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Cybercriminals Changing Tactics as Seen in First Half Report

August 28, 2018 admin 2018 security roundup report, Cryptojacking, cryptomining, cybercriminals, ransomware, Security, Targeted Attacks, Underground Economy

Credit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2018 12:05:30 +0000

Today, Trend Micro released its first half 2018 security roundup report in which we want to share the threat intelligence we discovered through the Trend Micro™ Smart Protection Network™ that allows us to identify the threats that have targeted our customer base. Below are some thoughts I’d like to share with you about these trends…

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How Digital Extortion Impacts Today’s Enterprises

August 22, 2018 admin cybercriminals, Digital extortion, ransomware, Security, WannaCry

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2018 14:47:42 +0000

By now, many enterprise decision-makers are familiar with the concept of digital extortion, particularly in the form of ransomware. These encryption-based attacks lock users out of their sensitive and valuable data, applications and operating systems. Attackers demand a ransom in the form of untraceable digital currency for the decryption key – which may or may…

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A Look at Scan4You and the Counter Antivirus Service Landscape

August 2, 2018 admin Antivirus, cybercrime, cybercriminals, encryption, HawkEye, keylogger, law enforcement, Scan4You, Security

Credit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2018 17:30:09 +0000

The concept of antivirus (AV) scanning within IT security is simple and effective. These programs, which have become part and parcel of typical infrastructure and data protection strategies, scan enterprise networks for known malware signatures and other processes associated with suspicious hacker activity. If and when these signatures or processes are detected, the antivirus program…

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The New Mobile Threat Landscape, circa 2017 to 2018

April 26, 2018 admin Android, Consumer, cryptocurrency, cybercriminals, iOS, Mobile Security, Mobile Threat Landscape, ransomware, Security

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2018 13:00:10 +0000

Submitted by Ian Grutze If mobile threats diversified and expanded in 2016, they matured in 2017. Mobile ransomware continued to rear its head, burgeoning into the platform’s most prevalent threat. Simple screen lockers, for instance, evolved into file-encrypting malware, some of which even seemed to keep pace with their desktop counterparts in terms of malicious routines….

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A week in security (October 30 – November 5)

November 6, 2017 admin apac, cybercrime, cybercriminals, Estonia, IRISSCON, Security world, TorMoil, WannaCry, Week in security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2017 18:00:03 +0000

Learn what happened in the world of security during the week of October 30 through November 5. Data breaches, reports, vulnerabilities, and a look at the scariest malware monsters.

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