It’s rabbit season – Bad Rabbit, that is. Bad Rabbit is the bastard spawn of ransomware Petya/NotPetya and has hopped its way around the world, taking down servers in Russia and Ukraine before moving onto Turkey, Asia, and the United States. Bad Rabbit ransomware puts a lock on the devices, files, or servers of their…
New research by Proofpoint is out, and the results are eye-opening. Their annual report, “State of the Phish,“ highlights that malicious file attachments are a highly effective form of malware delivery that is often underestimated by information security teams worldwide. Malicious file attachments are evading notice 88% of organizations surveyed reported experiencing a spear phishing…
Over the last few years, the vast majority of businesses have raced to digitize as quickly as possible. However, there are major players in several industries – mostly financial organizations, critical infrastructure facilities, and government institutions – that are so concerned with file security that they’ve created hyper-secure digital business environments, free of all digital…
It’s all part of the day-to-day running of a business: sales and marketing, ROI, quarterly performance statements, investment reports, salaries, bonuses, and expense accounts. Any organization must account for all of these elements, including those in the hacking industry. “Hacker companies” run their operations just like any other, and they’re raking in the money every…
By: Yehuda Neeman, VP R&D at Votiro Building an organization’s culture is an ongoing process. It requires a constant investment of time, effort, and ongoing evaluation of what needs to be improved, while keeping an eye on the desired goal: a company culture that supports the organization’s success and acts as a starting point for…
As threat actors enhance their arsenals and develop more strategic tactics to target government agencies, how do these agencies assess their risk? More importantly, how can we protect these vulnerable ecosystems?
On July 23, 2020, American GPS and fitness-tracker company Garmin was hit by a ransomware attack that caused widespread disruption to the company’s online services and affected millions of users who rely on the technology in their daily lives. The attack encrypted Garmin’s internal network and caused the company to implement a multi-day maintenance window…
Job security has taken on a new meaning, with a new cyber-espionage attempt that has recently come to light. Between September to December 2019, employees at select aerospace and military organizations in Europe and the Middle East were targeted with a LinkedIn phishing campaign. The campaign’s malevolent goal was to gain intelligence information about employees…
Object Linking and Embedding Technology (OLE) enables Microsoft users to connect collateral created in other software applications into Microsoft files. OLE Technology can enhance user experience and productivity through their ability to create compound documents that support a host of software applications, such as Microsoft Windows applications, Corel WordPerfect, Adobe Acrobat, AutoCAD, and multimedia applications….
