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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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 15, 2023

A second, more pernicious risk is the fact that ChatGPT can write malware. Sometimes the malware has errors, but with simple repetition the hacker can generate multiple working versions of the code. Such polymorphic malware is particularly hard to detect, because it may be different from one attack to another.

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Network World

JUNE 27, 2017

In as little as four hours, the bad guys can reverse engineer a software patch for an open-source content management system (CMS) and build an exploit capable of turning millions of websites into spammers, malware hosts or DDoS attackers.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 31, 2025

AD is a high-priority target for cyber criminals because compromising it enables them to: Distribute malware and/or ransomware on a massive number of endpoints: Hackers can achieve such a large footprint on end-user devices and internal systems that recovery at scale becomes impossible.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 31, 2025

If agents are compromised, attackers can use them to move laterally across the network, escalate their privileges to steal data, deploy malware and hijack critical internal systems. Unfortunately, many of the permissions given to AI agents are far too broad. Machines, on the other hand, dont complain.

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Network World

APRIL 27, 2016

And small ecommerce businesses, especially ones using an open source platform, are particularly susceptible to hacks and breaches. It only takes one click for malware, viruses and ransomware to in infiltrate your system, compromising important business data.” Cybersecurity – and security breaches – continues to be a hot topic.

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TechSpot

OCTOBER 1, 2021

One area focused on within the report is the current state of Android malware. "It It is an open source system with many vendors having their own Android versions (with their own vulnerabilities and patching problems)," Eset security awareness specialist Ondrej Kubovi? told The Register.

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Network World

MARCH 17, 2017

Several attacks observed over the past few months that rely heavily on PowerShell, open-source tools, and fileless malware techniques might be the work of a single group of hackers.

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Network World

MAY 8, 2017

Hackers compromised a download server for HandBrake, a popular open-source program for converting video files, and used it to distribute a macOS version of the application that contained malware. Because of this, users who downloaded HandBrake-1.0.7.dmg

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Galido

MARCH 2, 2020

Information Technology Blog - - List of Latest Malware Attacks in the World - Information Technology Blog. Malware in different forms has caused serious data loss to users around the world in the last few decades. Here, we have listed the latest malware attacks in the world that you should be aware of.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 17, 2023

Malware Distribution: Cloud exploitation can involve hosting or distributing malware through cloud-based platforms or services. Attackers may upload malicious files or applications to cloud storage or use cloud infrastructure to propagate malware to unsuspecting users. What can businesses do?

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Technical sophistication : The combination of living off the land techniques, open-source tools, and custom malware complicates detection and remediation efforts. Critical infrastructure at risk : Telecommunications networks and organizations with global footprints are prime targets for intelligence-gathering campaigns.

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CTOvision

JUNE 30, 2018

Emerging Threats - now part of Proofpoint - is a world-leading provider of open source and commercial threat and malware intelligence. Proofpoint is a next-generation cybersecurity company that protects your people, data and brand against advanced threats and compliance risks.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

It’s not quite clear what’s going on here, but the prevailing theory is that the 100 million-download strong app is getting mistaken for another one with the same exact name — one that might have been a clone of ZXing’s app and one that did add malware in a recent update, according to digital security firm MalwareBytes.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 13, 2024

For now, AFRL is experimenting with self-hosted open-source LLMs in a controlled environment. The tool, he said, could eventually be helpful with generating threat intelligence reports, reverse engineering malware, suggesting policy configurations, aggregating security data, and writing code, among other less technical use cases.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Automated application scanning tools Again, a wide set of pen testing tools fall under this umbrella (both open source and commercial). Talking about the tools used in red teaming by different organizations across the globe, there are plenty of red teaming tools, and interestingly, most of the good ones are open source.

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Tech Republic

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Jack Wallen ponders the rising tide of Linux malware and offers advice on how to help mitigate the issue. The post The rise of Linux malware: 9 tips for securing the OSS appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Network World

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

A wave of attacks that have recently affected banks and other enterprises used open-source penetration testing tools loaded directly into memory instead of traditional malware, making their detection much harder.

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Banking Open Source Malware Windows 150

CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 25, 2022

After all, you wouldn’t want your haptic glove to misbehave in the metaverse or your autonomous vehicle sensors to be hijacked by malware. Technology partners such as SUSE provide innovative open-source solutions to satisfy such edge computing requirements. Operating Systems for the edge. Learn more about SUSE here. .

