remote access
Malware opens RDP backdoor into Windows systems
A new version of the Sarwent malware can open the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) port on target Windows computers to make sure that crooks can find their way back into the …
Is remote work here to stay?
There’s no doubt COVID-19 set the remote work revolution on a fast track. And on that fast track, VPN usage soared to new heights with no signs of it slowing down. Companies …
Google unveils secure remote access service to unburden enterprise VPNs
Google has made available BeyondCorp Remote Access, a cloud-based, zero trust service that allows employees, contractors and partners to securely access specific corporate …
Cybersecurity in a remote workplace: A joint effort
The reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted every aspect of life across the globe and many companies now find themselves with fully remote workforces. With so many …
Zoom in crisis: How to respond and manage product security incidents
Zoom is in crisis mode, facing grave and very public concerns regarding the trust in management’s commitment for secure products, the respect for user privacy, the honesty of …
Emotet remains the dark market leader for delivery-as-a-service
The vast majority of nationally sponsored cybersecurity incidents take the form of espionage through data exfiltration, with frequent employment of remote access tool Plug-X, …
Attack tools and techniques used by major ransomware families
Ransomware tries to slip unnoticed past security controls by abusing trusted and legitimate processes, and then harnesses internal systems to encrypt the maximum number of …
BMC vulnerabilities in Supermicro servers allow remote takeover, data exfiltration attacks
A slew of vulnerabilities affecting the baseboard management controllers (BMCs) of Supermicro servers could be exploited by remote attackers to gain access to corporate …
Trickbot becomes one of the most dangerous pieces of modular malware hitting enterprises
Along with Emotet, Trickbot has become one of the most versatile and dangerous pieces of modular malware hitting enterprise environments. Most recently, its creators have …
Phorpiex bots target remote access servers to deliver ransomware
Threat actors are brute-forcing their way into enterprise endpoints running server-side remote access applications and attempting to spread the GandCrab ransomware onto other …
Retail and finance top the list of vulnerable industries, increasingly targeted with credential threat campaigns
The finance, professional, and information sectors had the highest volume and most variety of malicious activity in Q2 2018, says Rapid7, and the manufacturing sector is …
US hospital paid $55,000 ransom to hackers despite having backups
A US hospital has decided to pay a ransom of 4 bitcoin to regain access to some 1,400 files locked by attackers. Hancock Health, a regional hospital based in Greenfield, …