March 2020 – Page 9 – PossibleThreat Articles

Lock and Code S1Ep2: On the challenges of managed service providers

March 17, 2020 0 Comments BEC, conficker, coronavirus, fingerprint files, msp, phishing scam, play protect, Podcast, remote, skimmer, smbv3, spear phishing

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 15:28:35 +0000

On episode 2 of Lock and Code, we discuss the latest security news, including how to secure remote workers, security conferences cancelled because of coronavirus, and Google Play’s poor performance on stopping malware. Plus, we speak to two MSP representatives on the daily challenges of managing thousands of endpoints.

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Podcast

Tags: bec conficker coronavirus fingerprint files MSP phishing scam play protect remote skimmer smbv3 spear phishing

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APT36 jumps on the coronavirus bandwagon, delivers Crimson RAT

March 17, 2020 0 Comments APT, apt36, coronavirus, coronavirus malware, covid-19, credential stealer, crimson rat, Exploit, exploits, info-stealer, macro, malicious macro, malware, nation-state attack, rat, remote administration tool, Social engineering, spear phishing, spear phishing attack, Threat analysis, transparent tribe

Credit to Author: Threat Intelligence Team| Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 15:00:00 +0000

We look at a spear phishing attack from APT36, an Advanced Persistent Threat group posing as the government of India and offering guidance on coronavirus. Instead, users are infected with a Crimson RAT that steals data.

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Threat analysis

Tags: APT APT36 coronavirus coronavirus malware covid-19 credential stealer crimson rat exploit exploits info-stealer macro malicious macro malware nation-state attack rat remote administration tool Social Engineering spear phishing spear phishing attack transparent tribe

ComputerWorld Independent

Enterprise resilience: Backup and management tips for iOS, Mac

March 17, 2020 0 Comments Apple, iOS, Macs, Security, small business

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Fri, 06 Mar 2020 06:30:00 -0800

Apple’s solutions are seeing increasing use across the enterprise, but do you have a business resilience strategy in place in case things go wrong?

If you’re one of the estimated 73% of SMBs that have not yet made such preparation, now might be a good time to start.

Your data is your business

It’s challenging enough when a consumer user suffers data loss as precious memories and valuable information go up in the digital smoke. Natural disasters, technology and infrastructure problems or human-made problems such as burglary, cyberattacks or civil unrest can all impact the sanctity of your systems, whatever platform you use. It matters because in today’s connected world, your data is your business.

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The effects of climate change on cybersecurity

March 17, 2020 0 Comments Awareness, climate change, cooling, cybersecurity, datacenters, energy consumption, Global Warming, supercomputers

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 18:55:13 +0000

We explore the relationship between climate change and cybersecurity, two of the major issues of our time. Does cybersecurity actually contribute to global warming? Or can climate change illicit an uptick in cybercrime? We take a look.

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Awareness

Tags: climate change cooling cybersecurity datacenters energy consumption global warming supercomputers

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ComputerWorld Independent

Apple, the FIDO Alliance and the future of passwords

March 17, 2020 0 Comments Apple, iOS, Mobile, passwords, Security, smartphones

Apple is the latest firm to join the FIDO Alliance, an industry standards group developing more secure ways to log in to online accounts and apps using multi-factor authentication (MFA), biometric authentication and physical security keys. Computerworld's Lucas Mearian joins Ken Mingis and Juliet Beauchamp to discuss the Apple move, how different forms of authentication work and how far away we are from a password-less world.

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Coronavirus impacts security conferences and events: check your schedule

March 17, 2020 0 Comments Black Hat, bsides, cancellations, Conferences, coronavirus, DEF CON, disruption, events, infosec, rsa, rsa conference, security conference, security conferences, security event, security world

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 18:02:04 +0000

We look at upcoming cancellations, postponements, and moves to virtual for security conferences in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Security world

Tags: black hat bsides cancellations conferences coronavirus DEF CON disruption events infosec RSA RSA Conference security conference security conferences security event

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RemoteSec: achieving on-prem security levels with cloud-based remote teams

March 17, 2020 0 Comments Business, cloud infrastructure, Cloud Security, cloud services, remote security, remote work, remote workers, remote working, remotesec, telecommuting, v2 cloud, workforce

Credit to Author: Dan Macharia| Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 16:53:43 +0000

Times are quickly changing and many teams are scrambling to embrace a shift to remote work. How will security protocols change? Time to move from on-prem to RemoteSec.

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Business

Tags: cloud infrastructure cloud security cloud services remote security remote work remote workers remote working remotesec telecommuting V2 Cloud workforce

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FIDO Alliance and the future of passwords

March 17, 2020 0 Comments Security

Credit to Author: Ken Mingis, Juliet Beauchamp, Lucas Mearian| Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2020 10:30:00 -0800

Apple is the latest company to join the FIDO Alliance, an industry standards group committed to finding more secure ways to log in to online accounts and apps. The FIDO Alliance pushes for multi-factor authentication (MFA) deployment, from biometric authentication to physical security keys. Computerworld’s Lucas Mearian joins Ken and Juliet to discuss why Apple joined the FIDO Alliance, how different forms of authentication work and how far away we are from a password-less world.

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Securing the MSP: best practices for vetting cybersecurity vendors

March 17, 2020 0 Comments Business, cybersecurity vendors, enterprise, managed service providers, msp, risk management, soc, soc teams, vetting cybersecurity vendors, vetting security vendors

Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 15:44:33 +0000

How do you spot the unicorn cybersecurity vendors amongst the bad apples? We show MSPs the ins and outs of vendor vetting.

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Business

Tags: cybersecurity vendors enterprise managed service providers MSP risk management SOC SOC teams vetting cybersecurity vendors vetting security vendors

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Mitigate your risk of getting hacked with help from with this online academy

March 17, 2020 0 Comments Security

Credit to Author: DealPost Team| Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2020 09:57:00 -0800

Cyber crime rates are on the rise. In fact, according to this 2019 Juniper Research paper, the financial burden of this global nuisance is expected to surpass $2 trillion in 2020 alone. But don’t panic. It turns out that education plays a major role in mitigating the risks, which is why grabbing a lifetime subscription to the CyberTraining 365 Online Academy is money well spent.

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