Malware & Threats

Issued by: Security Intelligence

How Basic Endpoint Patching Helps Protect Against Ransomware and Other Attacks

On Friday, a group of unknown threat actors carried out one of the largest cyberattacks of its kind, which infected hundreds of thousands of computers in 150 countries. The ransomware, known as WannaCry, exploits a Microsoft Windows OS vulnerability that was patched in Microsoft’s Security Bulletin two months ago. The universal advice was straightforward: Update…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Help Net Security

Ransomworm: The birth of a monster

The last few weeks have seen two substantial attacks: one massive phishing attack that leveraged Google Apps and which tricked recipients to give OAuth access to their email accounts, and a large-scale ransomware attack that blanketed almost 100 countries a week later. Now, consider the likely marriage of these two attacks, and the monster that…

Vulnerabilities

Issued by: Help Net Security

Who are we kidding? WannaCry is not a first

On Friday, May 12, 2017, the world was alarmed to discover that cybercrime has reached a new record, in a widespread ransomware attack dubbed WannaCry that is believed to have caused the biggest attack of its kind ever recorded. The details of the attack are all being reported as we go, as security teams scramble…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Kaspersky Blog

WannaCry: What you need to know

The unprecedented outbreak of Trojan ransomware WannaCry has created a worldwide plague affecting home users and businesses. We have already posted some basics about WannaCry, and in this post we will provide further advice particularly for businesses. It is urgent and critical to know what WannaCry is, how it spreads, what dangers it poses, and…

Vulnerabilities

Issued by: Help Net Security

Apple issues security updates for macOS, iDevices

It’s time to patch your Mac, iDevices and software again: Apple has released security updates for MacOS (all the way back to Yosemite), iOS, watchOS, tvOS, iTunes, iCloud for Windows, and Safari. The iTunes and iCloud for Windows updates fix one vulnerability in WebKit each. But both of these are critical, as they can be…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Kaspersky Blog

WannaCry: Are you safe?

A few days ago saw the beginning of the Trojan encryptor WannaCry outbreak. It appears to be pandemic — a global epidemic. We counted more than 45,000 cases of the attack in just one day, but the true number is much higher. What happened? Several large organizations reported an infection simultaneously. Among them were several…

Vulnerabilities

Issued by: Help Net Security

Microsoft to governments: Stop hoarding vulnerabilities

Microsoft is full of surprises lately: first they issued patches for unsupported versions of Windows, then they publicly criticized the NSA for hoarding knowledge about critical software vulnerabilities (and exploits for them). “We have seen vulnerabilities stored by the CIA show up on WikiLeaks, and now this vulnerability stolen from the NSA has affected customers…

Vulnerabilities

Issued by: Help Net Security

Industry reactions to Trump’s executive order on cybersecurity

On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed a long-awaited executive order on cybersecurity. Mainly, the order requires a number of cybersecurity reviews across the various agencies of the federal government, in order to determine what must be done to strengthen federal computer systems, as well as United States’ critical infrastructure. Here are some industry reactions to…

Vulnerabilities

Issued by: Help Net Security

Cybersecurity analytics and operations: Need for automation and orchestration

New research from Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) shows that when it comes to the evolution of Cybersecurity Analytics and Operations, 71% of respondent organizations find it more difficult today than it was two years ago due to the changing threat landscape, followed by volume of alerts and increased regulatory changes. “Despite businesses making it a…