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SBA Spoofed in COVID-19 Spam to Deliver Remcos RAT

Issued by: Security Intelligence

Between late March and mid-April 2020, IBM X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services (IRIS) uncovered a phishing campaign targeting small businesses that appears to originate from the U.S. Government Small Business Administration (SBA.gov). The emails, which contain subjects and attachments related to the need for small businesses to apply for disaster relief loans or provide…

Malware & Threats

10 Ways to Fight Advanced Malware With Threat Intelligence Sharing

Issued by: Security Intelligence

Last month, we celebrated the two-year anniversary of the IBM X-Force Exchange (XFE). During that week, the threat intelligence sharing platform reached a record spike in traffic as users flocked to the site to stay up to date on the recently exposed WannaCry ransomware.

Network Security

The Role of the Security Intelligence Analyst and the Three Main Elements of Cybersecurity

Issued by: Security Intelligence

In the modern security operations center (SOC) model, the security intelligence analyst (SIA) represents a core role. In my opinion, it is one of the most important roles in the field of the cybersecurity. Customers often ask me what the role of the SIA actually is. The SIA is responsible for protecting the organization against…