Businesses need to allow employees to use productivity tools to maintain effective operations. Unfortunately, many of these efficiency-drivers are easily compromised by threat actors, as we saw with the Dridex trojan payload hiding in Excel spreadsheets delivered via phishing emails with senders posing as UPS, FedEx, and DHL. In fact, efficiency efforts can drive security…
What are DICOM files? A DICOM file is an image from a medical scan saved in the Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) format. DICOM is the international 30-year-old standard protocol for managing and transmitting medical images, such as ultrasounds, MRIs, X-rays, and CT scans. In addition, these files often include the patient’s identification…
It’s a simple fact: Zero-day malware has proven to bypass even the most advanced detection mechanisms on the market today. Organizations have essentially become defenseless when it comes to protecting themselves against one of the most sophisticated threats. Unfortunately, many organizations have outdated practices and tools that are unable to keep up with the ever-evolving…
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…
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?
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….
