What happened: Votiro’s Research Team has discovered a malicious macro that delivers a Dridex trojan payload hiding in Microsoft Excel spreadsheets delivered via phishing emails appearing to be from UPS, FedEx, and DHL. The Excel spreadsheet includes an obfuscated macro that launches PowerShell in hidden mode and downloads the payload from geronaga.com, a website that…
This blog will define the concept of document sanitization and explain why document-based security challenges are especially significant in the current business climate. The blog will then do a deep dive into three industries – healthcare, insurance and the financial sectors – to explore the document-related challenges within each of these industries, and highlight how…
It seems as if news of another malware or ransomware attack surfaces every day. From the ransomware attack against defense contractor CPI to an Emotet campaign impersonating the Democratic National Committee, 2020 was booming with malware and ransomware incidents. Unfortunately, sophisticated and devastating malware and ransomware attacks will likely increase throughout 2021 as threat actors…
When we think of ransomware attacks, we often assume the attacker gained access to the enterprise network via a phishing email. However, there are a variety of other attack vectors bad actors are currently leveraging to carry out ransomware attacks that can be incredibly damaging to an organization. Recent research from Rhino Security Labs shows…
Modern business processes rely on sharing information across the cloud. Your users are emailing documents and uploading files to shared drives as part of their jobs. Ensuring safe, secure, clean files is now mission-critical. Employees know that they shouldn’t open attached files when they don’t know the person sending them, but phishing emails aren’t the…
Revolutionary technology recognized for ability to proactively eliminate all known and unknown threats hidden in files NEW YORK, NEW YORK – March 23, 2021 – Votiro, a global leader in Positive Selection® technology, today announced their receipt of four awards, attesting to the company’s proven ability to protect enterprise networks from weaponized files. Votiro has…
Partnership Empowers Global Enterprises, Eliminating File-Borne Threats and Enhancing Security Infrastructures NEW YORK, NEW YORK – March 18, 2021 – Votiro, a global leader in Positive Selection® Technology, today announced a strategic partnership with Gotham Technology Group, a leading technology solutions provider in the Northeastern United States, expanding access to Votiro’s Positive Selection® technology and…
As organizations look to enhance their data security programs, they need to start thinking “outside the network.” Whether maintaining an in-office, remote, or hybrid workforce, companies increasingly find that traditional network security, like firewall policies, no longer provides a complete data security solution. As malicious actors seek to find new exploits, organizations need ways to…
Drive-by downloads deliver threats that range in severity from privacy violations to injecting malware onto your devices. Preventing drive-by downloads can be tricky, due to the stealthy nature of these attacks – many victims are unaware that a drive-by download has even occurred. What is a Drive-By Download? A drive-by download is when your device’s…
We’ve all been there: It’s your busiest time of day, and you’re multi-tasking like a champ. You quickly glance at a new email that has just hit your inbox — something about a password reset from the company administrator — and CLICK….oops. Welcome to email phishing schemes in 2021. Cybercriminals everywhere are devising increasingly underhanded…