Hackers plant malware in popular CCleaner
Over two million Windows systems may have been affected by a compromised version of crapware-cleaner CCleaner.
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News about malware attacks
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Security means knowing your network better than your attackers – or your users: ex NSA head
Governments must be held to higher standards than commercial entities when it comes to protecting citizens’ privacy, a former deputy head of the US National Security Agency has said while noting that increasingly complicated threats have nonetheless necessitated a fresh look at security and privacy.
David Braue | 08 Aug | Read more
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The week in security: Taking humans out of the security equation
A major reshuffle of Australia’s government security structure had an impact on cybersecurity policy bodies, with encryption named a key concern in a move that’s sure to put the government at loggerheads with secure-messaging companies like Malcolm Turnbull favourite Wickr.
David Braue | 24 Jul | Read more
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Cybersecurity cooperation is in the air – but ITU believes Australia is choking
Observers of this month’s G20 meeting are still scratching their heads over the proposed strategic cybersecurity partnership between the United States and Russia, whose leader Vladimir Putin went into the meeting expecting chastising over alleged Russian interference in the US elections.
David Braue | 10 Jul | Read more
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The week in security: How Catholic Education secures SA schools; FBI cops heat on iPhone hacks
Australian online-classified site Gumtree was hacked and used to spread malware via online display ads, while a large US healthcare provider was shut down after a malware infection and only partially recovered days later.
David Braue | 04 Apr | Read more
Whitepapers about malware attacks
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A Security Delivery Platform Benefits the Entire Organisation
Organisations also now face exploding volumes of newer and more sophisticated threats because malware and ways to exploit it are now readily available in online marketplaces. There is a very real hacker-enablement supply chain in both the dark web and traditional outlets that readily shares basic hacking tools and code, allowing many more cyberthieves to execute successful attacks. In addition, hackers are now less often individual “geeks” and more likely to be well-funded technology experts supported by organized crime or even governments. This trend, combined with ever-increasing network speeds, means that stopping cyber attacks is now a big data problem that stands to overwhelm older network protection technologies.
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A Security Delivery Platform Benefits the Entire Organisations