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Insights from one year of tracking a polymorphic threat

Credit to Author: Eric Avena| Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 17:00:56 +0000

We discovered the polymoprhic threat Dexphot in October 2018. In the months that followed, we closely tracked the threat as attackers upgraded the malware, targeted new processes, and worked around defensive measures. One year’s worth of intelligence helped us gain insight not only into the goals and motivations of Dexphot’s authors, but of cybercriminals in general.

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Going in-depth on the Windows 10 random number generation infrastructure

Credit to Author: Eric Avena| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 19:00:33 +0000

We are happy to release to the public The Windows 10 random number generation infrastructure white paper, which provides details about the Windows 10 pseudo-random number generator (PRNG) infrastructure, and lists the primary RNG APIs. The whitepaper also explains how the entropy system works, what the entropy sources are, and how initial seeding works.

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A week in security (November 11 – 17)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 16:43:14 +0000

A roundup of cybersecurity news from November 11 – 17, including Facebook scams, the importance of securing food infrastructure, and our latest CTNT report.

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Digital Trade: Framing the Global Rule Book for Our Connected Future

Credit to Author: Jeannie Salo| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2019 13:30:59 +0000

This week, Naples, Florida will play host to the 2019 NEMA Annual Meeting, an event that brings together the U.S. electroindustry C-Suite and select industry suppliers to discuss the megatrends… Read more »

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Microsoft works with researchers to detect and protect against new RDP exploits

Credit to Author: Eric Avena| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2019 21:05:30 +0000

The new exploit attacks show that BlueKeep will be a threat as long as systems remain unpatched, credential hygiene is not achieved, and overall security posture is not kept in check.

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