MalwareBytes – Page 277 – Computer Security Articles

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2019 16:00:00 +0000

The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, or Europol, just released its annual Internet Organized Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) report. We highlight their key findings and remind readers how to better protect themselves.

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Awareness

Tags: bec Business Email Compromise child sexual exploitation cse ddos europol fraud internet organized crime threat assessment iocta phishing ransomware spear phishing

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October 14, 2019 admin

A week in security (October 7 – 13)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2019 15:30:38 +0000

A look at the cybersecurity news from October 7 – 13, including updates on war shipping, managed service providers, and stalkerware.

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A week in security

Tags: amazon body cams bots chrome cybersecurity facial recognition GitHub Google ice insurance insurance cybersecurity managed service providers multi-factor authentication national cybersecurity awareness month National domestic violence awareness month NCSAM police body cams security stalkerware twitter US Immigration and Customs Enforcement war shipping

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October 11, 2019 admin

Securing the managed service provider (MSP)

Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2019 18:04:49 +0000

Managed service providers (MSPs) have become the target of attacks, as lack of aggressive security posturing has left them—and the high-value data of their clients—vulnerable. Learn how MSPs can secure against a rising tide of threats.

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Business

Tags: advanced persistent threats APT APT attacks APTs enterprise security managed service providers MSP MSP security MSPs ransomware ransomware attacks security Sodinokibi sodinokibi ransomware third-party services

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October 10, 2019 admin

Cyber insurance: here to stay, whether we like it or not

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2019 15:00:00 +0000

We take a look at the many reasons people and businesses make use of cyber insurance, and ask if it’s as bad as (some) make it out to be.

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Ransomware

Tags: backups claims cyber insurance cybersecurity policy cybersecurity training first party insurance malware ransomware ransomware insurance third party threat actors threats

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October 9, 2019 admin

Explained: how security orchestration improves protection and response

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2019 19:20:10 +0000

Security orchestration is a regulator that makes sure security solutions, often from different vendors, work well together to automate response and keep organizations safe.

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Explained

Tags: automated threat response Incident Response incident response protocols orchestration security security orchestration siem soar

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October 9, 2019 admin

How to protect against stalkerware, a murky but dangerous mobile threat

Credit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2019 15:00:00 +0000

Stalkerware has capabilities as dangerous as nation-state malware, but is often marketed as legitimate. So how do you protect against stalkerware when it’s not always clear it’s a threat?

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Stalkerware

Tags: domestic abuse domestic violence monitoring monitoring applications monitoring apps national cyber security awareness month national cybersecurity awareness month NCSAM parental monitoring applications parental monitoring apps stalkerware trackers tracking applications tracking apps

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October 8, 2019 admin

Explained: war shipping

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2019 19:15:46 +0000

War shipping is a tactic already in use by Red teams, and is a growing opportunity for cybercriminals to compromise business networks. Learn how war shipping works and how to protect your organization from it.

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Explained

Tags: fluxion kismet raspberry pi war driving war shipping

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October 7, 2019 admin

A week in security (September 30 – October 6)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2019 15:43:53 +0000

A roundup of the latest cybersecurity news for the week of September 30 – October 6, including National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Magecart, and more.

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A week in security

Tags: Adwind RAT APT Cobalt consumer behavior study DaaS disinformation-as-a-service domestic violence awareness month GhostCat-3PC Google Alert HYAS Insikt Group Magecart Group 4 Microsoft Office microsoft word National Cyber Security Centre national cybersecurity awareness month NCSAM NCSC ODT OpenDocument Text ransomware robocall scams in ads security orchestration Security Research Labs simjacking SMS-based attacks SRLabs stalkerware The Media Trust VPN vulnerabilities

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