Malware & Threats

Malware & Threats

Issued by: CIO Security

This malware attack starts with a fake customer-service call

Hotel and restaurant chains, beware. A notorious cybercriminal gang is tricking businesses into installing malware by calling their customer services representatives and convincing them to open malicious email attachments. The culprits in these hacks, which are designed to steal customers’ credit card numbers, appear to be the Carbanak gang, a group that was blamed last…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Trend Micro Blog

Retailers may be gifted FastPOS this holiday season

Chilly weather, falling leaves and pumpkin-spiced everything are signs that the holiday season is just around the corner. Retailers have already taken steps to get ready by hiring and training personnel for these busy times. However, can they say the same for their point-of-sales systems? When a person pays with a debit or credit card,…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Help Net Security

Researchers set to work on malware-detecting CPUs

Adding hardware protections to software ones in order to block the ever increasing onslaught of computer malware seems like a solid idea, and a group of researchers have just been given a $275,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to help them work on a possible solution: malware-detecting CPUs. This project, titled “Practical Hardware-Assisted Always-On…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Kaspersky Blog

A Trojan from Google ads

If you don’t go to suspicious sites, malware can’t get you — right? Well, no. Unfortunately, even those who do not open unreliable e-mail attachments, avoid porn sites, and do not install apps from unofficial stores are not well-enough protected. New developments suggest that malware can be found even on an absolutely legitimate site, as…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: CIO Security

How to protect your marketing team amidst security threats

Unfortunately, businesses have never been more exposed to threats of cyber-attacks than now. As more and more information is shared online, hackers are enhancing their efforts and targeting vulnerable businesses. The good news is that there are also more security solutions available than ever before. By implementing them in the appropriate manner, you can keep…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Help Net Security

Increasing number of financial institutions falling prey to cyber attacks

66.2 percent of financial organizations faced at least one cyber-security attack in the last year, according to MetricStream Research. The report, based on a survey conducted in July 2016, features the perspectives of C-level information security professionals in over 60 banking and financial services firms across the globe. The respondents represented financial enterprises of multiple…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: CSO

7 steps to start a bug bounty program

Vulnerability assessment and identification strategies have evolved to include the concept of crowd sourced security testing through bug bounty programs. While bug bounty programs have been used for over 20 years, widespread adoption by enterprise organizations has just begun to take off within the last few. The bug bounty path, paved by tech giants, is…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: CIO Security

US election day faces specter of cyberattacks

Don’t be surprised if hackers make their presence felt on U.S. Election Day. Distributed denial-of-service attacks and high-profile leaks are among the tactics they might use if they try to influence Tuesday’s vote. Cybersecurity experts stress it would be incredibly difficult to hack the U.S. election. The system itself is distributed across the country over thousands…