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CTOvision

JUNE 28, 2016

What’s amazing about this project is that AirBnB has released it as open source to the community so that anyone can use it. Netflix is committed to open source, and has a very sophisticated real time workflow. Analysts believe that most malware goes undetected from 100-250+ days. With cybercrime, it’s the same.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Log4j is a widely-used open source Java logging library, and the vulnerability allowed threat actors to execute remote code on servers, potentially leading to unauthorized access and data breaches. As part of Operation Blacksmith, Lazarus has introduced three previously unseen malware families written in the DLang programming language.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 9, 2023

A major downside of a Superapp is that if compromised due to security vulnerabilities in the app’s code, a malware in its libraries, or a configuration error, it can become the-one-key-to-access-them-all for bad actors. Gartner anticipates that Superapps will be one of the top 10 strategic technology trends for 2023.

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CTOvision

JULY 31, 2015

Feds publish guide to setting up an open source project. Invincea Researchers to Present on Overcoming Security Data Science Challenges and Improving Malware Analysis with Graphical Images at Black Hat USA 2015 Conference. Army issues guidance for commercial cloud migration - FCW.com. Fighting fires with better data - GCN.com.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 1, 2020

With a name like Octopus Scanner, you might be picturing some kind of underwater malware with eight legs. And according to the GitHub Security Incident Response Team (SIRT), which recently encountered this malware, it's extremely rare. What is Octopus Scanner malware? In GitHub's case, the malware targeted NetBeans projects.

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Tech Republic

JUNE 5, 2024

Find out how the cyberespionage threat actor LilacSquid operates, and then learn how to protect your business from this security risk.

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Tech Republic Security

APRIL 24, 2024

A new report by cyber security firm Radware identifies the four main impacts of AI on the threat landscape emerging this year.

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CTOvision

APRIL 11, 2014

3) Cloudera (100% Apache-licensed open source CDH is the only distribution that offers batch processing, interactive SQL, interactive search, and role-based access controls. Also ask if it is possible to remove malware at speed (that will be an easy question for them to knock out of the park).

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Galido

JANUARY 12, 2017

Each computer system may have a malware or viruses, including Linux. In order to better understand antivirus programs, it may be beneficial to firstly understand the malware itself. There are many ways to prevent malware on the Linux operating systems. If there is a malware already, there are ways for it to be quickly removed.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 10, 2025

Create custom malware that adapts to countermeasures in real time. Widespread AI accessibility: Open-source AI tools and frameworks like TensorFlow, PyTorch, and GPT-based models are readily available. Identify weak points in security systems faster than traditional methods.

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Tech Republic Security

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The attack framework of probable Chinese origin used by cybercriminals has been discovered. The post New Alchimist attack framework hits Windows, Linux and Mac appeared first on TechRepublic.

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CTOvision

JUNE 24, 2015

I know my PC pretty well and I didn’t have any crappy malware accidentally installed. Apparently the issue is that someone added the non-open source component for Google Now to the open source code for Chromium. and looked for a process to blame on that dodgy activity. Who is listening to me?

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Google Open Source Malware Mobile 150

The Verge

DECEMBER 10, 2021

If exploited, the vulnerability allows remote code execution on vulnerable servers, giving an attacker the ability to import malware that would completely compromise machines. The vulnerability is found in log4j, an open-source logging library used by apps and services across the internet.

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Network World

JUNE 6, 2024

Gartner cautions that Cloudflare lacks some features, such as file malware sandboxing, DEM, and full-featured built-in reporting and analytics. Features include the ability to support remote browser isolation, DLP, and cloud malware detection. Barracuda’s SASE platform boasts a tight integration with Microsoft Azure.

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

A new Linux version of Royal ransomware is targeting VMware ESXi virtual machines. Learn more about this security threat and how to protect from it. The post Royal ransomware spreads to Linux and VMware ESXi appeared first on TechRepublic.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 15, 2023

It’s important to understand that launching an offensive cybersecurity strategy does not mean abandoning traditional defensive measures such as deploying firewalls, intrusion detection systems (IDS), anti-malware software, patch management, security information and event management (SIEM), and other such tools.

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The Verge

MARCH 21, 2022

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine draws on, consequences are being felt by many parts of the technology sector, including open-source software development. The use of such software can lead to malware infection of personal and corporate computers, as well as IT infrastructure. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 13, 2022

United States Cyber Command recently announced it has successfully identified and disclosed multiple open source tools that Iranian threat actors have been using in networks all around the world. These threat actors belong to a group collectively known as MuddyWater—also known by names such as MERCURY, Seedworm, and Static Kitten.

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