| LATEST SECURITY NEWS & COMMENTARY | WannaCry Ransom Notes Penned by Chinese-Speaking Authors, Analysis Shows But a Chinese-language link doesn't shoot down theories of the North Korean Lazarus Group's involvement in the ransomware worm attacks, say language experts at Flashpoint. New Samba Bug Dangerous But No WannaCry The administrators of the open-source Samba software have fixed a newly discovered vulnerability that lets attackers upload malicious files to vulnerable systems and servers. Split Tunnel SMTP Exploit Bypasses Email Security Gateways Attackers can inject malicious payloads directly to email server via email encryption appliances, Securolytics says. Ransomware: Carding's Replacement for the Criminal Masses Ransomware is not only here to stay, it's going to proliferate by orders of magnitude and cause substantial risk to businesses for the foreseeable future. 82% of Databases Left Unencrypted in Public Cloud Personal health information and other sensitive data is left exposed as businesses overlook encryption and network security. Medical Devices Fall Short in Security Best Practices More than half of medical device makers and healthcare delivery organizations anticipate an attack on their medical devices within the next 12 months, but only a smattering take significant steps to prevent it, according to a survey released today. In the Cloud, Evolving Infrastructure Means Evolving Alliances New opportunities makes for unusual bedfellows. Here's how to navigate the shift in organizational dynamics between security operations, line-of-business managers and developers. 3 Nigerian Cyberthieves Sentenced to Total of 235 Years in Prison Using love-struck girlfriends found on the Internet to help them carry out their schemes, three Nigerian cyberthieves and their cohorts made off with tens of millions of dollars in pilfered goods before they were ultimately sentenced to a collective total of 235 years in prison. WannaCry Gives Consumers a First Look into Ransomware Although ransomware has been around for two years, it took the fast-moving and expansive WannaCry to provide a majority of consumers their first glimpse, according to a study released today. MORE NEWS & COMMENTARY | |
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| Partner Perspectives | WanaCrypt0r Hits Worldwide Consumers and businesses should be sure their Windows systems and software are updated with all current patches in order to stop the spread of this dangerous ransomware attack. Malspam Causing Havoc for Mac & Windows Spam is a multi-platform, multi-vector approach to network compromise, and organizations need to weigh up the risks on all fronts to be able to combat it successfully. OSX.Bella: Mac Malware Strikes Again This variant of the OSX.Dok dropper behaves altogether differently, and installs a completely different payload. |
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