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"Vaccine, not Killswitch, Found for Petya (NotPetya) Ransomware Outbreak"Amit Serper, a security researcher at Cybereason, has developed a vaccine to prevent the infection of the Petya ransomware on a computer. Though the method presented does not act as a kill switch to stop the global spread of this ransomware, it does stop… -
"New Petya Ransomware Attack Moving Laterally to Exploit Users"The global outbreak of the Petya ransomware cyberattack continues as organizations are still being hit, more so in the Ukraine than in the U.S. It has been discovered that the Petya ransomware attack was initiated by the ExternalBlue exploit within…
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"Microsoft is building a smart antivirus using 400 million PCs"As the frequency and complexity of cyberattacks rises, Microsoft plans to implement artificial intelligence into the next generation of antivirus software. In preparation of future global malware outbreaks, Microsoft will be releasing an update to…
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"Researchers Found They Could Hack Entire Wind Farms"Researchers from the University of Tulsa have discovered that wind farms are susceptible to being hacked with the use of a Raspberry Pi minicomputer. With the authorization of wind energy companies, these researchers have conducted a number of…
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"Intel teams up with Israeli cybersecurity incubator to foil hacking attacks"The collaboration between Intel, the largest chip-maker in the world, and Israeli cybersecurity incubator, Team8, has been announced. This collaboration is in support of developing and locating advanced technology to avoid complex cyberattacks. In…
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"Crypto-Locking Ransomware Attacks Spike"Crypto-locking ransomware is on the rise, according to a new report released by Kaspersky Lab. The number of people who have encountered ransomware from April 2016 to March 2017, grew significantly. The increase of ransomware is also indicated by…
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"Another Global Ransomware Outbreak Rapidly Spreads"Another massive ransomware attack has been launched and is spreading rapidly around the globe. Systems within organizations such as airports, banks, and shipping companies have been compromised in the massive outbreak of this attack. According to…
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"Cybersecurity battleground shifting to Linux and web servers"According to the latest Internet Security report released by WatchGaurd Technologies, more than 36 percent of the most prevalent threats in Q1 2017 have been identified as Linux malware. This finding indicates the increase of Linux-targeting attacks as…
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"UK Parliament hack: Really, a brute-force attack?"The Parliament of the United Kingdom fell victim to a brute force attack on its network as up to 90 Parliamentary email accounts were compromised. Two factor authentication (2FA) technology applies an extra layer of security as an additional login…
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"Millennials: Meet the next generation of cybersecurity"Millennials, born between 1980 and 2000, have surpassed Baby Boomers and are now considered the largest living generation. Though members of this demographic are expected to grow into professionals and steer all sectors much like their parents, there is…
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"IISP Launches New Skills Framework for Information Security Professionals"The Institute of Information Security Professionals (IISP), which is an independent not-for-profit group, has revealed the launch of its updated Skills Framework. The IISP Skills Framework is a widely approved standard, used to measure the knowledge,…
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"Nuclear Plants, Hospitals at Risk of Hacked Radiation Monitoring Devices"Ruben Santamarta, a principal security consultant at IOActive, has discovered major security vulnerabilities in devices that are used to monitor levels of radiation within nuclear plants, hospitals, seaports, and border controls. These vulnerabilities…