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The State of Malware Analysis: Advice from the Trenches

Lenny Zeltser

How are malware authors evading detection? (41:30) Many thanks to Jim, Evan, Anuj, and Jake for sharing their insights during this panel discussion, which I had the privilege of moderating. We covered the following questions. (39:01) 39:01) Is endpoint security software becoming more effective at detecting malware?

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More Than 90 Percent of Malware in Q2 Came Via Encrypted Traffic: WatchGuard

eSecurity Planet

The report’s authors wrote that WatchGuard security experts have been able to identify much of the malware that comes over encrypted connections because network administrators at customer sites have configured the Firebox appliances to decrypt HTTPS connections. This research puts numbers to what would otherwise be anecdotes,” Williams said.

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How You Can Start Learning Malware Analysis

Lenny Zeltser

Once you’re ready to go deeper into the field, consider taking the Reverse-Engineering Malware course , which I’ve co-authored and teach along with other experienced security practitioners. That’s why the tips I mentioned offer pointers to several ways in which you can start practicing.

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Wednesday LTNY 2018 Sessions: eDiscovery Trends

eDiscovery Daily

William Matthewman , United States Magistrate Judge, Southern District of Florida. Disclaimer: The views represented herein are exclusively the views of the author, and do not necessarily represent the views held by CloudNine. Xavier Rodriguez , United States District Judge, Western District of Texas, Hon.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Charity

ForAllSecure

Jake Daniel and Jason Kent return to The Hacker Mind to discuss the various ways hackers are helping society by contributing to charitable organizations … even starting their own. Long: I managed to achieve some level of success in this industry as an author and a media personality and a public speaker. He'll have food for a day.

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U.S. State Department Puts $10 Million Bounty on DarkSide Ransomware Group

eSecurity Planet

It also came a day after BlackMatter – the Russia-based ransomware group that either rose to prominence in the wake of the DarkSide gang shutting down or was a rebranded version of DarkSide – announced it, too, was closing operations , reportedly due to pressure from authorities.

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EP 49: LoL

ForAllSecure

So within a few days other security researchers like Kevin Beaumont, Jake Williams, amongst others started to share this information and kind of suggest to others Hey, we should be looking at this because this can be pretty dangerous. There upon our request, the Polish authorities arrested him pursuant to provisional arrest warrant.