SecurityBrief Europe |
6 months under siege: the malware story so far in 2017
SecurityBrief Europe If 2016 was a bad year for malware, with ransomware attacks more than doubling during the year, the picture got even worse during the first six months of 2017. The percentage of … HummingWhale, a new variant of the infamous HummingBad malware; Judy … |
SecurityBrief Africa |
Once prominent infection method now declining – short blip or for good?
SecurityBrief Africa Exploit kit activity is waning. Collectively these malware distribution tools used to be a prominent method of infection. They rely on compromised websites, malicious adverts and social engineering to direct web traffic to their landing pages and … |
SecurityBrief Australia |
Your webinar invite: Australia's new data breach laws and how to revamp your security
SecurityBrief Australia Gemalto's Breach Level Index reported 1.4 billion data records compromised worldwide in 2016, up 86% from 2015. Closer to home, there were 44 & 16 voluntarily reported breaches in Australia and New Zealand. With the new Privacy Amendment (Notifiable … |
SecurityBrief Australia |
Zero day distributing FINSPY espionage malware and LATENTBOT malware
SecurityBrief Australia Actors leveraging FINSPY and LATENTBOT used the zero–day as early as January and March, and similarities between their implementations suggest they obtained exploit code from a shared source. Recent DRIDEX activity began following a disclosure on … |