A worm observed in thousands of attacks this year features sophisticated protection mechanisms that allow it to remain on infected systems for years, GuardiCore security researchers warn.
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Enterprises Warned About Risky Connected Third-Party Apps
More than a quarter of the third-party apps used in enterprises are risky, and one of the most problematic are connected cloud applications, according to cloud security company CloudLock.
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What Keeps Security Professionals Up at Night? Their Users
You might believe that the expensive network security hardware you installed will protect you from bad actors — until a single employee undoes all that good work when he doesn’t realize the attachment he just opened carries dangerous malware.
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Let’s Encrypt Exposes User Email Addresses
Server Bug Exposes Email Addresses of 7,618 Let's Encrypt Users
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IRS Relaunches “Get Transcript” Service With Improved Security
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced last week that it relaunched its Get Transcript online service after making some security improvements to its authentication process.
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Did Angler Exploit Kit Die With Russian Lurk Arrests?
Researchers have recently noted a large scale switch from the Angler exploit kit (EK) to the Neutrino exploit kit. Last Wednesday SANS ISC noted that CryptXXX ransomware was now being delivered by the Neutrino EK. "Until then, I'd only seen Angler EK distribute CryptXXX," reported Brad Duncan.
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North Korean Hackers Steal Defense Files from South
North Korean hackers managed to steal thousands of records from private firms and state agencies in the South including defense industry information and files from Korean Air, Seoul police said Monday.
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Netgear Routers Plagued by Serious Vulnerabilities
Netgear released firmware updates last week for its D3600 and D6000 Wi-Fi modem routers to address a couple of serious vulnerabilities reported to the company in December 2015.
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Symantec to Acquire Blue Coat for $4.65 Billion
Consolidation in Enterprise Cybersecurity Market Continues as Symantec Announces In
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“Gaza Cybergang” Attacks Attributed to Hamas
Researchers are fairly confident that the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas is behind the cyber espionage group known as Gaza Hackers Team, Gaza Cybergang and Molerats.
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