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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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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CTOvision

JULY 28, 2015

Chrysler has upgraded its network, to prevent future remote hacking. Mobile Malware and Future Threats (ctovision.com). The recent recall response is due to the Wired magazine article on the two hackers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek, who were able to wirelessly commandeer a Jeep Cherokee through the Uconnect system.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Wendy's (2015-2016): The restaurant chain experienced a significant breach affecting over 1,000 locations, with customer payment card data compromised. Dunkin' Donuts (2015-2018): The company faced multiple credential stuffing attacks that led to unauthorized access to customer accounts. Subway U.K. 2020): The sandwich chain's U.K.

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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

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Richard Stiennon’s There Will Be Cyberwar: How The Move to Network-Centric War Fighting Has Set The Stage For Cyberwar highlights the disparity of the speed at which technology emerges with the speed at which security for the technology is developed. There have been no attacks, yet, but the malware is in the systems for espionage purposes.

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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. The flaw was located in a configuration protocol that worked over the local area network and didn't require any authentication.

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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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SecureWorld News

APRIL 19, 2021

Some were hackers, others developed the malware installed on computers, and still others crafted the malicious emails that duped victims into infecting their company systems. FIN7 members engaged in highly sophisticated malware campaigns to attack hundreds of U.S. FIN7 operated internationally but had incredible success in the U.S.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 24, 2022

Adult FriendFinder Networks data breach (2016). Summary: The attackers gained access to Target's networks in 2013 through stolen credentials of a third party vendor—the company that serviced HVAC systems. They then gained access to a customer service database and uploaded malware to capture sensitive information.

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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. Suspicious emails, fraudulent websites and SMS texts with malicious embedded links are the most common ways hackers can get into your servers and infect your network. Regular mobile audits of devices and the network(s).

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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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CTOvision

JUNE 28, 2016

Today people are revisiting Marvin Minksy’s work on neural networks, and the NSA is big on Bayesian networks, which are based on Bayes’ algorithm. Analysts believe that most malware goes undetected from 100-250+ days. What if machines could detect malware early in the kill chain? Malware is a big problem for analysts.

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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

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Now information from the most comprehensive database of threat intelligence (technical and human intelligence on actors, malware, exploits, targets, vulnerabilities, etc.) Government’s Office of Personnel Management (OPM), organizations managing critical networks and data are watching their worst nightmares play out on a public stage.

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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

DECEMBER 19, 2014

See the interview here: Tactics Not Malware Are the Story. The #SonyHack is the equivalent of detonating a nuclear bomb on a network that employed four key stratagems: capture, destroy, extort, and publish. The hackers captured and exfiltrated hundreds of terabytes of data then torched the network with wiper malware.

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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. ABOUT PALO ALTO NETWORKS. Santa Clara, Calif.,

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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

MARCH 20, 2017

In 2015, social engineering became the No. These successful social engineering methods often use phishing and malware. Social engineering is the strongest method of attack against the enterprise’s weakest vulnerability, its people. Criminal hackers recognize this fact.

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Galido

JUNE 20, 2016

Billion in Damages; network/email worm. Originally posted 2015-08-04 23:02:48. With the evolution of the Internet and modern software, we have witnesses a whole host of deadly computer viruses, especially from the millennium onwards. Morris Worm. Code Red Virus. Cyber Threat History: Code Red Virus 2001; China, 1m infected, $2.75

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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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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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GeekWire

JUNE 9, 2023

The suit touches on two of Microsoft’s biggest acquisitions; a Twitter exchange between two well-known figures in cybersecurity; and the tech giant’s efforts to disrupt the criminal network behind the Trickbot malware. “Microsoft seemingly took issue with Mr.

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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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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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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

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

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. A successful ransomware attack can encrypt corporate data, bringing business to a screeching halt.

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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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CTOvision

JULY 13, 2016

According to the 2015 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, 85 percent of data breaches go undetected. Cyber attackers always seem one step ahead of their targets, meaning that even if organizations use firewalls and anti-malware programs, hackers can still find ways around the defenses.

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Galido

DECEMBER 28, 2018

In 2015, the Wall Street Journal estimated that the cost of cyber crime in the U.S. Computer networks give numerous opportunities for cyber attack. Stop Malware Attacks and Online Identity Theft. A common way for malware to attack is for it to find exploits and vulnerabilities in a system. Why Should You Care?

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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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CTOvision

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

and others countries much publicized and unwanted attention, network defenses proved vulnerable to a new breed of highly targeted and sophisticated cyber-attacks. Consumerization —The cloud is expected to grow to $121 billion by 2015. As data breaches brought the U.S. Set your plan; create a real-time strategy and goals.

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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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