Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

What's more, it predated Stuxnet, with the first known instance occurring in 2003. The results are significant because digitally signed software is often able to bypass User Account Control and other Windows measures designed to prevent malicious code from being installed.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 1, 2023

You need to have a reasonable level of trust in the devices connecting to any network, so any policies you can set to require things like antivirus , updated operating systems and VPNs will protect both the network and its users. Limiting use of a device’s administrator account where possible for greater personal device security.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

The NotPetya worm was distributed by a fraudulent update to a popular Ukranian accounting package, illustrating vulnerabilities in our update systems. Fake apps in the Google Play store illustrate vulnerabilities in our software distribution systems. Hardware chips can be back-doored at the point of fabrication , even if the design is secure.

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NopSec

MAY 25, 2022

The vulnerability was such that the threat actors could bypass typical defenses such as antivirus (AV) and endpoint detection and response (EDR). In fact, patching of vulnerabilities has been so commonplace for so long that Microsoft started something it called “ Patch Tuesday ” in 2003.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Here are the top Twitter accounts to follow for the latest commentary, research, and much-needed humor in the ever-evolving information security space. Lots of accounts including Bezos, Elon Musk, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Bill Gates, Mr Beast, and a ton more getting hacked for a bitcoin scheme. Eugene Kaspersky | @e_kaspersky.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Though polite, the Creeper was still an annoyance to some, and in 1971, Ray Tomlinson developed the first antivirus software , called Reaper. One of the first pieces of antivirus software , McAfee’s VirusScan, was released in 1987. In 2003, one of the first pieces of malware designed to make money was discovered.

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Schneier on Security

MAY 10, 2018

In 2014, China reportedly banned antivirus products from both Kaspersky and the US company Symantec, based on similar fears. In 2003, someone almost slipped a very clever backdoor into Linux. Russian hackers subverted the update mechanism of a popular brand of Ukrainian accounting software to spread the NotPetya malware.

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