Transatlantic Cable Podcast, Episode 1
Each week, David Buxton and I will break down some useful cybersecurity stories and offer tips in 20 minutes or less. In this week’s podcast, we discuss scams related to Hurricane Harvey relief, why you should change your Instagram password, and the fact that there are no free tickets to paradise on WhatsApp.
Using a Free Online Malware Analysis Sandbox to Dig Into Malicious Code
The continuous advancement and sophistication of cyberthreats has gradually decreased the sufficiency of traditional gateway and endpoint security solutions for protection against malware. These approaches were sufficient when malware occurred in small numbers and it was easy to differentiate between good and bad applications. Nowadays, there’s a world of unknown code — a gap between…
Take a vacation—just not from cybersecurity best practices!
It was the end of my first day of vacation, a spectacular day spent riding the cable cars and hiking in the mountains near Chamonix, France. I’ll admit it: I felt the urge to share some vacation pics via Facebook. After all, I’d spent most of the summer following my friends as they posted their…
How ransomware is creating a data backup explosion
While the WannaCry ransomware and Petya – a wiper disguised as ransomware – are two of the most recent headline-grabbers in the security world, the truth is that we’ve been seeing this type of attack become more common over the past few years. Because data is the new oil in the digital economy, ransomware attacks…
US, China and the UK are top regions affected by IoT security threats
In the Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem today, cyberattacks are becoming more diverse and sophisticated with cybercriminals taking over home network routers to launch attacks on smart home devices. Trend Micro’s recent report shows more than 1.8 million cyberattacks have been conducted through home network routers in the past six months. Eight percent of these…
Attacks on manufacturing industry continue to rise
The frequency and sophistication of cyber attacks continues to rise globally according to research data in the Q2 Threat Intelligence Report released by NTT Security. Four findings are of extreme interest and concern: Cyber attacks were up 24% globally during Q2 2017. Manufacturers continue to be a key target for cybercriminals. 67% of malware attacks…
Hacking the Wind
BLACK HAT USA – Las Vegas – Gaping security holes in wind energy control networks make them vulnerable to cyberattacks for extortion and physical destruction purposes, a researcher showed here today. Jason Staggs, a security researcher at the University of Tulsa, has spent the past couple of years crisscrossing the US and hacking away at…
One in Ten U.S. Organizations Hit by WannaCry: Study
A recent survey discovered that the vast majority of organizations in the United States weren’t prepared for the WannaCry ransomware attack, but just one in ten ended up being infected by the malware. WannaCry stormed the world in mid-May by leveraging a previously patched exploit called EternalBlue, which hacker group Shadow Brokers allegedly stole from the NSA-linked Equation…
Briton Pleads Guilty to Mirai Attacks in German Court
A British man pleaded guilty last week in a German court to launching a cyberattack that resulted in more than one million customers of telecommunications provider Deutsche Telekom experiencing Internet disruptions. German media has identified the 29-year-old man as “Peter Parker” and “Spiderman,” online monikers linked to domains used to coordinate some attacks powered by…
Week in review: macOS security, Segway vulns, and the SOC of the future
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: The future of macOS security: Baked-in protection and third-party tools Anyone in the information security industry who’s interested in Mac security probably knows who Patrick Wardle is. Apart from being Chief Security Researcher at Synack, he’s also the creator of a number…