A Peek Inside the Underground Ransomware Economy
Threat hunters weigh in on how the business of ransomware, the complex relationships between cybercriminals, and how they work together and hawk their wares on the Dark Web.
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Web Security
Trend Micro Bugs Threaten Home Network Security
The security vendor’s network management and threat protection station can open the door to code execution, DoS and potential PC takeovers.
Read MoreCombatting Insider Threats with Keyboard Security
Dale Ludwig, business development manager at Cherry Americas, discusses advances in hardware-based security that can enhance modern cyber-defenses.
Read MorePulse Secure VPNs Get Quick Fix for Critical RCE
One of the workaround XML files automatically deactivates protection from an earlier workaround: a potential path to older vulnerabilities being opened again.
Read MoreAmerican Express Fined for Sending Millions of Spam Messages
British regulators ruled that Amex sent 4 million nuisance emails to opted-out customers.
Read MoreDarkSide Getting Taken to ‘Hackers’ Court’ For Not Paying Affiliates
A shadow court system for hackers shows how professional ransomware gangs have become.
Read MoreBuilding SIEM for Today’s Threat Landscape
Sivan Tehila, cybersecurity strategist at Perimeter 81, discusses the elements involved in creating a modern SIEM strategy for remote work and cloud-everything.
Read MoreWP Statistics Bug Allows Attackers to Lift Data from WordPress Sites
The plugin, installed on hundreds of thousands of sites, allows anyone to filch database info without having to be logged in.
Read MoreEmail Campaign Spreads StrRAT Fake-Ransomware RAT
Microsoft Security discovered malicious PDFs that download Java-based StrRAT, which can steal credentials and change file names but doesn’t actually encrypt.
Read MoreThe Gig Economy Creates Novel Data-Security Risks
Enterprises are embracing on-demand freelance help — but the practice, while growing, opens up entirely new avenues of cyber-risk.
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