Computer Security Articles

Credit to Author: Joie Salvio and Rommel Joven| Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2017 12:54:00 +0000

Recently, FortiGuard Labs found a phishing campaign targeting French Nationals. In this campaign, a PDF file with an embedded javascript is used to download the payload from a Google Drive shared link. As it turns out, the downloaded file is an HTA (HTML Application) file, a format that is becoming more and more common as a malware launch point. It is usually used as a downloader for the actual binary payload. However in this campaign,…

Credit to Author: James Cabe| Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2017 12:50:59 +0000

Because they have traditionally had clear borders and full control of their respective areas, OT and IT people tend to be nearly as territorial as the raccoons. But as the line between IT and OT continues to blur, issues arise that sometimes render these teams unable to work together to implement a common solution, such as security measures, segmentation and monitoring.

Credit to Author: James Cabe| Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2017 12:50:59 +0000

This change is also causing OT and IT to fight over the control of digital ground. While OT is growing, it is primarily growing into the spaces usually controlled by IT as it is being bolted onto the same networks that phones, routers and laptops touch. This is creating a whole range of security challenges that neither group has ever had to deal with in the past and affects the delivery of applications and information that reaches all the way into the executive suite.