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IT security teams have until Sunday to hunt for evidence of Emotet infection, and potentially related malware, before the notorious botnet is removed from all global devices on Sunday, experts have warned. Back in January, Europol announced that law enforcers had been able to seize the infrastructure used by Emotet in a coordinated international operation. On Sunday April 25, they will deliver an update (EmotetLoader.dll) file designed to erase the malware from all infected machines globally….

CIO | Apr 23, 2021 IDG convened 30 senior IT executives as part of our CIO Think Tank Program to explore key opportunities and challenges with multicloud – including security issues IT leaders face in building a true multicloud architecture. Join us as we shed light on problems voiced by these IT executives, explore how savvy IT shops are crafting a cross-cloud security architecture, and discuss how their strategic vendor partners can help ease the…

Some of the UK’s biggest hotel brands may be exposing themselves and their customers to the risk of phishing attacks due to a lack of adequate messaging security, according to Proofpoint. The security vendor took a look at the primary corporate domains associated with the 60 most popular listed hospitality companies in the country, as ranked by YouGov. It found that half (50%) have no published DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance) record. The…

The volume of malware hidden in encrypted traffic has doubled over the past few months as threat actors look to circumvent security tools, according to Sophos. The security vendor claimed that 23% of the malware it detected in 2020 was encrypted with the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol. However, in the first three months of 2021, the figure had grown to reach nearly 46%. The rise can be linked to an overall increase in use…

While the software solutions have made it easier to work from home, they’ve also made it easier to launch malware. TechRepublic’s Karen Roby spoke with Otavio Freire, president, CTO and co-founder of SafeGuard Cyber, about security issues in collaboration software. The following is an edited transcript of their conversation. Karen Roby: We do all of our work now, or the good majority of it, through things like this, right? Zoom and Teams, and we’re talking…

Are your Zoom meetings secure? More collaboration means more vulnerabilities Length: 8:22 | Apr 22, 2021 While apps like Zoom, Slack, Teams and others are great for working from anywhere, they also create a larger attack surface. Source link

At least one China-linked APT group exploited a new zero-day flaw in Pulse Secure VPN equipment to break into the networks of US defense contractors. According to coordinated reports published by FireEye and Pulse Secure, two hacking groups have exploited a new zero-day vulnerability in Pulse Secure VPN equipment to break into the networks of US defense contractors and government organizations worldwide. The statement reveals that one of the two hacking groups was a China-linked cyber espionage group….