Yet Another Disk Image File Format Spotted in the Wild Used to Deliver Malware

Disguised as an invoice, cybercriminals use a Windows-supported disk image to obfuscate malware from email gateways and security scanners. The question is how viable will it be?

June 29, 2021 Stu Sjouwerman

Cybersecurity and Business Priorities Don’t Appear to Be Aligning – and That’s Bad for Your Security Stance

Despite organizational leadership believing cyber security initiatives can support business goals, the way businesses approach cybersecurity seems to prove otherwise.

June 24, 2021 Stu Sjouwerman

60% of Orgs Needed New Security Policies to Secure Their Remote Workforce

According to security compliance vendor ThreatSwitch in their 2021 Industrial Security Benchmark Report, organizations are waking up to the need for better awareness training.

June 17, 2021 Stu Sjouwerman

Bad Security Habits During the Pandemic

56% of IT workers believe employees have acquired poor security habits while working remotely, according to Tessian’s Back to Work Security Behaviors report.

June 16, 2021 Stu Sjouwerman

Tax Organizations Need to Focus on Cybersecurity

Tax preparation companies and tax agencies are increasingly facing scams, fraud, and other attacks, according to Robert Capps, Vice President of Marketplace Innovation at NuData Security. ...

June 8, 2021 Stu Sjouwerman

78% of CISOs Say Attacks Have Increased as a Result of More Employees Working from Home

According to new data from VMware Carbon Black, the sophistication and impact of modern cyberattacks is causing CISOs to rethink how to secure the expanding attack surface.

June 8, 2021 Stu Sjouwerman

Chinese Hacker Group Debuts After 3 Years of Testing with a Previously Unseen Backdoor Exploit

Dubbed ‘SharpPanda’, this Chinese APT group uses malicious Word docs, .RTF templates, and the RoyalRoad malware to install a powerful backdoor DLL giving them all kinds of access.

June 3, 2021 Stu Sjouwerman

Fake Positive Reviews Mask Spoofed Browser Extensions

Malicious browser extensions often have fake positive reviews to garner trust from users, according to Brian Krebs. Krebs describes a phony Microsoft Authenticator extension in the Google ...

May 28, 2021 Stu Sjouwerman

Get Prepared Now: New Executive Order Signals Cyber Regulations in the Future

The White House’s latest Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity provides insight into what organizations should expect in the future and what they need to do today.

May 6, 2021 Stu Sjouwerman

Cybersecurity Spend Is Now More Than 20% of the Average IT Budget As 91% of Organizations Suffering an Attack had Operations Impacted

The latest data from the Hiscox Cyber Readiness Report highlights how organizations are experiencing cyber threats and how they are responding to increase their readiness for next time.

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