February 2020 – Page 14 – PossibleThreat Articles

Credit to Author: Todd VanderArk| Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 17:00:08 +0000

Announcing Safe Documents and Application Guard, new Microsoft 365 features that bring together Windows 10, Office 365, and Microsoft Defender ATP to help users stay secure and productive.

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MalwareBytes Security

Securing the MSP: why they’re their own worst enemy

February 14, 2020 0 Comments advanced persistent threat, advanced persistent threats, APT, breach, credential management, credentials, data breach, Hacking, managed service provider, msp, msps, Opinion, phishing

Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 16:00:00 +0000

Behind each cyberattack on the MSP is typically a system left unpatched, asset management undone, security officer not hired, or board who sees investment in security as a cost center rather than a long-term investment.

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Tags: advanced persistent threat advanced persistent threats APT breach credential management credentials data breach hacking managed service provider MSP MSPs phishing

Fortinet Security

ViperSoftX – New JavaScript Threat

February 14, 2020 0 Comments

Learn more about the newly discovered JavaScript-based Remote Access Trojan (RAT) and cryptocurrency stealer, which we have dubbed “ViperSoftX” recently captured by our FortiGuard Labs team.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/fortinet/blog/threat-research/~4/CousvluoJc0″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Fortinet Security

CISA Issues Multiple Agency Malware Analysis Reports on Hidden Cobra

February 14, 2020 0 Comments

HIDDEN COBRA has been linked to multiple high profile attacks which have caused massive infrastructure disruptions, as well as financially motivated attacks in various parts of the world. Learn more.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/fortinet/blog/threat-research/~4/gKFhfNONrlI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Independent Krebs Security

A Light at the End of Liberty Reserve’s Demise?

February 14, 2020 0 Comments A Little Sunshine, arthur budovsky, irs, liberty reserve, u.s. internal revenue service, u.s. justice department

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 18:48:39 +0000

In May 2013, the U.S. Justice Department seized Liberty Reserve, alleging the virtual currency service acted as a $6 billion financial hub for the cybercrime world. Prompted by assurances that the government would one day afford Liberty Reserve users a chance to reclaim any funds seized as part of the takedown, KrebsOnSecurity filed a claim shortly thereafter to see if and when this process might take place. This week, an investigator with the U.S. Internal Revenue service finally got in touch to discuss my claim.

Security Sophos

Bluetooth bugs – researchers find 10 “Sweyntooth” security holes

February 14, 2020 0 Comments bluetooth, cybersecurity, sweyntooth, vulnerability

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 17:47:46 +0000

More trouble in the Internet of Things – Bluetooth firmware code in many devices is found to have numerous bugs.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/RPIddP3q73U” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

MalwareBytes Security

Misleading cybersecurity lessons from pop culture: how Hollywood teaches to hack

February 14, 2020 0 Comments Awareness, black hats, Cybercrime, cybercrime in the movies, cybercrime on tv, cybersecurity, cybersecurity awareness, hack, Hackers, Hacking, hacking movies, hacking tv shows, hollywood, jurassic park, mr. robot, ncis, pop culture, swordfish, the flash, the matrix, white hats

Credit to Author: Sam Chester| Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 17:32:10 +0000

We take a look at some of the most famous (or infamous) hacking scenes from TV and movies and the cybersecurity lessons, if any, we can learn from them.

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Awareness

Tags: black hats cybercrime cybercrime in the movies cybercrime on TV cybersecurity cybersecurity awareness hack hackers hacking hacking movies hacking TV shows Hollywood jurassic park mr. robot NCIS pop culture swordfish the flash the matrix white hats

Security TrendMicro

This Week in Security News: February 2020 Patch Tuesday Update and Misconfigured AWS S3 Bucket Leaks 36,000 Inmate Records

February 14, 2020 0 Comments Current News, Industry News

Credit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 13:57:34 +0000

week in security

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, learn about the more than 140 February Patch Tuesday updates from Microsoft and Adobe. Also, read about how an unsecured and unencrypted Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)…

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