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FortiGuard Labs recently identified a new variant of HawkEye malware being spread by a phishing email. Read more about the analysis here.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/fortinet/blog/threat-research/~4/bvahQO2GhEc” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Prosiak 65 is a malware that was first seen almost 20 years ago. As with many older malware, it continues to be in circulation. While the overall prevalence of Prosiak 65 has declined across locations, we have and continue to see repeated activity – our research offers more information on the malware.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/fortinet/blog/threat-research/~4/jq2RVNimlIk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Recently, FortiGuard Labs conducted its own research on Microsoft Azure datacenter IP ranges and found several instances of unpatched machines still vulnerable to the critical “BlueKeep” RDP vulnerability. Learn more about how to protect against this vulnerability.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/fortinet/blog/threat-research/~4/oci62q7SVvg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Credit to Author: Derek Manky| Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2018 13:45:59 +0000

While new, innovative threats continue to pop up on almost daily, our latest Global Threat Landscape Report reveals that long known and yet still unpatched vulnerabilities continue to serve as the primary gateway for attacks, with organizations reporting an average of 274 attacks per firm – a 82% increase over the previous quarter. This alarming trend emphasizes that while remaining vigilant for new threats and vulnerabilities in the wild is critical, organizations also need to stay focused on what is happening within their own environment.

Credit to Author: Derek Manky| Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2018 13:45:59 +0000

Over the past few years, a new development has occurred: predictive software systems are being programmed using artificial intelligence techniques. The latest advances in these kinds of tools use swarm technology to leverage massive databases of expert knowledge comprised of billions of constantly updated bits of data in order to make accurate predictions.

Credit to Author: Jasper Manuel, Rommel Joven, Dario Durando| Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2018 05:30:59 +0000

In preparation for our talk entitled “IoT: Battle of Bots” at the RootedCon Security conference that will be held in Madrid, Spain this March 2018, the FortiGuard Labs team encountered yet another new Mirai variant.

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.

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.