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Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2017 16:27:50 +0000

As more life-saving medical devices are capable of connecting to the internet, the potential threat of malicious hacking leading to physical bodily harm becomes more real. An independent researcher recently found multiple vulnerabilities plaguing a particular syringe pump. ICS-CERT offers several defensive measures.

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Tags: IoT iot threats Medfusion 4000 Wireless Syringe Infusion Pump medical device medical device threat smart syringe pump syringe pump vulnerability

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September 11, 2017 admin

A week in security (September 4 – September 10)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2017 19:53:29 +0000

A compilation of security news and blog posts from the 4th – 10th September. We touched on threat surveys, Android patching, the Equifax breach and more!

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Tags: ddos hackers malvertising malware roundup spam week in security

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September 7, 2017 admin

Explained: False positives

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2017 15:00:21 +0000

False positives are alarms for non-specific files or behavior that is flagged as malicious, while in fact there were no bad intentions present.

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Tags: Explained f/p false positives Pieter Arntz the more you know

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September 4, 2017 admin

A week in security (August 28 – September 3)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2017 17:00:53 +0000

Last week, we looked at what actions Kronos can perform in the final installment of a 2-part post. We also dived into Locky, again, a ransomware that just made a comeback, and found that its latest variant (as of this writing) has anti-sandboxing capabilities. This means that once Locky has determined that it’s residing in…

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Tags: 419 scam exploit kit insider threats kronos Locky malvertising PrincessLocker ransomware recap RIG security weekly blog roundup

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September 1, 2017 admin

Insider threats in your work inbox

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2017 16:52:23 +0000

A new phishing campaign that targets businesses goes beyond business email compromise or CEO fraud.

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Tags: bec Business Email Compromise cloud insider threats phishing threat actor

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August 31, 2017 admin

BSides Manchester: Malvertising – under the hood

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2017 15:00:41 +0000

Researcher Chris Boyd gave a talk at BSides Manchester on the subject of malvertising, and we have the full thing in video format for you to watch.

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Tags: bsides BSides Manchester conference conferences malvertising manchester

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August 28, 2017 admin

A week in security (August 21 – August 27)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2017 17:38:08 +0000

A compilation of security news and blog posts from the 21st of August to the 27th of August. Big news from Malwarebytes was the introduction real-time protection for Mac and Android.

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Tags: Android digital forensics facebook Google mac Malwarebytes for Android Malwarebytes for Mac real time protection user agent weekly blog roundup

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August 25, 2017 admin

Explained: digital forensics

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2017 15:30:46 +0000

Digital forensics is different from cyber-security as it deals with the problem when it’s too late for precautions. It’s the science of figuring out what happened just before and after a breach.

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