Malware
Russia invades into digital systems of Ukraine Government Agencies
Ukraine’s Computer Emergency Response Team along with Foreign Intelligence Service claims that a new strain of Pterodo Windows Backdoor virus was found targeting the computer systems of government agencies running in Ukraine. And the investigating officials suspect that this could be a conspiracy of Russia which could be planning large-scale cyber attacks in near time. […]
DPI Sensors – Get the Edge in Threat Hunting
As cyber attacks become increasingly sophisticated, traditional solutions based on known signatures often fall short allowing new malware and zero day attacks to penetrate networks without being identified. A virus, for example, might enter a system as an email attachment. Once it becomes active, it will begin system reconnaissance, seeking access to resources and privileges, […]
These celebrities are spreading malware
Everyone who is reading this post might have googled a celebrity at one time or another. The reason for the search could be your curiosity to know their dating or marital status or to know the details about their next upcoming album or film. But criminals are found using famous names to attract innocent online […]
Online Pirated movies can infect your PC with Malware
Are you habituated to watch pirated movie content? If that’s the case, then you are not only at risk of falling in the eyes of the law enforcement, but you are also pushing your PC towards malware infections. Note- In countries like Canada, United States, UK and some parts of Australia, downloading and streaming pirated […]
Online shopping stores running on Magento hit by a malware campaign
Around 7,000 online shopping stores running on the open-source Magento e-commerce software platform is reported to have been hit by a malware campaign. A Dutch security researcher named William De Groot discovered the incident and reported to the world early this month. According to Groot, a malware campaign run by hackers from the west has […]
Shallow Defense In Depth
Are More Security Controls Really Making You More Secure? The average enterprise uses 75 security products just to secure their network. Organizations mistakenly believe that layered security controls help them achieve a defense-in-depth strategy that will keep their systems safe. They think that when an attack breaches one control, another one will certainly fend off […]
Top 5 Security events of 2018
The first half of 2018 was hit with some notable security events just days into the new year. And, unfortunately, these vulnerabilities are just getting started and are expected to get stronger and pose an even bigger threat. Here are the top five threats that we’ve seen in the first half of 2018: 1. Meltdown […]
The Long Life of Zero Day and Its Implication
A zero day is an attack that exploits a previously unknown security vulnerability. The creation and distribution of zero days by cybercriminals is on the rise with 45 new ones already discovered in Q1 2018. According to a recent report from RAND Corporation called Zero Days, Thousands of Nights: The Life and Times of Zero-Day Vulnerabilities and Their Exploits, […]
We are completely misinterpreting Ransomware
Ransomware is a kind of malware which locks down computer files from access until a ransom is paid in Bitcoins or in other cryptocurrency variants such as Monero. As it is proving profitable, hackers are seen deploying it left and right. “Coming to the malware influence on human minds, it’s huge and is being considered […]
How to defend against healthcare ransomware attacks
Ransomware attacks on businesses operating in the healthcare sector have become a security nightmare for many companies in the past two years. The reason, hackers find the healthcare data extremely lucrative as they can sell the siphoned data on the dark web for exuberant amounts or can also lock the database from further access and […]
