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Thousands of smartphones have been infected with fake beepost SMS, these are the results
/in Internet Security
Miguel de Brooker, director of the Center for Cybersecurity Belgium (CCB), talks about the virus that was transmitted via fake SMS messages from BePost and which has infected thousands of smartphones in Belgium.
Initially the Bipost fake SMS scam was unfortunately a success for cyber criminals. A few days ago, at least 9,000 devices were infected with computer viruses.
Infected smartphones send hundreds of text messages every day
“Generally, a malware campaign infects 400 to 500 systems in our country,” said Miguel de Brooker, director of the Center for Cybersecurity Belgium (CCB), to our colleagues at Nieuwsblad. “In this case, there are already thousands who send hundreds of messages every day. Our telecom providers are also blocking millions.”
Why has this malware spread so quickly?
This malware (computer virus) is a fluobot, which uses “flu” in English for “flu” and “bot” for “robot”, as it spreads like a flu virus. That is, it infects users and in turn sends viruses to their contacts in an attempt to infect them. In the case of the Bipost scandal, Miguel de Bruyker explains this unfortunate success by the fact that it is SMS, as we are less skeptical about email. Then, if the SMS announces that it comes from BPost, our antitrust gauge falls even further.
The only way to click on the link
Once the malware hits the phone, it is done, all you have to do is reset the device to “fix” it. “This is no longer a common application, but rather a system service,” says De Brooker, who is still in Nieuwsblad. “So you can’t delete it.” Once intruded into the smartphone, the stream can make the appropriate SMS and send them automatically, as well as steal contacts. but that’s not all ! It can also display websites, specifically a screen similar to a banking service, hoping that the user trusts it and enters its information.
Are infected smartphones ready for an attack?
And as soon as this information is collected by the malware, it is too late, because it sends it to another infected device via a central server. All these smartphones infected with the BePost scam are called “botnets”, ie a set of…
How to Get the Best Results From ZTNA
/in Mobile Security
The pandemic greatly expanded the work-from-home population. Due to the pandemic, 86% of IT leaders say that at least a quarter of their staff members are connecting to corporate networks through personal and shared devices. But even before the pandemic, mass cloud adoption and mobile users meant that applications could live anywhere. That greatly expanded the threat landscape and created the need for a new cybersecurity approach.
IT pros need to ensure security across a complex web of applications, devices, locations and users. You must understand whether a user is an employee, a contractor, a partner – or a bad actor, and whether a person is using devices that are – or are not – corporate issued. Plus, you have to provide security whether applications are on premises or in a public or private cloud.
That means you need to gain visibility, which a secure access service edge (SASE) solution can provide, and use that visibility to enforce security policy. Zero-trust network access (ZTNA) is the enforcement piece and a core capability of SASE.
ZTNA enables secure, any-to-any communications. It means that, by default, you trust nothing. With ZTNA, everything must be explicitly defined. ZTNA could allow a person on a corporate laptop to access and download data from Salesforce. If that person was on a personal laptop, a ZTNA solution might allow them to view Salesforce but not download data. And if what appeared to be a corporate laptop attempted to access Salesforce, but the connection was from North Korea, ZTNA could enforce your security policy to block that connection.
Here are some tips on how your organization can get the best results from ZTNA.
Choose a ZTNA Solution That Supports All Types of Applications
Most ZTNA solutions lack support for local on-premises traffic. So, if an employee is at a company office and wants to access a local app, there is no zero-trust enforcement. To enjoy the full benefits of ZTNA, look for solutions that support all types of applications, not just HTTP and HTTPS applications. Seek out solutions that enforce policy regardless of whether applications are on-premises or in the cloud, or are delivered via software-as-a-service models.
Many ZTNA…
Google is featuring Instagram and TikTok ‘Short videos’ in mobile search results
/in Mobile Security
I think it’s safe to say that short-form video content reached the pinnacle of popularity this year. Seeing TikTok’s wild success, competing platforms such as YouTube and Instagram were quick to jump on the bandwagon with Shorts and Reels, respectively. It seems like even Google doesn’t want to miss out on getting a piece of the pie as the search giant is expanding its carousel of short videos in mobile search results to include content from more sources.
Spotted by Twitter user Brian Freiesleben, search results for certain topics (“Packers” in his case) include short videos sourced from Instagram and TikTok.
Noticed Google pulling in Instagram and TikTok videos into this “short videos” carousel this morning. pic.twitter.com/iDr3C8OEAE
— Brian Freiesleben (@type_SEO) December 27, 2020
While I wasn’t able to replicate this here in India, Rita (Lebanon) and Scott (UK) saw success for some searches, so it seems like it’s is available more widely than before.
The same type of carousel was first spotted in mobile search by Saad AK in November, although the videos featured were only sourced from YouTube at that time. This builds on a previous Google test which showed short videos in the Google Discover feed, as spotted by Twitter user Jatin Chaudhary back in August.
Google often moves with the times by updating its search results to include the most relevant content, so it’s no surprise to see it find a way to add TikTok videos into the mix. Google confirmed to TechCrunch that the feature is currently in limited, early-stage testing, so don’t panic if you don’t see it yet.