CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 25, 2025

5 key findings: AI usage and threat trends The ThreatLabz research team analyzed activity from over 800 known AI/ML applications between February and December 2024. The surge was fueled by ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Grammarly, and other generative AI tools, which accounted for the majority of AI-related traffic from known applications.

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Tech Republic Security

APRIL 29, 2020

Application Guard for Office and Safe Documents will make phishing attacks harder and the Office experience better for users, starting with Office 365 Pro Plus and E5 licences.

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Network World

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Among the skills noted in the 2024 ISC2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study as lacking are: Artificial intelligence/machine learning: 34% Cloud computing security: 30% Zero Trust implementation: 27% Digital forensics and incident response: 25% Application security: 24% Penetration testing: 24% Threat intelligence analysis: 20% Security engineering: 20% Malware (..)

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CTOvision

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

The video below explores DDP Protected Workspace and uniquely addresses healthcare regulations related to malware prevention. Individuals take malware and obtain the characteristics pertaining to the individual and find ways to get around the malware inspections in place. The malware is from external agents.

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Network World

OCTOBER 11, 2024

And, it said, “as organizations ramp up their use of cloud-native applications so, too, does the amount of sensitive data they store there increase — including customer and employee information and business IP. The flaws Overall, the study said, 74% of organizations had publicly exposed storage, some of which included sensitive data.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 4, 2025

The report also highlighted that Chinese groups continue to share malware tools a long-standing hallmark of Chinese cyber espionage with the KEYPLUG backdoor serving as a prime example. Vault Panda has used many malware families shared by Chinese threat actors, including KEYPLUG, Winnti, Melofee, HelloBot, and ShadowPad.

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IT Toolbox

JULY 25, 2024

Telegram has patched a zero-day flaw in its Android application that allows attackers to hide malicious payloads in video files. The post Threat Actors Exploit Telegram Zero-Day Vulnerability Hiding Malware in Video Files appeared first on Spiceworks Inc. Learn more about the flaw and how it affects Telegram users.

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Tech Republic Security

JULY 20, 2017

Hardware can fail and malware happens to the best of us. Don't be caught without the ability to restore a computer: Use one of these 10 free backup programs instead.

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Network World

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Furthermore, IoT malware attacks have been on the rise. ThreatLabz reported a 45% increase in IoT malware attacks over the past year, with a 12% increase in payload delivery attempts to IoT devices. The manufacturing sector experienced the highest volume of IoT malware attacks, accounting for 36% of all observed blocks.

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Network World

APRIL 28, 2017

A new malware program that targets macOS users is capable of spying on encrypted browser traffic to steal sensitive information. The malware was attached to the email as a file called Dokument.zip. What makes OSX/Dok interesting is that it was digitally signed with a valid Apple developer certificate.

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Network World

OCTOBER 21, 2024

A Zero Trust platform ensures applications and data are not visible to the public internet and users are only provided least privilege access, preventing lateral movement and protecting against ransomware attacks. As organizations grow their use of cloud applications, the number of remote users also increases.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 23, 2023

This comes as organizations are racing to ship software as quickly as possible to deliver new features and cloud applications to remain competitive. The infamous Solar Winds attack occurred because a build system was exploited, and malware was spread to 18,000 clients. Did everything undergo all the appropriate checks and controls?

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Network World

MAY 26, 2021

The Center for Internet Security has updated its set of safeguards for warding off the five most common types of attacks facing enterprise networks—web-application hacking, insider and privilege misuse, malware, ransomware, and targeted intrusions.

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Network World

AUGUST 27, 2024

The generative AI tool is called Project Cypress, and it was announced last year as a tech preview, says Umesh Mahajan, vice president and general manager for application networking and security at Broadcom, which completed its acquisition of VMware last November. The tool can also suggest remediations, but it won’t act on its own.

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Network World

MAY 9, 2019

Cisco has added support for Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) to its million-plus ISR/ASR edge routers, in an effort to reinforce branch and core network malware protection at across the SD-WAN. Cisco last year added its Viptela SD-WAN technology to the IOS XE version 16.9.1 What are the options for security SD-WAN?

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The technology also facilitates network slicing, which allows organisations to create wireless virtual networks for specific applications or departments. More than ever, businesses are concerned that threat actors could place malware on their OT networks and syphon valuable data over an extended period.

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Network World

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Data theft is a universal fear, and malware that interferes with applications and operations is an important problem for over 90% of CIOs. As far as approaches or targets are concerned, 100% say access security on applications and data is essential and so is regular malware scanning.

