The Last Watchdog

JULY 21, 2020

Cloud migration, obviously, is here to stay. But there’s no doubt that the exodus to a much greater dependency on hybrid cloud and multi-cloud resources – Infrastructure-as-a-Service ( IaaS ) and Platforms-as-a-Service ( PaaS ) – is in full swing. We recently released an article about a malware we dubbed Cloud Snooper.

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Dark Reading

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Ransomware in particular poses a major threat, but security vendors say there has been an increase in Linux-targeted cryptojacking, malware, and vulnerability exploits as well, and defenders need to be ready.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

HEAT attacks are used to deliver malware or to compromise credentials, that in many cases leads to ransomware attacks. In an analysis of almost 500,000 malicious domains, The Menlo Security Labs research team discovered that 69% of these websites used HEAT tactics to deliver malware. About Menlo Security.

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Dark Reading

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Menlo identified 224% increase in HEAT attacks in the last six months fueling ransomware surge.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 24, 2019

A lone administrator peers at a security console, looking at screens that may best be described as looking at “the Matrix” He tries desperately to find any anomalies that might indicate the greatest challenge to your data – ransomware. Fighting ransomware today requires using new tools, techniques, and technologies.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Ransomware has arguably been the most commonly talked about topic in the security world regarding risks to organizations and their data. There has been somewhat of a misnomer when it comes to thinking that you can “ protect against Ransomware with public cloud storage.”

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 14, 2021

Once obtained, they enable adversaries to download and install tools and malware to explore and map out the broader network, scan for vulnerabilities, identify and side-step security controls, and move laterally from system to system, looking for the crown jewels. This wasn’t surprising; privileged credentials remain a prime target.

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