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How threat actors are using SMB vulnerabilities

December 17, 2018 admin 101, Business, EternalBlue, EternalChampion, EternalRomance, Exploits, NSA tools, ShadowBrokers, SMB vulnerabilities, vulnerabilities

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2018 16:00:00 +0000

SMB vulnerabilities have been so successful for criminals that they’ve been used in some of the most devastating ransomware and Trojan attacks of the last two years. Learn how they work and how your organization can protect against them.

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A worthy upgrade: Next-gen security on Windows 10 proves resilient against ransomware outbreaks in 2017

January 16, 2018 admin bad rabbit, cloud protection service, cybersecurity, EternalBlue, EternalRomance, Exploits, Hypervisor Code Integrity (HVCI), machine learning, malware research, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Intelligent Security Graph (ISG), Petya, ransomware, research, Security Intelligence, Security Response, WannaCry, Windows 10, Windows Defender Antivirus, Windows Defender ATP, Windows Defender AV

Credit to Author: Windows Defender ATP| Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2018 14:00:31 +0000

Adopting reliable attack methods and techniques borrowed from more evolved threat types, ransomware attained new levels of reach and damage in 2017. The following trends characterize the ransomware narrative in the past year: Three global outbreaks showed the force of ransomware in making real-world impact, affecting corporate networks and bringing down critical services like hospitals,

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