Ztorg Trojan: Infect yourself for 5 cents
Credit to Author: John Snow| Date: Wed, 24 May 2017 13:00:04 +0000
Applications that offer to pay you for installing other applications tend to shove malware at you.
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An Up-Close Look at the Notorious APT32 Hacking Group in Action
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 24 May 2017 04:00:08 +0000
Cybersecurity company Cybereason has shared new details about how one of the world’s most mysterious hacking groups operates. The post An Up-Close Look at the Notorious APT32 Hacking Group in Action appeared first on WIRED.
Read MoreFormer NSA chief weighs in on cybersecurity, cyberespionage at ZertoCon
Credit to Author: Ryan Francis| Date: Tue, 23 May 2017 14:53:00 -0700
BOSTON — Retired Gen. Michael Hayden held nothing back when speaking to cybersecurity pros today at the ZertoCon business continuity conference.
It’s been more than a decade since he led the National Security Agency (NSA), but that didn’t stop Hayden from asserting that the Russians were involved in last year’s U.S. presidential election. His view: Only two presidents doubt that the Russians were involved in the 2016 election — Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.
“They [the Russians] had an affect on the election, there is no question that this happened,” Hayden said. “The question is if there was collaboration with the campaign.”
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IDG Contributor Network: Wikileaks reveals potent Windows malware from the CIA
Credit to Author: Andy Patrizio| Date: Tue, 23 May 2017 14:00:00 -0700
A few days ago, Microsoft’s top lawyer took the NSA to task over WannaCry, saying that problem was the agency’s creation because it built and stockpiled such malware for its own use.
Now WikiLeaks has revealed more government-created malware and this one is a nasty piece of work.
Codenamed “Athena,” the spyware targets all version of Windows from Windows XP to Windows 10, and was released in August 2015. It was created in part by a private New Hampshire-based cyber security firm called Siege Technologies.
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Think Before You Tweet In the Wake of an Attack
Credit to Author: Emily Dreyfuss| Date: Tue, 23 May 2017 20:29:12 +0000
Terrorists use social media to recruit, but they also depend on you and the media to use it to amplify their message. The post Think Before You Tweet In the Wake of an Attack appeared first on WIRED.
Read MoreThe Silk Road Creator’s Life Sentence Actually Boosted Dark Web Drug Sales
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 23 May 2017 14:00:15 +0000
A new study raises questions about the deterrence value of harsh sentencing for dark web crimes. The post The Silk Road Creator’s Life Sentence Actually Boosted Dark Web Drug Sales appeared first on WIRED.
Read MoreWhat is your antivirus talking about?
Credit to Author: Maria Krasnoshchekova| Date: Tue, 23 May 2017 13:00:45 +0000
Learn what antivirus warning messages mean now so you can respond properly if something dangerous happens.
Read More4 ways blockchain is the new business collaboration tool
Credit to Author: Lucas Mearian| Date: Tue, 23 May 2017 03:01:00 -0700
While blockchain may have cut its teeth on the cryptocurrency Bitcoin, the distributed electronic ledger technology is quickly making inroads across a variety of industries.
That’s mainly because of its innate security and its potential for improving systems operations all while reducing costs and creating new revenue streams.
David Schatsky, a managing director at consultancy Deloitte LLP, believes blockchain’s diversity speaks to its versatility in addressing business needs, but “the impact that blockchain will have on businesses in various industries is not yet fully understood.”
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