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How Visa fights fraud
The financial services company has made massive investments in data and analytics to better detect and prevent fraud.
5 years after NotPetya: Lessons learned
NotPetya vastly broadened the scope of damage that malware attacks could do and forced CISOs and security researchers to rethink their approach.
The strange business of cybercrime
How modern cybercrime syndicates adopt the ways of enterprise business, reaping the gains and suffering the difficulties.
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5 social engineering assumptions that are wrong
Cybercriminals continue to launch creative social engineering attacks to trick users. Meanwhile, social engineering misconceptions are exacerbating the risks of falling victim.
How Microsoft Purview can help with ransomware regulatory compliance
Microsoft's renamed compliance portal provides guidance and rule-setting capability to help comply with ransomware and other security and privacy requirements.
Defending quantum-based data with quantum-level security: a UK trial looks to the future
Telecommunications giant BT is testing secure quantum data transmission over a network in what could be a glimpse into the shape of things to come for cybersecurity in a quantum computing world
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APT actor ToddyCat hits government and military targets in Europe and Asia
The previously undocumented APT group has been targeting high-profile organizations in Asia and Europe for over a year.
Cato Networks offers new capability for network-based ransomware protection
New machine learning algorithms scan server traffic to detect and eliminate ransomware attacks across Cato's customer network.
Space-based assets aren’t immune to cyberattacks
Russia's attack on Viasat satellites exposed how vulnerable space-based assets are and the potential for spillover damage.
Cryptojacking explained: How to prevent, detect, and recover from it
Cryptojacking is the unauthorized use of a computer to mine cryptocurrency. Here’s how it works, why it's so popular with criminal hackers, and what you can do to stop it.
Ransomware could target OneDrive and SharePoint files by abusing versioning configurations
A proof-of-concept exploit could make Office 365 or Microsoft 365 documents stored on OneDrive or SharePoint inaccessible.
Nebulon bakes bare-metal Linux ransomware protection into the bootloader
The newest releases of Nebulon’s ImmutableBoot and TimeJump backup systems boast 'reboot-to-recover' functionality for Linux systems.
New peer-to-peer botnet Panchan hijacks Linux servers
The botnet built by the platform-independent worm malware currently enables cryptomining.
Ransomware attacks are increasing with more dangerous hybrids ahead
The re-emergence of REvil and anticipated convergence with business email compromise actors are among reasons why ransomware gangs are still dangerous.
Threat actors becoming more creative exploiting the human factor
Remote work, supply chains, commercial clouds offer threat actors opportunities to trick people into doing their bidding.
9 ways hackers will use machine learning to launch attacks
Machine learning algorithms will improve security solutions, helping human analysts triage threats and close vulnerabilities quicker. But they are also going to help threat actors launch bigger, more complex attacks.
9 types of computer virus and how they do their dirty work
From macro viruses and boot sector viruses to droppers and packers, here’s a look at 9 common virus types, what they do, and the function they perform for attackers.
