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Ask Fitis, the Bear: Real Crooks Sign Their Malware

Krebs on Security

Code-signing certificates are supposed to help authenticate the identity of software publishers, and provide cryptographic assurance that a signed piece of software has not been altered or tampered with. “Antivirus software trusts signed programs more. “Why do I need a certificate?” 2016 sales thread on Exploit.

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Ten Years Later, New Clues in the Target Breach

Krebs on Security

That story about the Flashback author was possible because a source had obtained a Web browser authentication cookie for a founding member of a Russian cybercrime forum called BlackSEO. According to leaked ChronoPay emails from 2010, this domain was registered and paid for by ChronoPay. ru under the handle “ r-fac1.”

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6 Dangerous Microsoft Office 365 Security Concerns for Business

Spinone

Using Outdated Software – companies pay about $36 295 to return their data from hacker By “software” we mean using old versions of Office like Office 2007 / 2010 / 2013 and not checking for the system updates and patches in Office 365. Keep your antivirus software up to date. Choose to Turn off external sharing.

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How to Implement Zero Trust

eSecurity Planet

By 2010, Forrester’s John Kindervag had presented the basic features surrounding the new concept known as zero trust. Another task best completed at the onset of your zero trust journey is identifying users and devices and crystallizing authentication protocols. Also Read: Top Zero Trust Security Solutions of 2021 .

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Mystic Stealer

Security Boulevard

The malware targets more than 70 web browser extensions for cryptocurrency theft and uses the same functionality to target two-factor authentication (2FA) applications. As a result, this technique may bypass static antivirus signatures and complicate malware reverse engineering. Trojan.Mystic.KV 123:13219 185.252.179[.]18:13219

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Top Database Security Solutions for 2021

eSecurity Planet

McAfee is widely known for bringing the first antivirus software to market. For control access, authorization grants users least privilege while the Azure Active Directory manages authentication at the database level. Through acquisitions in the 2000s, SAP launched their database platform, HANA, in 2010.

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EP 49: LoL

ForAllSecure

Hanslovan: So we noticed it was a trend like all things cat and mouse base and hackers were really getting ticked off that their malicious payloads were getting caught by the antivirus. Why don't I use the trusted ones that I'll get by antivirus. Think of it as a Trojan horse. They're typically hard to find.