
Emergent threats, trends, and news annotated by some of the most well known and respected experts in the industry.
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Against a Rising Tide, Most Mid-market Orgs Aren’t Ready for Ransomware A recent survey from Barracuda Networks is showing that small and medium sized businesses are not prepared for ransomware attacks. Most of these businesses are aware of ransomware, the problem is they don’t know how to defend against ransomware. The fact that these businesses have limited security resources make them an attractive target for ransomware. Request the Ransomware Epidemic whitepaper from 4D5A Security for more information on how to defend against ransomware. Massive Google Docs phishing attack targeted credentials, permissions |
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Mirai’s Progeny Enslaves 120,000 IP Cameras – and Counting A new IoT botnet called Persirai has compromised more than 1000 different cameras. The Persirai botnet is also using zero-day exploits to attack cameras with password protection. Once the cameras are compromised they are used in DDoS attacks. |
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New ‘Dok’ dropper variant found, even after Apple revokes cert for Mac malware A new variant of the Dok dropper has been found by security researchers. The new variant is mitigated due to Apple revoking the certificate. The interesting thing about this new variant is the possible reuse of the python based attack in future malware attacks. While Mac’s are generally more secure than PCs, Mac users should still be wary of malware attacks. Here are two more Mac based malware attacks. A spyware attack and backdoor/rootkit attack. |
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FBI: Many companies ignore cybercrime warnings from government The FBI is saying more than a third of companies that get officially informed by the government that they are being targeted by cybercriminals do not act on this information. The reasons for ignoring these warnings can be many. The article covers the reasons briefly and give a quick break down of how and why these attacks are happening. |