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Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2018 23:28:03 +0000

Ransomware has become a pervasive, dangerous and expensive threat to businesses and individual users. Experts don’t see an end to ransomware anytime in the near future.

MalwareBytes Security

January 31, 2018 admin

Scarab ransomware: new variant changes tactics

Credit to Author: vhioureas| Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2018 22:28:22 +0000

We’ve found that a variant of the Scarab ransomware, called Scarabey, is distributed via a different technique, with a different payload code, and a new target: Russia.

Scarabey, like most ransomware, is designed to demand a Bitcoin payment from its victims after encrypting files on their systems. However, instead of being distributed via Necurs malspam like the original Scarab, Scarabey was found targeting Russian users and being distributed via RDP/manual dropping on servers and systems.

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Security Wired

January 31, 2018 admin

Cryptocurrency Scams Like Prodeum Are Just Straight-Up Trolling at This Point

Credit to Author: Louise Matsakis| Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2018 23:05:56 +0000

US regulators and Facebook are finally coming for bogus ICOs.

Security TrendMicro

January 31, 2018 admin

A Top Employer in Canada for the Second Year in a Row

Credit to Author: Bob Kedrosky| Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2018 15:42:27 +0000

Trend Micro has been protecting governments, businesses and consumers from cyber-threats for more than 28 years. Right from the start, our founders were keen to emphasize the important role played by corporations in society as a whole. To that end, we’ve always been an active participant in charitable projects, and employees are always encouraged to…

Security Sophos

January 31, 2018 admin

Sophos is a leader in the Endpoint Protection Platform Magic Quadrant

Credit to Author: Seth Geftic| Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2018 13:53:09 +0000

We’re excited to announce that Sophos has been named a Leader in the Endpoint Protection Platform Magic Quadrant for 2018<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/NCfboqhWPoA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Fortinet Security

January 31, 2018 admin

Nine Top Priority Cybersecurity Threats Active in the Education Sector Today – and Why Everyone Should Care

Credit to Author: Tony Giandomenico| Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2018 13:45:59 +0000

Educational institution networks continue to be a favorite playground for cybercriminals. Because of the age and interests of the majority of educational users, these networks tend to incorporate cutting edge technologies and strategies.

Kaspersky Security

January 31, 2018 admin