Network World

DECEMBER 29, 2016

In November, researchers from cybersecurity firm Invincea reported a vulnerability that could have allowed hackers to infect Belkin WeMo smart plugs with malware. In 2015, when researchers from vulnerability intelligence firm Rapid7 analyzed nine Internet-connected baby monitors, they found hardcoded credentials in four of them.

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CTOvision

MARCH 12, 2015

Phishing, malware, and zero-days top of mind. Of 10 designated categories of cyberthreats, phishing/spear-phishing, malware, and zero-day attacks are perceived as posing the greatest risk to responding organizations. Denial of service attacks, watering hole attacks, and drive-by downloads are of least concern.

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Network World

MAY 24, 2016

Data breaches caused by malicious insiders and malicious code can take as long 50 days or more to fix, according to Ponemon Institute's 2015 Cost of Cyber Crime Study. While malware, viruses, worms, trojans, and botnets take only an estimated 2-5 days to fix.

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Network World

MARCH 8, 2017

Today Cisco Talos wrote : “Crypt0l0cker has gone through a long evolution, the adversaries are updating and improving the malware on a regular basis. Several indicators inside the samples we have analyzed point to a new major version of the malware.

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Network World

APRIL 11, 2017

High-profile hacking attacks might dominate the headlines, but one of the biggest risks to your security isn’t software vulnerabilities or malware—it’s phishing attacks. million phishing attacks last year alone, up 65 percent over 2015, according to the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG). There were more than 1.2

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Forrester IT

MAY 18, 2016

According to Cisco, Facebook scams were the most common form of malware distributed in 2015 , and in its most recent annual internet crime report, the FBI highlighted that social media-related events had quadrupled over the past five years.

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Network World

MARCH 13, 2017

Ransomware doesn’t sneak into your PC like ordinary malware. million in 2015 to 638 million in 2016, an increase of 167 times year over year, according to Sonicwall —even as the number of malware attacks declined. It bursts in, points a gun at your data, and screams for cash—or else.

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Network World

MARCH 29, 2017

This would put criminals on pace to make nearly $1 billion from their use of the malware just last year. The most popular types of malcode we observed in 2016 were Android malware, banking Trojans, ransomware offerings and DDoS-as-a-service vendors. The malware was named Nuclear Bot, or NukeBot , at the time.

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Network World

JULY 7, 2016

The company said Thursday that malware installed in point-of-sale systems was discovered at over 1,000 of its franchised U.S. The breach began in fall 2015 and wasn't discovered until early this year. The breach began in fall 2015 and wasn't discovered until early this year.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 20, 2020

But the GRU members being charged in this case started with other strains of malware and a narrow target: Ukraine's power grid. Assistant Attorney General For National Security, John Demers, says the power grid attacks in 2015 and 2016 were the first known destructive attacks against civilian critical infrastructure. and a large U.S.

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CTOvision

JULY 28, 2015

The list of affected vehicles includes : 2013-2015 MY Dodge Viper specialty vehicles 2013-2015 Ram 1500, 2500 and 3500 pickups 2013-2015 Ram 3500, 4500, 5500 Chassis Cabs 2014-2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Cherokee SUVs 2014-2015 Dodge Durango SUVs 2015 MY Chrysler 200, Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger sedans 2015 Dodge Challenger sports coupes.

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CTOvision

DECEMBER 19, 2014

See the interview here: Tactics Not Malware Are the Story. The hackers captured and exfiltrated hundreds of terabytes of data then torched the network with wiper malware. This is not to say the exploits or the malware were sophisticated — they are not. They will be all ears.

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Network World

JANUARY 5, 2017

KillDisk was one of the components associated with the Black Energy malware that a group of attackers used in December 2015 to hit several Ukrainian power stations, cutting power for thousands of people. Instead of wiping the data from the disk, the malware encrypts it and displays a message asking for 222 bitcoins to restore them.

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Cloud Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2014

The resulting breaches occur primarily through malware, including Trojan horses, adware, worms, viruses and downloaders [6]. Malware is malicious software created for egregious objectives. Malware is intended to be quiet and hidden as it enters environments and is executed. Most Active Malware Today.

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Network World

MARCH 8, 2017

National Security Agency and one of CIA's own divisions were responsible for the malware tools and operations attributed to a group that security researchers have dubbed the Equation. The Equation's cyberespionage activities were documented in February 2015 by researchers from antivirus vendor Kaspersky Lab.

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Network World

JANUARY 19, 2017

Average detection rates for known malware went down a couple of percentage points slightly from 2015 to 2016, he said, while detection rates for zero-days dropped in a big way - from an average of 80 percent down to 70 percent or lower. And the numbers didn't look good.

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Network World

JULY 28, 2016

The operation, dubbed AdGholas, has been running since at least October 2015. Security researchers have shut down a large-scale malvertising operation that used sophisticated techniques to remain undetected for months and served exploits to millions of computers. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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Network World

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Stolen or weak remote desktop credentials are routinely used to infect point-of-sale systems with malware, but recently they've also become a common distribution method for file-encrypting ransomware.

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Network World

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Called Umbreon, after a Pokémon character that hides in the darkness, the rootkit has been in development since early 2015 and is now being sold on the underground markets. It targets Linux-based systems on the x86, x86-64 and ARM architectures, including many embedded devices such as routers.

