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Secured-core PCs: A brief showcase of chip-to-cloud security against kernel attacks

March 18, 2020 admin chip to cloud security, cve-2018-19320, cybersecurity, hypervisor-protected code integrity (hvci), kernel attacks, Microsoft Defender ATP, ransomware, robbinhood, secured-core pcs, virtualization-based security (vbs), Windows Defender System Guard

Credit to Author: Eric Avena| Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 16:00:49 +0000

Secured-core PCs combine virtualization, operating system, and hardware and firmware protection. Along with Microsoft Defender ATP, Secured-core PCs provide end-to-end protection against advanced attacks that leverage driver vulnerabilities to gain kernel privileges.

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Human-operated ransomware attacks: A preventable disaster

March 18, 2020 admin cybersecurity, DoppelPaymer, dridex, Endpoint security, hands-on-keyboard, human-operated attacks, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection, Microsoft security intelligence, parinacota, ransomware, ryuk, Secure Score, Security deployment, Threat protection, trickbot, wadhrama

Credit to Author: Eric Avena| Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2020 17:00:31 +0000

In human-operated ransomware attacks, adversaries exhibit extensive knowledge of systems administration and common network security misconfigurations, perform thorough reconnaissance, and adapt to what they discover in a compromised network.

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Mailto Ransomware under the skin of explorer.exe

March 3, 2020 admin cybersecurity, mailto, ransomware

Credit to Author: Priyanka Shinde| Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2020 09:54:12 +0000

All of us, at some point in time, must have heard the story of Wolf and the flock of sheep. The fooling trick used by the wicked wolf of pretending to be a sheep is still in use by many malware authors. They pretend to be genuine processes to achieve…

Kaspersky Security

Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 131

February 26, 2020 admin 2fa, EU, Facebook, news, phishing, podcast, ransomware, ring, Twitter

Credit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 19:30:51 +0000

Dave and Jeff discuss the EU’s response to Facebook’s pleas for regulation, ransomware shutting down a US energy company, Ring requiring 2FA, and more.

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Hackers Expand Their Repertoire as Trend Micro Blocks 52 Billion Threats in 2019

February 25, 2020 admin CISO, phishing, ransomware, Roundup Report, Security

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 15:56:29 +0000

Variety is welcome in most walks of life, but not when it comes to the threat landscape. Yet that is unfortunately the reality facing modern cybersecurity professionals. As Trend Micro’s 2019 roundup report reveals, hackers have an unprecedented array of tools, techniques and procedures at their disposal today. With 52 billion unique threats detected by…

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Independent Krebs

Zyxel Fixes 0day in Network Storage Devices

February 24, 2020 admin 0day, 500mhz, alex holden, cert coordination center, cert-cc, cve-2020-9054, DHS, emotet, Hold Security, Latest Warnings, ransomware, The Coming Storm, Time to Patch, Zero-Day, zyxel communications corp.

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 17:13:11 +0000

Networking hardware vendor Zyxel today released an update to fix a critical flaw in many of its network attached storage (NAS) devices that can be used to remotely commandeer them. The patch comes 12 days after KrebsOnSecurity alerted the company that precise instructions for exploiting the vulnerability were being sold for $20,000 in the cybercrime underground. Based in Taiwan, Zyxel Communications Corp. (a.k.a “ZyXEL”) is a maker of networking devices, including Wi-Fi routers, NAS products and hardware firewalls. The company has roughly 1,500 employees and boasts some 100 million devices deployed worldwide. While in many respects the class of vulnerability addressed in this story is depressingly common among Internet of Things (IoT) devices, the flaw is notable because it has attracted the interest of groups specializing in deploying ransomware at scale.

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A week in security (February 17 – 23)

February 24, 2020 admin a week in security, awis, BlueKeep, catfishing, Chrome Extension, Crypto scams, deepfakes, Elections, Epic Games, firmware, IDaaS, identity-as-a-service, jamila kaya, LokiBot, ransomware, scammers, Twitter, voatz, Week in security, weekly blog roundup, youtube hack

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 16:32:34 +0000

A roundup of the previous week’s most notable security stories and events, including cloud identity management, a noteworthy Twitter scam-tastrophy, RobbinHood ransomware, and more.

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A week in security

Tags: awis BlueKeep catfishing Chrome Extension Crypto scams deepfakes elections epic games firmware IDaaS identity-as-a-service Jamila Kaya LokiBot ransomware scammers twitter Voatz week in security weekly blog roundup YouTube hack

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Why managed service providers (MSP) are critical for business continuity

February 24, 2020 admin Compliance, managed service providers, MSP, msps, Opinion, ransomware, SMB, zero unemployment rate

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 16:00:00 +0000

What many don’t realize is that SMBs need the same level of protection from threats that are usually only afforded to enterprises. Managed service providers (MSPs) are the key to getting the protection and service they need while staying on budget.

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Opinion

Tags: compliance managed service providers MSP MSPs ransomware SMB zero unemployment rate