To catch a hacker: The subtle mistakes of an attack
Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2017 17:37:10 +0000
Threats are becoming more sophisticated and harder to detect, but there are ways that hackers can be caught.
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Assange: WikiLeaks Will Help Tech Giants Stop CIA Snooping
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2017 17:34:40 +0000
The big question is if and when Julian Assange follows through on his latest blockbuster promise. The post Assange: WikiLeaks Will Help Tech Giants Stop CIA Snooping appeared first on WIRED.
Read MoreToo many passwords? Try our Password Manager for iOS!
Credit to Author: Marvin the Robot| Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2017 17:40:58 +0000
Using passwords on mobile devices is painful: In addition to memorizing your passwords, you need to input them with an awkward on-screen keyboard. But we’ve got you covered!
Read MoreByline: IoT is Everywhere – Your Security Should Be Too
Credit to Author: Jonathan Nguyen-Duy| Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2017 09:30:43 -0800
IoT security challenges include weak authentication and authorization protocols, insecure software, firmware with hard-coded backdoors, poorly designed connectivity and communications, and little to no configurability. Many devices were developed around chunks of commonly available and largely untested code, compounding security vulnerabilities across thousands of devices sold through dozens of manufacturers. And to make matters worse, IoT devices are often “headless,” with limited power and processing capabilities. This not only means they can
Read MoreThat Encrypted Chat App the White House Liked? Full of Holes
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2017 12:00:36 +0000
Confide has become a favorite among political staffers looking for secrecy. Unfortunately, it lacked plenty of basic security features. The post That Encrypted Chat App the White House Liked? Full of Holes appeared first on WIRED.
Read MoreThe Culture of Cybercrime in West Africa
Credit to Author: Ed Cabrera (Chief Cybersecurity Officer)| Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2017 11:00:52 +0000
As part of our ongoing research into the cybercriminal underground markets of the world, Trend Micro researchers today released a report detailing Cybercrime in West Africa. This report leverages our ongoing partnership with INTERPOL to provide survey data and a deeper understanding of the regions cybercriminal ecosystem. While tactics play a role in the success…
Uncovering cross-process injection with Windows Defender ATP
Credit to Author: msft-mmpc| Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2017 06:16:01 +0000
Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (Windows Defender ATP) is a post-breach solution that alerts security operations (SecOps) personnel about hostile activity. As the nature of attacks evolve, Windows Defender ATP must advance so that it continues to help SecOps personnel uncover and address the attacks. With increasing security investments from Microsoft—read how Windows 10 continues to raise…
Read MoreMicrosoft Excel Files Increasingly Used To Spread Malware
Credit to Author: Xiaopeng Zhang| Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2017 15:27:03 -0800
Over the last few years we have received a number of emails with attached Word files that spread malware. Now it seems that it is becoming more and more popular to spread malware using malicious Excel files. Lately, Fortinet has collected a number of email samples with Excel files attached (.xls, .xlsm) that spread malware by executing malicious VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) code. VBA is a programming language used by Microsoft Office suite. Normally, VBA is used to develop programs for Excel to perform some tasks. I’ll use…
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