Security researchers from Cloudmark have discovered a new piece of mobile malware strain spread via SMS that cybercriminals are using to target users across the US and Canada with COVID-19 lures.
According to a recent ransomware study, cybercrime rings have used fake apps related to the COVID-19 pandemic to target individuals. New research looks at the most impersonated apps, along with trends in other cyberattacks.
The first and last line of defense against phishing is always employees themselves. With that in mind, here are the top five things you need to know about phishing.
Whether you build up in-house expertise or find a trusted outside partner, cybersecurity can no longer be a project set on the back burner. Let's walk through five prevalent cybersecurity threats for businesses, along with three helpful tips to combat them.
Hackers are entrepreneurs. After legitimate developers built software-as-a-service (SaaS) businesses by renting access to productivity software, cybercriminals seeking new revenue streams created malware-as-a-service (MaaS) as a dangerous alternative.
Bitdefender security researchers discovered a new malware strain spiking in their telemetry. The malware, which Bitdefender named MosaicLoader, is a downloader that can deliver any payload to the infected system. During their investigation, Bitdefender found that MosaicLoader threat actors used the following tactics to hinder researchers' malware analysis efforts and to increase their attacks' rate of success:
Capable cybersecurity professionals can expect to be spoiled for choice in the job market today and well compensated for their in-demand skillsets. For those considering entering the field, I’d like to lay out the state of security today, explore potential career paths, and provide some guidance on the steps you can take, including skills you can develop to make it happen.
Lack of visibility (39%) is the biggest challenge for security leaders who aim to maintain security and compliance across all business communications, according to a new SafeGuard Cyber study.
CISA has published a new Malware Analysis Report (MAR) on DarkSide Ransomware and updated Alert AA21-131A: DarkSide Ransomware: Best Practices for Preventing Business Disruption from Ransomware Attacks, originally released May 11, 2021.
