Hackers Hit Comic Site The Oatmeal, and It Wasn’t Funny
Credit to Author: Emily Dreyfuss| Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2018 13:00:00 +0000
This week, a comics site goes offline, more security clearance intrigue, lucrative email spying, and more.
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5 Fortnite security tips
Credit to Author: John Snow| Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2018 13:16:54 +0000
Fortnite for Android is not available on Google Play. We explain how to download and install it properly, and what else to do to stay safe.
Read MoreBEC is Big Business for Hackers: What makes these attacks so hard to prevent?
Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2018 15:34:48 +0000
For years, one of the most lucrative ways for hackers to generate profits was through ransomware attacks. These instances involve the use of strong encryption to lock victims out of their files and data – attackers then sell the decryption key in exchange for an untraceable Bitcoin ransom payment. Now, however, another highly profitable attack…
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Read MoreExplained: regular expression (regex)
Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2018 15:00:53 +0000
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| What is regular expression (regex) and what makes it vulnerable to attack? Learn how to use regex safely and avoid ReDoS attacks in the process. Categories: Tags: ddosJavaScriptnode.jsredosregexsearchservervulnerability |
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Read MoreThis Week in Security News: Air Canada and Cryptojacking
Credit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2018 14:33:05 +0000
Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, Air Canada reported a data breach that exposed passport details for more than 20,000 customers on their mobile app. Also, Trend Micro’s Midyear Security Roundup reported an…
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Read MoreBuilding the security operations center of tomorrow—harnessing the law of data gravity
Credit to Author: toddvanderark| Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2018 16:00:41 +0000
How can we build the SOC of tomorrow? By respecting the law of data gravity. If we can perform security analytics close to where the data already is, we can increase the speed of response.
Read MoreReversing malware in a custom format: Hidden Bee elements
Credit to Author: hasherezade| Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2018 15:41:34 +0000
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| When we recently analyzed payloads related to Hidden Bee (dropped by the Underminer EK), we noticed something unusual. After reversing the malware, we discovered that its authors actually created their own executable format. Follow our step-by-step analysis for a closer look. Categories: Tags: custom malwarehidden beehidden bee minerpayloadreverse engineeringreversing malware |
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Read MoreTransatlantic Cable podcast, episode 52
Credit to Author: David Buxton| Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2018 09:18:48 +0000
David and Jeff discuss Fortnite (again!), the T-Mobile data breach, and how a fish tank helped, in a way, with the development of the modern Internet.
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