of circumventing conventional antivirus solutions, according to WatchGuard. T… Continue reading Zero day malware reached an all-time high of 74% in Q1 2021
29% of malware captured was previously unknown – due to the widespread use of packers and obfuscation techniques by attackers seeking to evade detection, according to a HP report. 88% of malware was delivered by email into users’ inboxes, in many cases… Continue reading Years-old MS Office, Word flaws most exploited to deliver malware
Despite an 8% decrease in overall malware detections in Q2 2020, 70% of all attacks involved zero day malware – variants that circumvent antivirus signatures, which represents a 12% increase over the previous quarter, WatchGuard found. Malware de… Continue reading Layered security becomes critical as malware attacks rise
Google is providing a new “risky files” scanning feature to Chrome users enrolled in its Advanced Protection Program (APP). About the Advanced Protection Program Google introduced the Advanced Protection Program in 2017. It’s primaril… Continue reading Google offers high-risk Chrome users additional scanning of risky files
Shlayer adware creators have found a way to get their malicious payload notarized by Apple, allowing it to bypass anti-malware checks performed by macOS before installing any software. What is Apple Notarization? Apple uses a number of technologies to … Continue reading Apple-notarized malware foils macOS defenses
You’re familiar with the phrase, “A picture is worth 1,000 words.” Well, Microsoft and Intel are applying this philosophy to malware detection—using deep learning and a neural network to turn malware into images for analysis at scale. Project STAMINA—a… Continue reading Project STAMINA Uses Deep Learning for Innovative Malware Detection