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Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 16:00:00 +0000

Behind each cyberattack on the MSP is typically a system left unpatched, asset management undone, security officer not hired, or board who sees investment in security as a cost center rather than a long-term investment.

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Opinion

Tags: advanced persistent threat advanced persistent threats APT breach credential management credentials data breach hacking managed service provider MSP MSPs phishing

Fortinet Security

February 14, 2020 admin

ViperSoftX – New JavaScript Threat

Learn more about the newly discovered JavaScript-based Remote Access Trojan (RAT) and cryptocurrency stealer, which we have dubbed “ViperSoftX” recently captured by our FortiGuard Labs team.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/fortinet/blog/threat-research/~4/CousvluoJc0″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Fortinet Security

February 14, 2020 admin

CISA Issues Multiple Agency Malware Analysis Reports on Hidden Cobra

HIDDEN COBRA has been linked to multiple high profile attacks which have caused massive infrastructure disruptions, as well as financially motivated attacks in various parts of the world. Learn more.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/fortinet/blog/threat-research/~4/gKFhfNONrlI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Independent Krebs

February 14, 2020 admin

A Light at the End of Liberty Reserve’s Demise?

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 18:48:39 +0000

In May 2013, the U.S. Justice Department seized Liberty Reserve, alleging the virtual currency service acted as a $6 billion financial hub for the cybercrime world. Prompted by assurances that the government would one day afford Liberty Reserve users a chance to reclaim any funds seized as part of the takedown, KrebsOnSecurity filed a claim shortly thereafter to see if and when this process might take place. This week, an investigator with the U.S. Internal Revenue service finally got in touch to discuss my claim.

Magazine Security VirusBulletin

February 14, 2020 admin

VB2019 presentation: Building secure sharing systems that treat humans as features not bugs

In a presentation at VB2019 in London, Virtru’s Andrea Limbago described how, by exploring data sharing challenges through a socio-technical lens, it is possible to make significant gains toward the secure sharing systems and processes that are vital for innovation and collaboration. Today we release the recording of her presentation.

Security Wired

February 14, 2020 admin

Signal Is Finally Bringing Its Secure Messaging to the Masses

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 12:00:00 +0000

The encryption app is putting a $50 million infusion from WhatsApp cofounder Brian Acton to good use, building out features to help it go mainstream.

Kaspersky Security

February 14, 2020 admin

Ginp mobile Trojan fakes incoming SMS messages

Credit to Author: Alexander Eremin| Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 16:05:52 +0000

In the hunt for your bank card info, the malware overlays apps with phishing pages and uses fake notifications to get you to open the apps.

MalwareBytes Security

February 14, 2020 admin

Misleading cybersecurity lessons from pop culture: how Hollywood teaches to hack

Credit to Author: Sam Chester| Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 17:32:10 +0000

We take a look at some of the most famous (or infamous) hacking scenes from TV and movies and the cybersecurity lessons, if any, we can learn from them.

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Awareness

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