Cyber Security Newsfeeds from around the world
Chapter 4: Blue Team Careers. With the help of many people in InfoSec who kindly gave me advice and quotes, I have created a perhaps overly simplistic listing of common InfoSec roles in today’s market. For each role I have listed a brief summary of wha…
Continue ReadingCybersecurity major Symantec will cut almost 200 jobs soon. They include 152 jobs at its Mountain View headquarters, 18 positions in San Francisco, and 36 jobs at Culver City in Los Angeles County. This was revealed in a California filing that said emp…
Continue ReadingThese innovations, however, have given cybercriminals opportunities to target the industry and exploit its vulnerabilities for their own gain. “We’re definitely entering the era of the ultra-connected medicine. And I have to say that, while we welcome …
Continue ReadingThe PsiXBot malware is an advanced threat that contains several dangerous modules that set it apart from other similar malware of its type. Among them is a sextortion blackmail component that can be very effective against its intended victims. The secu…
Continue ReadingResearchers did not specify the companies targeted or the specific type of malware variant linked to the campaign. When asked about the specific malware utilized in the campaign, they told Threatpost: “Unfortunately Prevailion was unable to find the pa…
Continue ReadingAttacks on IoT devices using Mirai and its variants and raids against the Windows SMB protocol dominated the first half of 2019, according to new data from
The Finnish security vendor analyzed its global network of honeypots to find the number of “att…
Continue ReadingCyberespionage attackers have ditched their PowerShell backdoor in favor of the Windows BITS ‘notification’ feature.
The notorious Stealth Falcon cyberespionage group has adopted a new backdoor using the Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service…
Continue ReadingAn inspired writer and content manager who has been with SensorsTechForum for 4 years. Enjoys ‘Mr. Robot’ and fears ‘1984’. Focused on user privacy and malware development, she strongly believes in a world where cybersecurity plays a central role. If c…
Continue Readinghas launched a new service, Kaspersky Incident Communications , to help communications and IT professionals develop effective strategies when a security breach occurs. Founded on the company’s extensive expertise in security research and crisis communi…
Continue ReadingIs your Mac safe from phishing? Kaspersky says it’s not
By September 12, 2019 8:46AM PST Alex Blake It’s a commonly held belief that Macs are immune to malware. But while the risk of attack for Apple’s computers is much less than that faced by their W…
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