June 2019 – Page 8 – Computer Security Articles

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2019 16:51:22 +0000

A recent Steam phishing campaign caught our eye, but looking deeper, we found it’s been around for a few months. We investigate the phish to show users how to spot the telltale signs of social engineering.

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Social engineering

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MalwareBytes Security

June 25, 2019 admin

Chernobyl’s lessons for critical-infrastructure cybersecurity

Credit to Author: Seth Rosenblatt| Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2019 15:30:00 +0000

The Parallax’s Seth Rosenblatt shares his story on the root cause of the Chernobyl disaster and the lessons organizations—especially those in nuclear power—can take away to secure critical infrastructure against a rising tide of cyberattacks.

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Vital infrastructure

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Microsoft Security

June 25, 2019 admin

3 strategies for building an information protection program

Credit to Author: Todd VanderArk| Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2019 16:20:29 +0000

Five years ago, we started on a journey to update and simplify information protection at Microsoft. We’ve learned a lot about data protection and tools and today we’re sharing some of our best practices.

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MalwareBytes Security

June 25, 2019 admin

Radiohead’s ransom response shows novel approach for ransomware victims

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2019 17:20:30 +0000

Last week, British rock bank Radiohead thwarted an attempted digital ransom, in which unnamed hackers stole roughly 18 hours of unreleased music dating back to the band’s recording of its studio album OK, Computer, revealing some less-than-ok computer security (sorry).

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Ransomware

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Microsoft Security

June 25, 2019 admin

5 principles driving a customer-obsessed identity strategy at Microsoft

Credit to Author: Todd VanderArk| Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2019 16:00:52 +0000

The cloud era has fundamentally changed the way businesses must think about security and identity. Learn the five principles driving the customer-obsessed identity strategy at Microsoft.

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MalwareBytes Security

June 25, 2019 admin

New Mac cryptominer Malwarebytes detects as Bird Miner runs by emulating Linux

Credit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2019 15:33:38 +0000

A new Mac cryptominer we call Bird Miner was found on pirated music production software that interestingly runs via Linux. Learn how this unique malware attempts, and ultimately fails, at using stealth techniques.

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Tags: Bird Miner cryptominer cryptominers mac mac malware macOS malware Malwarebytes for Mac

Microsoft Security

June 25, 2019 admin

Inside out: Get to know the advanced technologies at the core of Microsoft Defender ATP next generation protection

Credit to Author: Eric Avena| Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2019 15:00:55 +0000

While Windows Defender Antivirus makes catching 5 billion threats on devices every month look easy, multiple advanced detection and prevention technologies work under the hood to make this happen. Multiple next-generation protection engines to detect and stop a wide range of threats and attacker techniques at multiple points, providing industry-best detection and blocking capabilities.

The post Inside out: Get to know the advanced technologies at the core of Microsoft Defender ATP next generation protection appeared first on Microsoft Security .

Microsoft Security

June 25, 2019 admin

The evolution of Microsoft Threat Protection, June update

Credit to Author: Todd VanderArk| Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2019 16:10:35 +0000

Learn about new Microsoft Threat Protection capabilities now in public preview.

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