Lucian Constantin
CSO Senior Writer
Lucian Constantin writes about information security, privacy, and data protection for CSO.
How ransomware negotiations work
Here's what experienced negotiators say your organization should expect if it ever needs to pay a ransomware demand.
TrickBot returns with campaign against legal and insurance firms
The new iteration of the TrickBot botnet, which had enabled Ryuk and other ransomware attacks, uses malicious links in emails rather than rogue email attachments.
Law enforcement takes over Emotet, one of the biggest botnets
Multi-national cooperation removes this key malware delivery service as a threat, at least temporarily.
SonicWall warns customers about zero-day vulnerabilities
Attack targets SonicWall's SMA Series access management gateways and is another in a string of incidents against security vendors.
Flaws in widely used dnsmasq software leave millions of Linux-based devices exposed
A set of seven vulnerabilities, called DNSpooq, allows attackers to redirect users or execute malicious code. Patch dnsmasq now.
New Intel CPU-level threat detection capabilities target ransomware
The new capabilities in the Intel mobile processors will make it harder for ransomware to avoid detection.
Hashing explained: Why it's your best bet to protect stored passwords
Hashing is a cryptographic process that makes it harder for attackers to decrypt stored passwords, if used correctly.
33 hardware and firmware vulnerabilities: A guide to the threats
Meltdown and Spectre raised the alarm over vulnerabilities that attackers can exploit in popular hardware and its firmware. Here's a roundup of the ones that present the most significant threats.
SolarWinds attack explained: And why it was so hard to detect
A group believed to be Russia's Cozy Bear gained access to government and other systems through a compromised update to SolarWinds' Orion software. Most organizations aren't prepared for this sort of software supply chain attack.
FireEye breach explained: How worried should you be?
The theft of red team tools, allegedly by Russia's Cozy Bear group, poses only a small threat to other organizations. The real lesson: Anyone can be hacked.
TrickBot explained: A multi-purpose crimeware tool that haunted businesses for years
TrickBot is one of the longest-lived botnets on the internet and represents a major threat to businesses and other organizations because it serves as a distribution platform for the infamous Ryuk ransomware and other threat actors.
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