Thousands of government, orgs’ websites found serving crypto mining script
On Sunday, over 4,200 websites around the world started hijacking visitors’ browsers to mine the Monero crypto currency. The attack The problem was first noticed and …
Cybercrime shifts: Rise of Russian cybercrime, attacks on cryptocurrency marketplaces
Cryptocurrency marketplaces, designed to facilitate trading on the full range of digital currencies, are experiencing a range of fraudulent activity. The world of …
Worldwide spending on blockchain services to reach $8.1 billion in 2021
Interest and investment in blockchain as an emerging technology is accelerating as firms seek secure, sequential, and immutable solutions to improve business processes, enable …
Week in review: Crypto-mining malware hits SCADA network, server-side exploits dominate threat landscape
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: When crypto-mining malware hits a SCADA network Radiflow has recently discovered …
Five smart TVs tested for security, privacy issues
As more and more smart TVs are sold worldwide, consumers should be aware of the risks associated with this technology. Consumer Union, a US-based nonprofit organization …
Chrome will mark HTTP pages as “not secure”
Starting with Chrome 68, which is scheduled to be released in July 2018, Google will explicitly mark all HTTP sites as “not secure”: According to Google’s numbers, 68% …
New infosec products of the week: February 9, 2018
Protect network, IoT, ICS, and SCADA devices from privilege-based attacks BeyondTrust announced a privilege management solution for network, IoT, ICS, and SCADA devices. …
Server-side exploits dominate the threat landscape
Skybox Security released its inaugural Vulnerability and Threat Trends Report, which analyzes vulnerabilities, exploits and threats in play in 2017. Cybercrime is a …
Integrated IT: The changing role of technology across organizations
The role that IT is playing in business is changing: 85% of the IT professionals surveyed by Insight noted that their executives view the organization as an IT company at …
Intel releases new Spectre microcode updates for some affected processors
Intel has provided a new update on the Spectre patch situation. Skylake fix ready, others to follow “Earlier this week, we released production microcode updates for …
When crypto-mining malware hits a SCADA network
Stealthy crypto-mining is on track to surpass ransomware as cybercriminals’ most favorite money-making option, and companies with computers and servers that run all day …
Most remain dissatisfied with threat intelligence quality and accuracy
While security professionals are increasingly recognizing the importance of threat intelligence, the majority remain dissatisfied with its accuracy and quality, according to a …