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Network World

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Called Okyo Garde, the bundle incuds Wi-Fi-6-based hardware and mobile application-security software that includes threat-intelligence updates, and sells the hardware and software to enterprises as a customizable subscription.

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Network World

AUGUST 23, 2023

Versa is bolstering the AI security management features of its integrated Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) package to include improved malware detection for Advanced Threat Protection, network microsegmention and generative AI protection to help customers better detect and quickly mitigate threats to their networked service and applications.

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CTOvision

JULY 10, 2019

Mobile malware dubbed Agent Smith has infected about 25 million devices, mainly in India and other Asian countries, but other countries have also been affected, including the UK and US, according to security researchers at Check Point Software Technologies.

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Network World

JUNE 13, 2024

The life cycle of a cyberattack Regardless of the method that threat actors use to commit cyberattacks—phishing, malware, and, yes, ransomware—the stages of every attack are remarkably similar. In cyber terms, this translates into the user, device, or vulnerable asset being compromised by a phishing or malware attack. Stay up to date.

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CTOvision

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Read Mary Branscombe explain the nature of fileless malware and what you can do to protect against it on Tech Republic : When you get tricked by a phishing mail and open a document attachment that has a malicious macro or a link to a malicious site, or you download an infected application, there’s a […].

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Network World

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The capabilities help identify malware , data exfiltration, and other malicious traffic, and they also help ensure security compliance and the integrity of data in transit. The new capabilities can automatically identify applications and domains safe for inspection, eliminating the need for bypass lists.

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Tech Republic

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

A new malware is bypassing an Android 13 security measure that restricts permissions to apps downloaded out of the legitimate Google Play Store.

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Network World

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Security pros need to pay attention to malicious activities that don’t rely on actual malware to succeed, according to a study by Carbon Black. Non-malware attacks are at the highest levels we have seen and should be a major focus for security defenders during the coming year,” it says. million-plus endpoints.

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

And while ML has frequently been used to make sense of big data—to improve business performance and processes and help make predictions—it has also proven priceless in other applications, including cybersecurity. All data and applications aren’t running on-premises, as hybrid and multicloud are the new normal.

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Security: Protecting your backups is the last line of defense As ransomware and malware evolve, attackers increasingly target backup systems traditionally considered the last line of defense. After malware has encrypted critical data, no one wants to discover that recoverable backups dont exist.

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CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 24, 2022

The “sting” of a ransomware or malware attack is removed quickly, efficiently, and comprehensively. This enables customers to have optimal application and workload performance, as well as substantial storage consolidation driving increased efficiency and reduced total cost.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 21, 2025

Perhaps one of the most anticipated applications of AI in cybersecurity is in the realm of behavioral analytics and predictive analysis. It can even create custom malware that can adapt and evolve to evade detection. These are the kinds of attacks that AI-enabled cybercriminals are now capable of producing.

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Tech Republic Security

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

A new report from Check Point claims that the average day in an enterprise organization is rife with malware and malicious applications.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 25, 2024

Malware, phishing, and ransomware are fast-growing threats given new potency and effectiveness with AI – for example, improving phishing attacks, creating convincing fake identities or impersonating real ones. Adopting still more, individual security tools, now with AI incorporated, is already happening.

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Network World

MAY 4, 2017

When Microsoft made it possible for enterprises to quickly resolve incompatibilities between their applications and new Windows versions, it didn't intend to help malware authors as well. Yet, this feature is now abused by cybercriminals for stealthy and persistent malware infections.

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TechSpot

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Cybersecurity researchers at Pradeo regularly update an article identifying mobile applications available on the Google Play Store infected with Joker malware. The latest entry, which came yesterday, highlighted an app called Color Message.

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Forrester IT

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Devices blew up due to malware or adware, and users got […]. The Decade Cyber Went Mainstream Yes, technically, decades begin in years that end in one, but it’s easier to say the 2010s than the 2011s. Prior to 2010, cybersecurity was an insular domain. No one really cared, until something they were using didn’t work.

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The Verge

AUGUST 31, 2020

Apple accidentally approved common malware disguised as an update for Adobe Flash Player to run on macOS, according to a new report. According to security researcher Patrick Wardle, Apple approved an app that contained code used by a well-known malware called Shlayer.

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Dataconomy

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Kaspersky researchers have identified a malware campaign, dubbed SparkCat, distributing malicious applications on both Android and iOS platforms since March 2024. This malware employs optical character recognition (OCR) to scan photo libraries for cryptocurrency wallet recovery phrases.

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Network World

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Security researchers have discovered a new way that allows malware to inject malicious code into other processes without being detected by antivirus programs and other endpoint security systems. These special tables are provided by the operating system and can be used to share data between applications.

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