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Credit to Author: hasherezade| Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2018 16:00:00 +0000
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| The Heaven’s Gate technique has been around since 2009. But now coin miners are using it to maximize their performance in the target architecture. Categories: Tags: coin minersHeaven’s Gatemalware analysis |
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Read MoreCredit to Author: Yaroslava Ryabova| Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2018 16:26:49 +0000
Many people assume that an HTTPS connection means that the site is secure. In fact, HTTPS is increasingly being used by malicious sites, especially phishing ones.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Elisa Lippincott (TippingPoint Global Product Marketing)| Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2018 14:16:11 +0000
Trend Micro has been named a Leader in the Gartner 2018 Magic Quadrant for Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS) again. We have improved our position in both Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute from last year, and we believe that placement in the Leaders’ quadrant illustrates our commitment to meeting the growing security…
Credit to Author: Anthony Giandomenico| Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2018 13:45:59 +0000
There is an incredible urgency for organizations, especially those undergoing digital transformation, to reprioritize security hygiene and identify emerging risks. However, as the volume, velocity, and automation of attacks continues to increase, it is also becoming increasingly important to align patching prioritization to what is happening in the wild so you can better focus your limited resources on the most critical and emerging risks.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Microsoft Secure Blog Staff| Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2018 17:00:38 +0000
The start of a new year is the perfect time to reassess your security strategy and tactics especially when looking back at the new levels of ransomwares reach and damage in 2017. Its no secret that ransomware attacks are increasing. In fact, a business is hit with ransomware every 40 seconds. If ransomware does
Read MoreCredit to Author: Microsoft Secure Blog Staff| Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2018 17:00:03 +0000
This post is authored by Milad Aslaner, Senior Program Manager, Windows & Devices Group. A decade ago, most cyber-attacks started with a piece of malware or a complex method to directly attack the infrastructure of a company. But this picture has changed and today all it takes is a sophisticated e-mail phishing for an identity.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Windows Defender ATP| Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2018 14:00:31 +0000
Adopting reliable attack methods and techniques borrowed from more evolved threat types, ransomware attained new levels of reach and damage in 2017. The following trends characterize the ransomware narrative in the past year: Three global outbreaks showed the force of ransomware in making real-world impact, affecting corporate networks and bringing down critical services like hospitals,
Read MoreCredit to Author: Jenny Erie| Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2018 17:00:46 +0000
Last week the technology industry and many of our customers learned of new vulnerabilities in the hardware chips that power phones, PCs and servers. We (and others in the industry) had learned of this vulnerability under nondisclosure agreement several months ago and immediately began developing engineering mitigations and updating our cloud infrastructure. In this blog,
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