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Microsoft fixes exploited zero-day, revokes certificate used to sign malicious drivers (CVE-2022-44698)

December 13, 2022

It’s December 2022 Patch Tuesday, and Microsoft has delivered fixes for 50+ vulnerabilities, including a Windows SmartScreen bypass flaw (CVE-2022-44698) exploited by …

Attackers employ novel methods to backdoor French organizations

March 21, 2022

An advanced threat actor has been spotted using distinctive, novel methods to backdoor French entities in the construction, real estate, and government industries. How the …

Tor2Mine cryptominer has evolved: Just patching and cleaning the system won’t help

December 3, 2021

Sophos released new findings on the Tor2Mine cryptominer, that show how the miner evades detection, spreads automatically through a target network and is increasingly harder …

91.5% of malware arrived over encrypted connections during Q2 2021

October 6, 2021

The latest report from the WatchGuard shows an astonishing 91.5% of malware arriving over encrypted connections during Q2 2021. This is a dramatic increase over the previous …

Puppet’s module malware scanner adds a layer of protection to proactively combat security risks

October 1, 2021

Puppet announced a malware scanner feature for newly published modules on the Forge, Puppet’s module marketplace, in order to combat security risks and increase the security …

COVID-19-themed cyberattack detections continue to surge

April 19, 2021

McAfee released its new report, examining cybercriminal activity related to malware and the evolution of cyber threats in the third and fourth quarters of 2020. In Q4, there …

In Q2 2020, there was an average of 419 new threats per minute

November 6, 2020

McAfee released a report examining cybercriminal activity related to malware and the evolution of cyber threats in Q2 2020. During this period, there was an average of 419 new …

What are script-based attacks and what can be done to prevent them?

July 31, 2020

Attackers always seek out new ways to evade detection. As most endpoint security products handle file-based attacks relatively well, scripts are an excellent way for attackers …

Microsoft releases PowerShell 7 for Windows, macOS and Linux

March 6, 2020

Microsoft has released PowerShell 7, the latest major update to its popular task automation tool and configuration management framework that can be used on various operating …

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