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Mac threat detections on the rise in 2019

December 16, 2019 0 Comments browser extensions, mac, mac adware, mac malware, mac telemetry, mac threat detections, mac threats, newtab, potentially unwanted programs, PUPs, Safari

Credit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 18:40:06 +0000

For the first time ever, Mac threats broke into Malwarebytes’ top five overall detections of 2019. Take a look at this and other telemetry that shows Mac malware is certainly on the rise.

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A week in security (December 9 – 15)

December 16, 2019 0 Comments A week in security, credit card, credit card skimmer, ryuk, Ryuk ransomware, security operations center, security operations centers, smart doorbells, women in cybersecurity

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 17:08:30 +0000

A roundup of cybersecurity news from December 9 – 15, including smart doorbell concerns, a new credit card skimmer vulnerability, and a deep dive into Ryuk ransomware.

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A week in security

Tags: credit card credit card skimmer ryuk Ryuk ransomware security operations center security operations centers smart doorbells Women in CyberSecurity

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New Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) veterans program aims to bridge skills gap, diversify sector

December 13, 2019 0 Comments careers, craig newmark, craig newmark philanthropies, cybersecurity skills gap, facebook cybersecurity university for veterans, second watch, Skills Gap, skills shortage, veteran fellowship award, veteran's assistance program, veterans program, vetsuccess, wicys, women in cybersecurity, zero employment

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2019 17:02:07 +0000

A shortage of skilled professionals is a recognized, longstanding problem in the cybersecurity industry—but does it hold merit? Nonprofit Women in CyberSecurity challenge the notion with a new program connecting skilled veterans to security jobs.

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Tags: Craig Newmark Craig Newmark Philanthropies cybersecurity skills gap Facebook Cybersecurity University for Veterans Second Watch skills gap skills shortage Veteran Fellowship Award Veteran’s Assistance Program veterans program VetSuccess WiCyS Women in CyberSecurity zero employment

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5 tips for building an effective security operations center (SOC)

December 13, 2019 0 Comments Business, endpoint protection, incident responder, incident response plan, irp, malware identification, managed service provider, msp, reverse engineering, security analyst, security operations center, security operations centers, security orchestration, siem solution, soc, soc team, socs, threat hunter, threat hunting

Credit to Author: Gilad Maayan| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2019 16:00:00 +0000

A security operations center (SOC) can significantly improve an organization’s security posture, but it’s not a perfect solution and can be challenging to implement. Read on to learn how to clear hurdles and build an effective SOC team.

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Tags: Endpoint Protection incident responder incident response plan IRP malware identification managed service provider MSP reverse engineering security analyst security operations center security operations centers security orchestration SIEM solution SOC SOC team SOCs threat hunter threat hunting

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Threat spotlight: The curious case of Ryuk ransomware

December 12, 2019 0 Comments aes, average ransom amount, bitpaymer, BitPaymer ransomware, cryptotech, death note, emotet, far eastern international bank, feib, gabriela nicolao, gandcrab, hermes, hermes 2.1, luciano martins, pseudo-ransomware, ransom.ryuk, RDP, remote desktop protocol, rsa, russian threat actors, ryuk, Ryuk ransomware, shinigami’s revenge: the long tail of the ryuk ransomware, Threat spotlight, tribune publishing, trickbot, wake-on-lan, wizard spider, wol

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 22:33:53 +0000

From comic book death god to ransomware baddie, Ryuk ransomware remains a mainstay when organizations find themselves in a crippling malware pinch. We look at Ryuk’s origins, attack methods, and how to protect against this ever-present threat.

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Threat spotlight

Tags: AES average ransom amount BitPaymer BitPaymer ransomware CryptoTech Death Note emotet Far Eastern International Bank FEIB Gabriela Nicolao gandcrab Hermes Hermes 2.1 Luciano Martins pseudo-ransomware Ransom.Ryuk rdp remote desktop protocol RSA Russian threat actors ryuk Ryuk ransomware Shinigami’s revenge: the long tail of the Ryuk ransomware tribune publishing trickbot Wake-on-LAN Wizard Spider WoL

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The little-known ways mobile device sensors can be exploited by cybercriminals

December 11, 2019 0 Comments accelerometer, Android, camera, Google, gyroscope, Internet of Things, iOS, IoT, iPhone, microphone, Mobile, mobile device sensors, mobile devices, mobile phone, mobile phones, Mobile Security, mobile sensors

Credit to Author: Logan Strain| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 17:51:03 +0000

Mobile device sensors offer great utility to users—from taking pictures and commanding voice assistants to determining which direction to flip your screen. However, they harbor little-known vulnerabilities that could be exploited by crafty cybercriminals.

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Tags: accelerometer Android camera Google gyroscope Internet of Things iOS IoT iPhone microphone Mobile mobile device sensors mobile devices mobile phone mobile phones mobile security mobile sensors

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Hundreds of counterfeit online shoe stores injected with credit card skimmer

December 10, 2019 0 Comments counterfeit, credit card, fraud, Magecart, shoes, skimmers, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 17:30:50 +0000

A Magecart credit card skimmer was found injected into hundreds of counterfeit, brand-name shoe stores—a one-two punch of victimization for users first duped with fake goods then stripped of their personal data.

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Please don’t buy this: smart doorbells

December 9, 2019 0 Comments amazon, august view, bitdefender, black friday, christmas, cyber monday, el monte, Gizmodo, google nest hello, jeff bezos, motherboard, please don't buy this, ring, senator ed markey, senator ron wyden, smart doorbells, the intercept, vice

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2019 17:15:56 +0000

This holiday season, please reconsider buying smart doorbells to protect your online shipments. The cybersecurity and privacy risks are too severe.

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A week in security (December 2 – December 8)

December 9, 2019 0 Comments A week in security, amazon, bank, buckets, phish, week in security, weekly roundup, xmas

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2019 16:47:06 +0000

A roundup of the previous week’s security blogs and other news, including a new ransomware, an explanation of containerization, fixing leaky buckets, jewelry heists, and more.

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