Palo Alto’s Okyo Garde WiFi router protects remote workers at home
The latest product out of Palo Alto is Okyo Garde, a wireless mesh router built with cybersecurity capabilities that enterprises can use to protect remote workers’ home networks from cyber attacks.
Since the pandemic began, many workers who do their jobs from home have had to do most of their ...
Microsoft introduces Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 1
The move is in response to a massive surge in ransomware attacks.
This week Microsoft announced the preview of a core set of prevention and protection capabilities for client endpoints running Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS. This new solution will make it easier for more security teams to buy...
Splunk spots Monero crypto-mining malware on Windows Servers on AWS
Splunk, the data analysis firm, reported a resurgence of the Crypto botnet, a type of malware that attacks virtual servers running Windows Server inside Amazon Web Services. Splunk’s Threat Research Team (STRT) posted an analysis of the attack on Monday
In the report, it is thought that the at...
Malware developers rewrite malware in exotic languages
BlackBerry’s Research and Intelligence team just published a new report on Monday, showing that Go (Golang), D (DLang), Nim and Rust, are rising in popularity. The languages are enjoying an uptick for their characteristics which makes them better suited to evade security and addressing specific p...
Microsoft Teams adds Safe Links phishing protection feature
On Monday, Microsoft announced the addition of a new security feature to Microsoft Teams. Dubbed ‘Safe Links’ and residing in Microsoft Defender for Office 365, the feature is designed for use by organizations to protect their users from phishing attacks.
The malicious attacks are usually ex...
Office Documents responsible for 43% of all malware downloads
Netskope released the fifth edition of its Cloud and Threat Report, covering cloud data risks, threats, and trends it saw throughout the quarter. The report finds that cloud storage apps are responsible for more than 66% of cloud malware delivery.
The report said that in this year's Q2, 43% of a...
New malware that infects Windows via search results ads
A newly discovered form of malware has been detailed and shows an interesting system of delivery. Named MosaicLoader, the malware is delivered through adverts in search results. The malware can steal passwords, install cryptocurrency miners and deliver other trojan malware.
MosaicLoader was deta...
Unit 42 from Palo Alto Networks finds the first Windows Container malware
Palo Alto Networks revealed that it discovered the first known malware targeting Windows containers.
It has been named Siloscape and uses sophisticated code obfuscation techniques to create backdoors into a Kubernetes cluster running Windows containers that can be exploited later.
Matt Chiodi...
SolarWinds hackers return and have acquired new targets
Microsoft announced that the group behind the infamous SolarWinds hack identified last year is now targeting think tanks, NGOs, government agencies, and consultants. In a blog post, the software giant said that it observed cyber attacks by the threat actor Nobelium, aimed at the aforementioned targ...
Apple states amount of macOS malware is unacceptable
Apple's head of software has reported that the amount of malware targeting the Mac operating system is unacceptable and it's the reason why iOS is a more closed operating system. Craig Federighi, the senior VP of Software Engineering, made these comments on Wednesday, during the Epic Games v Apple ...
Law enforcement wipes out Emotet malware with self-destruct code
EU cops use a customized Windows library to cause the malware to erase itself
Windows malware Emotet erased itself from thousands of computers this week. European law enforcement sent the self destruct order using a customized Windows Dynamic Link Library, or DLL.
The European authorities had...
Passwordstate hacked, 29,000 companies at risk
Hackers have managed to add malware to an update package of the password manager Passwordstate. The malware is believed to have stolen data from infected computers. Victims are advised to install the hotfix as soon as possible.
The hack came to light when Click Studios, the developer of Password...