Thus far in our series we have reviewed a sophisticated ransomware utilizing stealth and lateral movement techniques, an infamous case of wiperware masquerading as ransomware spread by hacked nation-state tools and an ever-changing swiss army knife which exists as a tool run by one criminal organization offering services to many. Today, in 2019, the[…]
No, not that guy! *Scranos*. Scranos, the data-stealing malware which, according to ZDnet in an article dated June 13, 2019 claims, “…has returned with new attacks and nasty upgraded features”. It’s not quite as scary as a being capable of erasing half the population of earth, but you would not know that when reading[…]
Recently, shouts rang loud from technical publications and news agencies far and wide: Quick! Patch everything! Share the news! Microsoft thinks the possibility of another WannaCry is real. Pundits opine the threat must be horrendous if Microsoft is releasing a patch for an operating system for which they dropped support over 5 years ago. I[…]
Scary new attacks spike! Be afraid! Buy stuff! It’s complicated, hire expensive help! Well, it is scary if you have poor posture. Complex, expensive software is necessary without a proper stance. Need proof? Of course, that’s why you are here, right? Let’s take a look at the big, bad boogyman we’re now told to fear…[…]
Can we talk about posture for a moment? I’m talking about cybersecurity posture. My bet is most people reading this are in a “default-allow” posture on their local PC at home and at work. What do I mean? Your computer’s CPU allows everything to execute. Unless the thing executing has been previously seen doing bad things,[…]
Protect ourselves with cyber security is fundamental. In our organization, personal life, as well as in our schools. “Cyber security practitioners, perform job functions related to protecting and defending information systems. This is done by ensuring their availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality, and non-repudiation.” CyberSec First Responders Certification Benjamin Franklin; “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound[…]
Begin protecting your computer today by using advanced application control. Given the volume of unknown malware, new variants, zero-day exploits, and hackers that are stealing and/or posting your data online, what good is any software that cannot stop the hack? The second your data is stolen, you’re done! There is no remediation. Except to pay fines and eat the[…]
Critical Line of Defense Understanding your layers of defense to protect against malware and breaches is mission critical for the entire organization today. Each layer has a function and purpose, and is meant to stop malware before it strikes. (To simplfy this discussion let’s leave out detection and remediation since that is really after a breach occurs,[…]