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‘Tis the season for protecting your devices with Webroot antivirus

Webroot

Whether you purchase a new device or receive one as a gift, now is the time to consider the importance of protecting it with an antivirus program. What is antivirus? Antivirus programs accomplish this by conducting behavior-based detection, scans, virus quarantine and removal. Do I really need antivirus? In a word, yes.

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Ask Fitis, the Bear: Real Crooks Sign Their Malware

Krebs on Security

Megatraffer explained that malware purveyors need a certificate because many antivirus products will be far more interested in unsigned software, and because signed files downloaded from the Internet don’t tend to get blocked by security features built into modern web browsers. “Why do I need a certificate?

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Cyber Security Roundup for April 2021

Security Boulevard

He was quoted as saying that he and his co-conspirators would steal the data and if Tesla refused to pay the ransom the company's secrets would be placed on the internet. FBI Internet Crime Report 2020: Cybercrime Skyrocketed, with Email Compromise Accounting for 43% of Losses. Russian Pleads Guilty to Tesla Ransomware Plot.

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Good game, well played: an overview of gaming-related cyberthreats in 2022

SecureList

Once executed on the attacked system, RedLine Stealer collects system information, including device user names, the operating system type, and information about the hardware, installed browsers, and antivirus solutions. Launching the malware resulted in decryption and activation of a Trojan-stealer dubbed Taurus.

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Embracing Automation in Cyber Threat Intelligence: The Key to Timely Protection

SecureWorld News

Threat Intelligence (TI) representation across different levels There is a lot of information on cyberattacks on the internet, and, as a rule, the most helpful information is contained in cyber threat reports ( Threat Intelligence Reports ).

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2024 State of Cybersecurity: Reports of More Threats & Prioritization Issues

eSecurity Planet

Company instructions to keep hands off internal network traffic leads to internet service provider (ISP) suppression of only 1% of the 100,000 monthly outgoing DDoS attacks. Ransomware & Data Theft Protection Ransomware and data breaches rely primarily on vulnerabilities exposed to the internet, phishing, and the endpoint.

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APT trends report Q1 2021

SecureList

The threat actor leverages tailor-made malicious documents with embedded macros that trigger an infection chain, opening a URL in Internet Explorer. The minimal functionality present in the macros and the browser specification suggest that the threat actor might be exploiting a privilege-escalation vulnerability in Internet Explorer.

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