Security Boulevard

APRIL 14, 2021

It begins when a crypto-malware strain steals information stored on a victim’s machine before launching its encryption routine. Double extortion is a tactic employed by some ransomware gangs. The post Rise of Double-Extortion Shines Spotlight on Ransomware Prevention appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

If the victim organization is slow to pay up, even though its files are encrypted and some of its confidential data has been stolen, the attackers additionally threaten to carry out a DDoS attack. New additions to the ransomware arsenal. Last year, the SunCrypt and RagnarLocker ransomware groups adopted new scare tactics.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Most of the infection attempts started with a particular email attachment: a compressed archive containing stealthy JavaScript code, most of the times able to avoid antivirus detection during the initial stages of the attack campaigns. Figure 3: Encrypted communication with driverconnectsearch[.]info Stage 1 – The Attached Javascript.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 24, 2021

That meant I tested the release candidates -- not the final product you’d buy in the stores - for consumer-grade antivirus programs, desktop firewalls, and desktop Intrusion detection systems. Not only do I get a much faster time to market, I don’t have to worry about rolling my own encryption. Just don’t.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 24, 2021

That meant I tested the release candidates -- not the final product you’d buy in the stores - for consumer-grade antivirus programs, desktop firewalls, and desktop Intrusion detection systems. Not only do I get a much faster time to market, I don’t have to worry about rolling my own encryption. Just don’t.

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ForAllSecure

JULY 28, 2021

Vamosi: Burnout is a major concern in the InfoSec world. I've met people that have library skills, and you would wonder well how is that going to apply to hacking and then they get a job in an InfoSec role, you know, keeping all of the compliance documentation together whatever right, wherever your skills are you can probably apply them here.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

I’m Robert Vamosi, and in this episode we’re talking about ways in which bad actors can manipulate legitimate tools to gain persistence on a site so they can steal data or encrypt it for ransom. A lot of infosec’s knowledge is either tribal -- passed on from one person to another - or can be found in books.

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