June 2022 - Page 4 of 5 - Cyber Security Minute

Malwarebytes DNS Filtering helps IT and security teams block access to malicious websites

Issued by: Help Net Security

At RSA Conference 2022, Malwarebytes announced the expansion of its Nebula platform with a new DNS Filtering module available for Windows on June 14 and for Mac in July. Malwarebytes DNS Filtering is powered by Cloudflare‘s zero trust platform to deliver a flexible and comprehensive zero trust solution for Nebula users. Malwarebytes DNS Filtering module…

Malware & Threats

Emotet Banking Trojan Resurfaces, Skating Past Email Security

Issued by: Dark Reading

Malware botnet Emotet has resurfaced in a more advanced form after having been taken down by joint international task force in January 2021. A prolific threat throughout the pandemic, the Emotet malware began as a banking trojan in 2014, and its operators were one of the first criminal groups to provide malware-as-a-service (MaaS). While it…

Cloud Security, Malware & Threats

Snowflake Launches Cybersecurity Workload to Find Threats Across Massive Data Sets

Issued by: Security Week

Snowflake this week launched a new Cybersecurity workload that helps cybersecurity teams to better protect their enterprises using its platform and an extensive ecosystem of partners delivering security capabilities with connected applications, cybersecurity teams can quickly gain visibility and automation at cloud-scale. “With Snowflake’s Data Cloud, cybersecurity teams can break down data silos to enable…

Malware & Threats

Black Basta Ransomware Targets ESXi Servers in Active Campaign

Issued by: Dark Reading

The Black Basta ransomware emerged last month to target Windows-based systems only, but now the latest ransomware binary is going after VMware virtual machines (VMs). The latest variant looks to encrypt VMs present inside the volumes folder (/vmfs/volumes) on ESXi-based systems and servers, according to research shared with Dark Reading by Uptycs. It uses the…

Malware & Threats

Spanish Judge to Seek Testimony From NSO on Pegasus Spyware

Issued by: Security Week

The court said that José Luis Calama has decided to lead a judicial commission that will travel to Israel to “take testimony from the CEO of the company that commercializes the Pegasus program.” Shalev Hulio is the CEO of the Tel Aviv-based NSO Group. The court gave no date for the judge’s trip. When asked…

Mobile Security, Software Security

Apple Announces New Security Update Feature in iOS 16, macOS Ventura

Issued by: Security Week

The new feature, named Rapid Security Response, will become available in the upcoming iOS 16 and macOS Ventura, both scheduled for release in late 2022. According to Apple, important security updates will be delivered to iPhones and Macs in between standard software updates. In addition, they can be applied automatically and they do not require…

Malware & Threats

Closing the Door: DeadBolt Ransomware Locks Out Vendors With Multitiered Extortion Scheme

Issued by: Trend Micro Blog

The DeadBolt ransomware kicked off 2022 with a slew of attacks that targeted internet-facing Network-Attached Storage (NAS) devices. It was first seen targeting QNAP Systems, Inc. in January 2022. According to a report from attack surface solutions provider Censys.io, as of Jan. 26, 2022, out of 130,000 QNAP NAS devices that were potential targets, 4,988…

Cloud Security

Gurucul Launches Cloud-Native SOC Platform Pushing the Boundaries of Next-Gen SIEM and XDR with Identity Threat Detection and Response

Issued by: Dark Reading

RSAC 2022, Gartner SRM 2022, and Los Angeles, Calif. – Jun 2, 2022 – Gurucul, the leader in Next-Gen SIEM, XDR, UEBA and Identity Access Analytics, today announced availability of the Gurucul Security Analytics and Operations Platform. A cloud-native, unified and modular platform for consolidating core security operations center (SOC) solutions with the vital addition…

Malware & Threats

Exiled Iran Group Claims Tehran Hacking Attack

Issued by: Security Week

Iranian state media said earlier that the internal computer system of the municipality of Tehran was targeted in a “deliberate” shutdown Thursday in the latest apparent cyber attack in the country. The People’s Mujahedin of Iran (MEK), which is outlawed in Iran, said in a statement that their operatives inside the country had carried out…