January 2017 – Page 2 – Computer Security Articles

Locky Bart ransomware and backend server analysis

January 31, 2017 admin analysis, Anti-Ransomware, backend server, bart, binary, Locky, Locky Bart ransomware, malware, ransomware, Threat analysis

The developers of Locky Bart already had very successful ransomware campaigns running called “Locky” and “Locky v2”. After some users reported being infected with Locky Bart, we investigated it to find the differences as to gain greater knowledge and understanding of this new version.

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ComputerWorld Independent

iPads ‘more secure than voting systems’ — claim

January 31, 2017 admin Apple iOS, Security, Tablets

Dutch security researcher Sijmen Ruwhof has examined the software used at Dutch polling stations to send election results, and now claims “the average iPad is more secure than the Dutch voting system.”

Hack the vote

Local television station RTL asked the researcher to examine the security of Dutch voting systems after they heard they used weak SHA1 cryptography in certain parts of the system.

Dutch elections have used paper-based voting since 2009, when the government banned electronic voting on security grounds.

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Security TrendMicro

Threat Actors will come up with new Targeted Attack Tactics that Circumvent Current Anti-evasion Solutions

January 31, 2017 admin cybercrime, Security, Underground Economy

In the Trend Micro 2017 Security Predictions report, we cover many of the threats that organizations will have to deal with this year and none could be more challenging that a targeted attack. We recently saw a report from the Identity Theft Resource Center which said 2016 had the most data breaches in US history. Within…

Fortinet Security

Innovation Insights: Defining and Securing IoT

January 31, 2017 admin

Sometimes it’s helpful to characterize the IoT with some more precision; I like to place them in three categories. The first, Consumer IoT, which includes the connected devices we are most familiar with, such as smart phones, watches, and connected appliances and entertainment systems. The other two, Commercial IoT and Industrial IoT, are made up of things many of us never see. Commercial IoT includes things like inventory controls, device trackers, and connected medical devices, and the Industrial IoT covers…

Kaspersky Security

Who Calls: Let’s fight phone spam together!

January 31, 2017 admin advertising, cold calls, phone, Products, spam, Special Project, Who Calls

Kaspersky Who Calls can help you tell the difference between telephone spam and a normal call. Together, we can eliminate annoying cold calls!

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Security Wired

Half the Web Is Now Encrypted. That Makes Everyone Safer

January 30, 2017 admin encryption, Security, The Web

Computer security news is usually pretty dismal. But today the web got safer in a very important way. The post Half the Web Is Now Encrypted. That Makes Everyone Safer appeared first on WIRED.

MalwareBytes Security

How do I get my employees to stop clicking on everything?

January 30, 2017 admin 101, Business, Business Email Compromise, business security, CISO, phishing, SCAM, Threat Intel, workforce

If you’ve been given responsibility for network security in a non-technical area of the business, there’s one eternal question that has been bedeviling. How do you get your employees to stop clicking on everything?

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Tags: Business Email Compromise business security CISO phishing scam Threat Intel workforce

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