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Malvertiser copies PC news site to deliver infostealer

Malwarebytes

This type of website is often visited by geeks and system administrators to read the latest computer reviews, learn some tips and download software utilities. The download is also a signed MSI installer, which increases the chances for it to look legitimate from the operating system and antivirus software.

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New Linux Malware Shikitega Can Take Full Control of Devices

eSecurity Planet

The Shikitega attack consists of a “multistage infection chain where each module responds to a part of the payload and downloads and executes the next one,” the AT&T researchers wrote. Once the CRONs are set, there’s no need to keep downloaded files, so the malware deletes them to evade detection. Multistage Infection Chain.

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US govt agencies share details of the China-linked espionage malware Taidoor

Security Affairs

The CISA agency provides recommendations for system administrators and owners to enhance the level of security of their organizations: Maintain up-to-date antivirus signatures and engines. Keep operating system patches up-to-date. Scan all software downloaded from the Internet prior to executing.

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Microsoft warns of Human-Operated Ransomware as a growing threat to businesses

Security Affairs

“They exhibit extensive knowledge of systems administration and common network security misconfigurations, perform thorough reconnaissance, and adapt to what they discover in a compromised network.” In many cases, some machines run without standard safeguards, like security updates and cloud-delivered antivirus protection.”

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NEW TECH: Votiro takes ‘white-listing’ approach to defusing weaponized documents

The Last Watchdog

Granted, a high percentage of malicious software circulating in the wild is successfully filtered by advanced antivirus suites or gets detonated in sandboxes before they can do harm. Thus, they’ve become a favorite way for threat actors to stealthily download and execute snippets of malicious script. Effective attacks.

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Automated Patch Management: Definition, Tools & How It Works

eSecurity Planet

Automated patch management can help prevent security breaches by automatically identifying, downloading, testing, and delivering software and firmware updates to devices and applications through the use of specialized software tools. It supports patching for Windows, macOS, and Linux systems, as well as third-party applications.

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Vulnerability Management as a Service: Top VMaaS Providers

eSecurity Planet

VMaaS is a way to deliver these services via the cloud rather than downloading and running on-premises software. Here, organizations should work toward achieving an effective system-wide process between security operations, IT operations, and system administration teams to ensure everyone is on the same page.

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