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Credit to Author: Jenny Erie| Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2018 17:00:18 +0000
In the first blog post of this 3-part series, we introduced what rapid cyberattacks are and illustrated how rapid cyberattacks are different in terms of execution and outcome. In the second blog post, we provided some details on Petya and how it worked. In this final blog post, we will share: Microsofts roadmap of recommendations
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Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2018 07:56:00 -0800
One month ago today, Intel told the world that their Meltdown/Spectre patches were a mess. Their advice read something like, “Ooopsie. Those extremely important BIOS/UEFI firmware updates we released a coupla weeks ago are causing Intel machines to drop like bungee cows. In spite of what we told you then, stop installing them now. And if you installed a bad BIOS/UEFI patch, well golly, contact your PC manufacturer to see if they know how to get you out of the mess.”
Credit to Author: Kaspersky Team| Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2018 14:30:20 +0000
One of our GReAT experts will share information on the techniques and operations implemented by cybercriminals in 2017 and how to counter them in 2018
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Credit to Author: Jeannette Jarvis| Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2018 13:45:59 +0000
While still relatively unusual, security researchers report a 600% upsurge in steganographically-based attacks in 2017. Cybersecurity attackers use steganography to inject malicious content to slip past security defenses and exfiltrate misappropriated content from compromised systems.
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Credit to Author: Sowjanya O'Neill| Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2018 13:45:59 +0000
As the education space undergoes digital transformation, the IoT and artificial intelligence bring new risks and opportunities. Learn how schools can protect their networks while adopting new technology.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Anna Markovskaya| Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2018 14:00:53 +0000
We investigate how couples often neglect privacy — and the consequences.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Paul Kincaid| Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2018 09:00:00 +0000
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| With the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) going into effect this May, many organizations need to have a robust incident response program to ensure the safety of their customers’ and employees’ data. Here’s part one of our guidelines. Categories: Tags: breach notificationbreach remediationbreach responseData Subject RightsgdprGeneral Data Protection RegulationIncident Responseincident response program |
The post How to build an incident response program: GDPR guidelines appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Vasilios Hioureas| Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 21:53:13 +0000
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| A primer on encryption mechanisms and how they are exploited by malware authors, including an introduction to encryption and the main methods used to encrypt ransomware. Categories: Tags: 101encryptionransomware |
The post Encryption 101: a malware analyst’s primer appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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