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Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2018 17:36:16 +0000

A roundup of notable security news from March 5 to 11, including another takedown of GeekHelp tech support scammers, a lame Android app, AI and ML in cybersecurity, Mac malware, and more.

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March 6, 2018 admin

Encryption 101: How to break encryption

Credit to Author: Vasilios Hioureas| Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2018 19:10:34 +0000

Continuing on in our Encryption 101 series, we now look at what it takes to break encryption. In order for something as powerful as encryption to break, there needs to be some kind of weakness to exploit. That weakness is often a result of an error in implementation.

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February 28, 2018 admin

Encryption 101: ShiOne ransomware case study

Credit to Author: Vasilios Hioureas| Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2018 16:00:00 +0000

In this case study on ShiOne ransomware, part of our Encryption 101 series, we will be reviewing the encryption process line by line and showing the different methods ransomware can use to encrypt files.

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February 20, 2018 admin

Encryption 101: a malware analyst’s primer

Credit to Author: Vasilios Hioureas| Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 21:53:13 +0000

A primer on encryption mechanisms and how they are exploited by malware authors, including an introduction to encryption and the main methods used to encrypt ransomware.

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