SecureWorld News

MARCH 2, 2021

However, unlike Hermes, Ryuk was never made available on the forum, and CryptoTech has since ceased all of its activities, so there is some doubt regarding the origins of the malware. The ANSSI notes that a privileged account of the domain is used for malware propagation. Who are the targets of Ryuk ransomware attacks? and Canada.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 13, 2021

This technique also helps verify that the operating system and its virtual environment are running directly on Intel hardware, as opposed to malware that is spoofing the hardware. Providing operating system visibility into the BIOS- and firmware-protection methods used at boot time.

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The Verge

MAY 27, 2021

We’ve known for a while that Apple isn’t going to make iMessage available outside of iOS devices, but this trial showed exactly how thoroughly Apple has considered expanding iMessage into other operating systems — and exactly why the company doesn’t want to. 8] Apple is still worried about malware downloads on the Mac.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 29, 2020

We released an advisory with the @FBI & @HHSgov about this #ransomware threat that uses #Trickbot and #Ryuk malware. October 29, 2020. Patch operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as manufacturers release updates. Set antivirus and anti-malware solutions to automatically update; conduct regular scans.

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Vox

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Juice jacking is when someone tampers with a charging station or USB port, allowing it to leach data from your phone or install malware on it while you top off your battery. And here’s a wave in 2020. Bad actors have figured out ways to use public USB ports to introduce malware and monitoring software onto devices.”

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Cloud Musings

OCTOBER 29, 2015

Some have predicted that 50 billion devices and objects will be connected to the Internet by 2020. Trying to lockdown a windows PC is bad enough, but now you need to worry about other operating systems. That type of environment absolutely changes the way companies deal with security. Odell: Every endpoint is a point of attack.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2023

In this blog post, we'll explore common techniques used to penetrate systems and how organizations can defend against each type of attack. Common Types of Cyber Attacks Common techniques that criminal hackers use to penetrate systems include social engineering, password attacks, malware, and exploitation of software vulnerabilities.

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Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 23, 2020

I recently stumbled across this utility to help protect your macOS-based system against persistent malware. I’m not sure if I should put this under “Hardware” or here under “Security”: Apple’s T2 chip has an “unfixable vulnerability” that could lead to significant system compromise.

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Vox

AUGUST 20, 2020

Prompted by Spotify’s complaint, the European Commission announced in June 2020 that it was investigating Apple for antitrust violations. The company even refused to offer Fortnite in Google’s Play store until April 2020, but because Android doesn’t force users to get apps through that store, Android users could still get the game.

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Scott Lowe

JUNE 19, 2020

This article from Carlos Fenollosa talks about his experience with a new 2020 MacBook Pro compared to his 2013-era MacBook Air. If you say that Linux malware doesn’t exist…read this article. The Citizen Lab uncovers Dark Basin , described in their words as a “massive hack-for-hire operation.”

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The Verge

AUGUST 19, 2021

A natural experiment in Vermont helped show the impacts In late October 2020, the University of Vermont Health Network was hit by a ransomware attack. The system couldn’t access electronic health records for nearly a month. Every computer at UVM Medical Center was infected with malware.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 29, 2020

But in terms of just one system, there's the actual operating system security of platform security itself. Does the operating system opt in to best practices as laid out by a number of standards? In 2020, we’re stuck in the middle of these two extremes right now. That’s security 101.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 29, 2020

But in terms of just one system, there's the actual operating system security of platform security itself. Does the operating system opt in to best practices as laid out by a number of standards? In 2020, we’re stuck in the middle of these two extremes right now. That’s security 101.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 20, 2020

But in terms of just one system, there's the actual operating system security of platform security itself. Does the operating system opt in to best practices as laid out by a number of standards? In 2020, we’re stuck in the middle of these two extremes right now. That’s security 101.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 15, 2021

I suppose such things happen, but what I remember was her telling her surprise when the system booted up and the Windows 95 splash screen came up … wait, what? Here we were in the 21st century, and the lab was using an operating system that was no longer supported by Microsoft. Vamosi: This is bad.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 15, 2021

I suppose such things happen, but what I remember was her telling her surprise when the system booted up and the Windows 95 splash screen came up … wait, what? Here we were in the 21st century, and the lab was using an operating system that was no longer supported by Microsoft. Vamosi: This is bad.

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Vox

DECEMBER 8, 2021

It’s also an outlier; rival mobile operating system Android allows pretty much any app, though app stores may have their own restrictions. You can buy a computer with a Microsoft operating system from a variety of manufacturers, and nearly 1,300 brands sell devices with Google’s Android operating system.

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The Verge

JANUARY 26, 2022

In the cultural imagination, they’re often antisocial, malevolent figures — usually male — whose obsession with the technical minutiae of computer systems leaves them wholly under-equipped for human interaction. They might be tempted by a USB stick labeled “salary information” and install malware on their laptop.

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The Verge

JULY 21, 2020

Google and Apple’s COVID-19 exposure notification system was supposed to preserve people’s privacy. But for the apps to work on smartphones with Google’s Android operating system, users must first turn on the device location setting, which enables GPS and may allow Google to determine their locations. Malathi Nayak / Bloomberg).

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