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CTOvision

JULY 31, 2015

Invincea Researchers to Present on Overcoming Security Data Science Challenges and Improving Malware Analysis with Graphical Images at Black Hat USA 2015 Conference. Facial Recognition Technology: Commercial Uses, Privacy Issues, and Applicable Federal Law, July 30, 2015. Consumers Rant to FCC about Net Neutrality - Nextgov.

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CTOvision

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

This article increases awareness for organizations seeking to enhance their digital risk posture against the increasing threat of ransomware (a type of malware) deployed by threat actors to prevent or limit users from accessing their system until a ransom is paid. million in 2015 to 638 million in 2016. Crystal Lister.

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CTOvision

MARCH 17, 2015

1 area of spending increase in 2015, with nearly half (46%) planning to invest more in access control, intrusion prevention, and virus and malware protection. Windows 10, with its new Enterprise-focused features, will knock Windows 7 out of its majority position by the end of 2015. Windows 10.

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CTOvision

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

43 percent of the phishing campaigns launched in 2015 targeted small businesses. A good mobile security protocol should include: Updated anti-malware software on all mobile devices. Small businesses also need to be concerned. Phishing campaigns are the main avenue for these cyber attacks on small businesses.

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CTOvision

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Speaking to hundreds of information technology professionals, security expert Reg Harnish did not once mention “malware.” 2015 Will See Big Advancements in Corporate Payments Technology. Nor did he delve headlong into the complexities of firewall protections. Technology News News technology Topics'

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CTOvision

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Now information from the most comprehensive database of threat intelligence (technical and human intelligence on actors, malware, exploits, targets, vulnerabilities, etc.) For more information see Verisign.com/iDefense or download the iDefense 2015 Threats and Trends report. But how do analysts determine the relevance of a threat?

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CTOvision

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Install malware protection software. Mobile malware used to be uncommon, but its popularity is growing. In 2015, however, it was discovered that attacks using XcodeGhost and YiSpecter did not require those same vulnerabilities. Here are a few protocols you should keep in mind when creating this process internally.

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Computer Weekly

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Basic security controls and malware-detection tools could have prevented the breach of more than 21 million records at the US Office of Personnel Management in 2015, claims a congressional report

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CTOvision

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Consumerization —The cloud is expected to grow to $121 billion by 2015. Devices linked to Wi-Fi will be targets for exploitation, with Android and iPhone malware expected to rise. Internet-connected devices will hit 25 billion by 2015 and reach 50 billion by 2020, predicts Cisco Systems’ Internet Business Solutions Group.

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CTOvision

JUNE 28, 2016

Analysts believe that most malware goes undetected from 100-250+ days. What if machines could detect malware early in the kill chain? Analysts estimate up to 40% of machines on our networks are infected with malware. Malware is a big problem for analysts. A Recipe for Teaching Computers to Identify Malware.

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CTOvision

JANUARY 28, 2015

FAIRFAX, VA – Janary 27, 2015: Invincea, Inc., 8,935,773 for “Malware Detector.”. Grew revenue in Invincea Labs research division by 150% over 2013, while successfully launching its Cynomix crowdsourced malware analysis platform in Invincea Research Edition and at Cynomix.org. Added 400 New Enterprise Customers to Total 1.8M

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CTOvision

JANUARY 28, 2016

Among in-house counsel whose companies experienced a breach, 47% said it had occurred in 2014 or 2015. Employee error was the most frequent cause of a breach (24%), followed by inside jobs (15%), phishing (12%), access through a third party (12%), lost laptop or device (9%), application vulnerability (7%), and malware (7%).

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

This circumvents Microsoft’s anti-hijacking protections that the company built into Windows 10 to ensure malware couldn’t hijack default apps. Mozilla has been trying to convince Microsoft to improve its default browser settings in Windows since its open letter to Microsoft in 2015. Microsoft tells us this is not supported in Windows.

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CTOvision

APRIL 15, 2015

Fairfax, VA, — April 15, 2015 — Invincea, Inc., 1] Today, Invincea Advanced Endpoint Protection 5 becomes the first unified advanced threat protection solution to contain targeted attacks, identify existing compromises and re-establish control by eradicating malware – all with a single small-footprint integrated agent.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 24, 2022

They then gained access to a customer service database and uploaded malware to capture sensitive information. Definitive attribution for the attack has never been reported, however, a Latvian computer programmer is doing 14 years in prison for developing malware that someone used in this data breach. Records affected: 21.5

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Network World

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

According to the Thales Group, a defense-, security-, and aerospace-focused technology firm, 60% of corporate data now resides in the cloud, up from 30% in 2015. And 80% of enterprises have adopted a hybrid computing model.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 19, 2023

The global cost of ransomware rose from $325 million in 2015 to $20 billion in 2021, and is expected to climb to $265 billion by 2031. They're getting into the network, they're installing malware, maybe additional malware, as well. Some scary statistics: Ransomware attacks increased 13% from 2020 to 2021.

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CTOvision

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Santa Clara, CA , Feb 13, 2015 at 5:00:00 AM. February 13, 2015 – Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT), McAfee Labs, Palo Alto Networks® (NYSE: PANW) and Symantec (NASDAQ: SYMC), co-founders of the industry’s first cyber threat alliance, today announced that Barracuda Networks, Inc. Santa Clara, Calif.,

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