Network World

MAY 25, 2017

Network traffic analysis should be used more in the fight against malware. That’s because pointers show up on the network “weeks and even months” in advance of new malicious software being uncovered, scientists from the Georgia Institute of Technology explain in an article on the school’s website.

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CTOvision

JANUARY 22, 2014

As always these articles represent my opinions and research; I will attempt to tie some of the different threads that have emerged related to the data breach that occurred in late 2013. In thread two, we are introduced to the potential culprit: Kaptoxa which is a purpose built form of malware for targeting POS systems.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Researchers from Yale University in the U.S. And synthetic DNA plays a part in lots of research including in the development of new therapeutics and vaccines. However, new research says the cybersecurity of this supply chain is unprepared to withstand cyberattacks that could secretly make synthetic DNA some sort of biological weapon.

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Computer Weekly

AUGUST 11, 2017

A Russian cyber espionage group is targeting hotel Wi-Fi networks to carry out malware infections and potentially steal credentials, researchers warn

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CTOvision

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

Solution provides real-time detection, identification, and mitigation of advanced malware that operates in endpoint volatile memory . product suite, combines Triumfant’s unique, patented malware detection software with new tools that can accurately track malware functionality operating in the volatile memory of the endpoint machine.

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CTOvision

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Paul Kocher, President, Cryptography Research. Cylance PROTECT takes a mathematical approach to malware identification, utilizing patent-pending machine learning techniques instead of signatures and sandboxes. This technique effectively renders new malware, viruses, bots and unknown future variants useless. Co3 Systems.

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Gizmodo

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Unpatched, years-old vulnerabilities in networking devices have allowed a noxious malware to infect thousands of AT&T customers in the U.S., The malware basically functions as a backdoor, one that could allow an attacker to penetrate networks, steal data, and… Read more.

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Network World

MARCH 17, 2017

In both cases attackers managed to infiltrate the Ask.com updater infrastructure to the point that they used legitimate Ask signing certificates to authenticate malware that was masquerading as software updates.

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CTOvision

APRIL 28, 2014

Here are my key take-aways from this year’s research: In every measure that matters, in every category, the bad guys are getting faster by automating. 92% of attacks studied in this research can be described and categorized by nine basic attack patterns of: Crimeware. Automate with them.

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Forrester IT

JUNE 24, 2021

The links below are a mixture of Forrester’s own research and third-party links. With ransomware continuing as a high-impact problem (with seemingly no end in sight), we’ve put together some useful ransomware resources for security practitioners. These include incident […].

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Network World

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

For network engineers and security leaders tasked with securing modern enterprise environments, the challenge of preventing lateral threat movement is critical. The emergence of IoT and OT devices, which are frequently deployed in factory and branch networks, has further complicated the issue.

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Tech Republic Security

APRIL 8, 2020

IntSights researchers surveyed the cyberthreat landscape, finding a wide variety of coronavirus-themed phishing lures, malware infections, network intrusions, scams, and disinformation campaigns.

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Network World

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Tests show that deploying malware in a persistent manner on load balancer firmware is within reach of less sophisticated attackers.

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CTOvision

JUNE 7, 2014

Here are the details: If you’re trying to stay ahead of advanced persistent threats getting inside your network while working with shrinking budgets that impact headcount and training, then you know that defending your enterprise isn’t easy. Understand benefits of automated malware removal, not just remediation.

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CTOvision

JULY 29, 2013

Oil, gas field sensors vulnerable to attack via radio waves - Researchers at IOActive have found a multitude of vulnerabilities in oil and gas field sensors. It could also increase the ability of the IC agencies to share data with each other. Via Defense News, more here. These monitor temperature and pipeline pressure among other things.

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CTOvision

JULY 29, 2015

Emerging Threats - now part of Proofpoint - is a world-leading provider of open source and commercial threat and malware intelligence. Founded in 2003 as a cyber security research community, Emerging Threats has become a de facto standard in network-based malware threat detection.

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Network World

JULY 31, 2024

AI-based security products are poised to transform industrial networking, but it won’t happen overnight, according to a new study from Cisco. The 2024 State of Industrial Networking Report was conducted with Sapio Research and surveyed 1,000 industry professionals across 17 countries.

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The Verge

JANUARY 26, 2021

Government-backed hackers based in North Korea are targeting individual security researchers through a number of means including a “novel social engineering method,” Google’s Threat Analysis Group is reporting. Hackers set up a network of Twitter accounts and a cybersecurity blog. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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CTOvision

AUGUST 4, 2014

Improved support for Windows user profile persistence and roaming/network-based user profiles. Serve client software updates from Windows File Shares (SMB), Unix file systems via SAMBA, Amazon S3, and any URL-based content delivery network. Invincea Management Service 2.1 x clients in a single interface. Date: Thursday, August 7, 2014.

