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SecuritySophos

How to keep your XG Firewall up to date

Credit to Author: Chris McCormack| Date: Wed, 17 May 2017 13:58:09 +0000

A step-by-step guide for staying up to date with all the latest XG Firewall releases.<img alt=”” border=”0″ src=”https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=news.sophos.com&#038;blog=834173&#038;post=33697&#038;subd=sophos&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1″ width=”1″ height=”1″ /><img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/9jrWF2hnyI8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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SecurityTrendMicro

Ransomware: What Are the Bad Guys After and How Do I Stop Them?

Credit to Author: Cara West-Wainwright| Date: Wed, 17 May 2017 12:00:58 +0000

Recently, brand new open source ransomware samples were discovered that demonstrate specific characteristics showing that the enterprise community is more of a target than ever.If the past few days of WannaCry ransomware activity have taught us anything it’s that cybercriminals pose a clear and present danger to organizations and their customers all over the world. But have you ever wondered exactly what the bad guys are after when they launch their online attacks at your own PC or mobile…

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QuickHealSecurity

Pharming – What is it and How Can you Dodge it?

Credit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Wed, 17 May 2017 05:30:26 +0000

If someday you intend to go to a mall but end up in a fish market, then that’s a case of bad directional sense. In the digital world, however, we call it pharming! How Does Pharming Work? Phishing is an online fraud where a scammer sends fraudulent emails to the…

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FortinetSecurity

WannaCry: Evolving History from Beta to 2.0

Credit to Author: Kyle Yang| Date: Mon, 15 May 2017 07:12:56 -0700

The WannaCry malware was responsible for a massive infection beginning that affected organizations and systems around the world. FortiGuard Labs has been monitoring this malware carefully. We have provided an analysis of this attack, along with how to protect your organization here.  In this blog post I’ll briefly describe some of the distinct characteristics of each version of this malware, from beta to the latest 2.0 version, and share some interesting findings. Beta Version: We discovered this beta version around Feb 9th,…

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