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Linux Shishiga malware using LUA scripts

Linux Shishiga malware using LUA scripts

Linux Shishiga malware using LUA scripts

The usage of the BitTorrent protocol and Lua modules separates Linux/Shishiga from other types of malware, according to analysis by ESET.

ESET Research and Michal Malik25 Apr 2017


Digital Security

Machine learning and math can’t trump smart attackers

Machine learning and math can’t trump smart attackers

Digital Security

Machine learning and math can’t trump smart attackers

Machine learning alone is not enough to protect endpoints and predicting an attacker's next moves. Other security solutions and human input are needed.

Ondrej Kubovič25 Apr 2017


Cybercrime

US court hits Russian PoS hacker with record 27 year jail sentence

US court hits Russian PoS hacker with record 27 year jail sentence

Cybercrime

US court hits Russian PoS hacker with record 27 year jail sentence

Russian hacker receives the longest sentence ever handed down for hacking-related charges in the United States.

Graham Cluley22 Apr 2017


Young cybercriminals ‘motivated more by peer respect than financial gain’

Young cybercriminals ‘motivated more by peer respect than financial gain’

Young cybercriminals ‘motivated more by peer respect than financial gain’

A new report suggests young cybercriminals are often motivated by the possibility of notoriety, rather than financial gain.

Editor21 Apr 2017


Nearly half of UK businesses experienced a cybersecurity incident in the last 12 months

Nearly half of UK businesses experienced a cybersecurity incident in the last 12 months

Nearly half of UK businesses experienced a cybersecurity incident in the last 12 months

Nearly half of all UK businesses have experienced a cybersecurity incident over the last 12 months, according to a new government paper.

Editor20 Apr 2017


InterContinental Hotels Group reveals 'how it minimized recent malware attack'

InterContinental Hotels Group reveals 'how it minimized recent malware attack'

InterContinental Hotels Group reveals 'how it minimized recent malware attack'

The InterContinental Hotels Group says the implementation of its SPS system helped to minimize the damage caused by a recent data breach.

Editor19 Apr 2017


ESET Research

Turn the light on and give me your passwords!

Turn the light on and give me your passwords!

ESET Research

Turn the light on and give me your passwords!

ESET researchers have discovered another banking trojan on Google Play targeting Android users – this time disguised as a Flashlight widget.

Lukas Stefanko19 Apr 2017


Digital Security

When PR and reality collide: The truth about machine learning in cybersecurity

When PR and reality collide: The truth about machine learning in cybersecurity

Digital Security

When PR and reality collide: The truth about machine learning in cybersecurity

Machine learning (ML) is routinely cited by post-truth vendors as their biggest selling point, their main advantage. But ML – if it’s done properly – comes with problems and limitations.

Ondrej Kubovič18 Apr 2017


Digital Security

Women in cybersecurity: Slowly but surely, change is coming

Women in cybersecurity: Slowly but surely, change is coming

Digital Security

Women in cybersecurity: Slowly but surely, change is coming

Only 11% of positions in the global cybersecurity workforce are occupied by women. We take a look at why and what is being done to change this.

Editor17 Apr 2017


Digital Security

10 ways to prepare your organization for GDPR

10 ways to prepare your organization for GDPR

Digital Security

10 ways to prepare your organization for GDPR

GDPR is coming into play in May 2018, but a lot of companies remain unprepared, which could have implications on how they process data.

Editor14 Apr 2017


Scams

Real or virtual currency? Scammers accept both

Real or virtual currency? Scammers accept both

Scams

Real or virtual currency? Scammers accept both

ESET researchers have discovered and reported scammers stealing PayPal and Paxful credentials disguised as a tool for YouTube monetization, and a bitcoin trading marketplace.

Lukas Stefanko13 Apr 2017


Internet Society: Encryption is key to growing world economy

Internet Society: Encryption is key to growing world economy

Internet Society: Encryption is key to growing world economy

The Internet Society says that current perceptions of data encryption are misguided and need to change for the sake of the digital economy.

Editor12 Apr 2017


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