Proofpoint researchers say it steals logins and spreads more malware. Researchers with Proofpoint released details today on new undocumented malware called CopperStealer.   CopperStealer has many of the same targeting and delivery methods as SilentFade, a Chinese-sourced malware family first reported by Facebook in 2019. Proofpoint believes Copperstealer is a previously undocumented family within the same class of malware as SilentFade. The Copperstealer malware attempts to steal the account passwords to Facebook, Instagram, Google, and other major…

By Yuval Baron, CEO at AlgoSec, explains why micro-segmentation is one of the most effective methods to limit the damage of attacks on a network On August 15, 2020, the cruise line Carnival Corporation fell victim to a cyber-attack that may have resulted in the loss of personal data of millions of passengers and crew members. Carnival is the world’s largest travel and leisure company with approximately 13 million passengers per year. The company has…

Data governance definition Data governance is a system for defining who within an organization has authority and control over data assets and how those data assets may be used. It encompasses the people, processes, and technologies required to manage and protect data assets. The Data Governance Institute defines it as “a system of decision rights and accountabilities for information-related processes, executed according to agreed-upon models which describe who can take what actions with what information,…

2020 taught organizations that the traditional 9-5 office is a thing of the past. Not only has the idea of employees’ location has changed but also the central network infrastructures and how employees are connecting has forever changed. The idea of employees connecting to a corporate network at their company’s central location worked in the past is now slowly becoming distinct due to slow network connection time to data centers. The advancements of the corporate…