article thumbnail

More Than 90 Percent of Malware in Q2 Came Via Encrypted Traffic: WatchGuard

eSecurity Planet

percent of all malware detected on networks of WatchGuard Technologies customers in the second quarter came over encrypted connections, raising the security risk for the 80 percent of such organizations that lack processes for decrypting and scanning HTTPS traffic for threats. Malware in Encrypted Traffic. A surprising 91.5

article thumbnail

STRRAT RAT spreads masquerading as ransomware

Security Affairs

Microsoft Security Intelligence researchers uncovered a malware campaign that is spreading a remote access trojan (RAT) tracked as STRRAT. This RAT is infamous for its ransomware-like behavior of appending the file name extension.crimson to files without actually encrypting them. Researchers noticed that STRRAT version 1.5

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

New STRRAT RAT Malware Convinces Believe They’ve Fallen Victim to Ransomware, Researchers Find

Hot for Security

“This RAT is infamous for its ransomware-like behavior of appending the file name extension.crimson to files without actually encrypting them,” said the Microsoft Security Intelligence team on Twitter. Attackers used compromised email accounts to launch the email campaign.

article thumbnail

SHARING INTEL: Here’s why it has become so vital to prioritize the security-proofing of APIs

The Last Watchdog

Meanwhile, the best security tooling money can was never designed to deal with this phenomenon. The threat intelligence platforms and detection and response systems installed far and wide, in SMBs and large enterprises alike, simply are not doing a terrific job at accounting for how APIs are facilitating multi-staged network breaches.

Big data 240
article thumbnail

Secure Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Critical to STIR/SHAKEN

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

with scams accounting for over 40 percent of all calls, and over 80 percent of all scam calls using area codes local to the recipient. Experience has shown that to secure a PKI and maintain the integrity of the certificates, extraordinary caution should be taken to protect the root key. Data security. Encryption.

Scams 71
article thumbnail

10 Reasons to Trust Your Enterprise APIs

Cisco Security

Your team many find the resources and community support on Cisco DevNet as a great way to connect, secure, and automate APIs. Once you have an accountable team, make a plan , and communicate it throughout the organization. Encrypt sensitive traffic using Transport Layer Security (TLS). Maps API1 and API5. Maps to API10.

Software 116
article thumbnail

5 Stages of the Vulnerability Management Lifecycle

eSecurity Planet

This could include vulnerability scanners , configuration assessment tools, or security intelligence platforms. This involves gathering as much information about each asset as possible, including IP addresses, service account credentials, patch status, and more.