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Credit to Author: Douglas Jose Pereira| Date: Tue, 23 May 2017 12:23:43 -0700

A major challenge facing security vendors today is that most solutions and products are developed based on knowledge of previous threats that already exist. This makes many security solutions reactive by their very design, which is not a tenable strategy for facing the volume of new attacks and strategies arising today. This arms race of identifying new threats, then reacting has been the primary strategy since the dawn of malware: A new virus is identified and then security vendors write the antivirus signature to block it; a polymorphic virus…

Fortinet Security

May 23, 2017 admin

Executive Insights: An Interview with Phil Quade

Credit to Author: John Welton| Date: Tue, 23 May 2017 09:37:21 -0700

We regularly do deep dive Q&A pieces with our executives to share the leadership perspectives at Fortinet. Read below for an interview with Phil Quade, Fortinet's CISO.

Security Sophos

May 23, 2017 admin

Volete sconfiggere WanaCrypt0r? I nostri webinar vi dicono come!

Credit to Author: Tiziana Carboni| Date: Mon, 22 May 2017 13:15:23 +0000

Nei giorni scorsi un numero elevato di organizzazioni a livello mondiale è stato colpito da un nuovo attacco informatico, il ransomware Wanna, conosciuto anche come WannaCry, WCry, WanaCrypt, WanaCrypt0r and Wana DeCrypt0r. Le linee telefoniche e i sistemi informatici del Servizio Sanitario Nazionale inglese (NHS) sono stati presi in ostaggio e da lì si è […]<img alt=”” border=”0″ src=”https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=news.sophos.com&blog=834173&post=34626&subd=sophos&ref=&feed=1″ width=”1″ height=”1″ /><img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/K0L0wsId7Yg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security Sophos

May 23, 2017 admin

Stai criptando i tuoi documenti? Ecco cosa succede se non lo fai

Credit to Author: Sophos Italia| Date: Fri, 19 May 2017 09:27:30 +0000

Nel giugno del 2015 qualcuno collegato all’Università di Plymouth inviò accidentalmente un foglio elettronico contenente gli stipendi, le pensioni e le indennità di 245 membri del personale senior all’indirizzo e-mail errato. L’errore fu segnalato al Commissario per l’informazione del Regno Unito (ICO) e fu affermato che il file era stato eliminato dal destinatario. Finché, dunque, […]<img alt=”” border=”0″ src=”https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=news.sophos.com&blog=834173&post=34396&subd=sophos&ref=&feed=1″ width=”1″ height=”1″ /><img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/Covk7NWhXBw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

MalwareBytes Security

May 23, 2017 admin

Stealing Windows credentials using Google Chrome

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 23 May 2017 14:00:26 +0000

This article explains how Chrome users are at risk of spilling their Microsoft Authentication credentials by simply visiting the wrong site.

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Tags: Adylkuzz chrome microsoft authentication ransomware scf Shell Command File SMB WanaCrypt Windows Explorer

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The post Stealing Windows credentials using Google Chrome appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Kaspersky Security

May 23, 2017 admin

What is your antivirus talking about?

Credit to Author: Maria Krasnoshchekova| Date: Tue, 23 May 2017 13:00:45 +0000

Learn what antivirus warning messages mean now so you can respond properly if something dangerous happens.

QuickHeal Security

May 23, 2017 admin

PDF files with embedded docm files now deliver Jaff Ransomware

Credit to Author: Threat Research Labs| Date: Tue, 23 May 2017 11:30:45 +0000

Adding to the havoc created by the recent outbreak of the WannaCry Ransomware is a new entry to the list of encrypting ransomware called ‘Jaff’. Reportedly, this variant has been created by the authors of the Locky ransomware. The source of this ransomware is the Necurs botnet which is using…

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Computer Security Articles

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What It Takes to Successfully Defend Against WannaCry and Everything Else

Executive Insights: An Interview with Phil Quade

Volete sconfiggere WanaCrypt0r? I nostri webinar vi dicono come!

Stai criptando i tuoi documenti? Ecco cosa succede se non lo fai

Stealing Windows credentials using Google Chrome

What is your antivirus talking about?

PDF files with embedded docm files now deliver Jaff Ransomware