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What is Malware? Definition, Purpose & Common Protections

eSecurity Planet

Anyone who has used a computer for any significant length of time has probably at least heard of malware. Malware has been present in the digital space since the 1980s, with early prank malware like the Morris Worm or the (c)Brain. However, malware is not quite as amusing in a modern context. How Does Malware Work?

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Top 10 Malware Strains of 2021

SecureWorld News

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) providing details on the top malware strains of 2021. The top malware strains in 2021 included remote access Trojans (RATs), banking Trojans, information stealers, and ransomware.

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Advanced threat predictions for 2023

SecureList

The cyber-offense ecosystem still appears to be shaken by the sudden demise of NSO Group; at the same time, these activities indicate to us that we’ve only seen the tip of the iceberg when it comes to commercial-grade mobile surveillance tooling. The first one, in January, was MoonBounce ; the other was CosmicStrand in July 2022.

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IT threat evolution Q3 2021

SecureList

The PyInstaller module for Windows contains a script named “Guard” Interestingly, this malware was developed for both Windows and macOS operating systems. The malware tries to spread to other hosts on the network by infecting USB drives. After this, they were tricked into downloading previously unknown malware.

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EP 31: Stopping the Mirai IoT Botnet, One CnC Server At A Time

ForAllSecure

It was for 1000s of compromised, Internet of Things, enabled devices, such as surveillance cameras, residential gateways, internet connected printers, and even in home baby monitors these devices themselves are often thought of as not having much in the way of resources, and really they don't have many computing resources.

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