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CTOvision

MAY 30, 2014

Here are the details: If you’re trying to stay ahead of advanced persistent threats getting inside your network while working with shrinking budgets that impact headcount and training, then you know that defending your enterprise isn’t easy. Understand benefits of automated malware removal, not just remediation.

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Network World

AUGUST 25, 2017

Researchers have posed an original solution to the problem: Use the vulnerability of these devices to inject a white worm that secures the devices. Also on Network World: How to improve IoT security +. Many of these devices remain a threat.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 11, 2024

The Raspberry Robin malware, a heavily obfuscated Windows worm first identified in late 2021, has become one of the most prevalent threats facing enterprises today. According to HP's Threat Research Team , threat actors have recently been delivering Raspberry Robin through malicious Windows Script Files (WSF).

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Network World

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Initially the country’s internet network mostly withstood with some outages and slowdowns, but that has changed over time as the aggressors devote more effort in destroying physical locations and deploying malware and other cybersecurity weapons.

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Network World

AUGUST 14, 2024

Companies in the telecommunications, insurance, pharma and life sciences industries can add over 1,000 new services every month, while those in financial services, healthcare and manufacturing industries often add over 200 new services monthly, says the security research group, which is part of Palo Alto Networks.

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Network World

OCTOBER 17, 2024

“Skill requirements are shifting faster than many practitioners can keep up, which is causing the cybersecurity talent gap to widen once again,” said Will Markow, vice president of applied research at Lightcast, in a statement. Can NaaS mitigate network skills gaps? There are an estimated 1.25

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CTOvision

MARCH 12, 2015

We should also mention that vendor sponsored research is absolutely influenced by the vendors. The particular vendors sponsoring this research are firms we know and love, but still bias does creep in. Here are key findings from the research : No shortage of cyberthreat challenges. Phishing, malware, and zero-days top of mind.

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CTOvision

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Malware Bytes defines the symmetric key encryption using an illustration where two communicating computers must know the secret code to encrypt and decrypt information. TechTarget explains that this type of encryption the public and private—to encrypt and decrypt files so that the information arrives to the other network safely.

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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 new program, dubbed OSX/Dok by researchers from Check Point Software Technologies, was distributed via email phishing campaigns to users in Europe.

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TechSpot

MARCH 10, 2023

Security researchers at Mandiant have uncovered a new malicious campaign against network appliances sold by SonicWall. The unknown actors behind the campaign are likely Chinese and working to benefit the Communist dictatorship, the analysts say, and the group is currently tracked as UNC4540. Read Entire Article

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CTOvision

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

The mandate of TTP is to move promising cybersecurity technologies developed under Department of Energy (DOE) National Labs and Federal Funded Research & Development Centers (FFRDC’s) into the private sector for further development. TTP is a program of collaboration and operates under the Cyber Security Division (CSD) of S & T.

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Network World

MAY 9, 2017

Over 100,000 internet-connected cameras may be falling prey to a new IoT malware that’s spreading through recently disclosed vulnerabilities in the products. The malware, called Persirai, has been found infecting Chinese-made wireless cameras since last month, security firm Trend Micro said on Tuesday.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 11, 2022

Networks are under pressure like never before. For networking security leaders, too many blind spots in their network security operations means too many vulnerabilities. Smart use of modern network security solutions and practices give CISOs their best chance fight against threats and mitigate risk. . Network Security

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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. Other researchers estimated economic payoff to criminals at $1 billion in 2016.

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Network World

MAY 5, 2017

Over the past year, a group of attackers has managed to infect hundreds of computers belonging to government agencies with a malware framework stitched together from JavaScript code and publicly available tools.

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CTOvision

JANUARY 28, 2015

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. Hundreds of malware forensic analysts are now using Invincea Research Edition.

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Network World

APRIL 17, 2017

Mirai -- a notorious malware that's been enslaving IoT devices -- has competition. A rival piece of programming has been infecting some of the same easy-to-hack internet-of-things products, with a resiliency that surpasses Mirai, according to security researchers.

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Network World

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Attackers are using encrypted channels to bypass traditional defenses, concealing malware, phishing campaigns, cryptomining/cryptojacking, and data theft within encrypted traffic. 5 key findings on encrypted attacks The ThreatLabz research team analyzed 32.1 Encrypted threats accounted for 87.2% of blocked attacks.

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