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Chinese hackers exploited a Trend Micro antivirus zero-day used in Mitsubishi Electric hack

Security Affairs

According to the media, hackers gained access to the networks of around 14 company departments, including sales and the head administrative office. “In a case study on its website, Trend Micro lists Mitsubishi Electric as one of the companies that run the OfficeScan suite.” SP1 for Windows. ” reported ZDNet.

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4 ways ISO 27001 can enhance your business

IT Governance

In the UK, the number of organisations certified to the Standard increased by 20% in 2016 , bringing the total to more than 33,000. TalkTalk lost more than 100,000 customers, its share price halved in the three months following the attack, and the cost of IT support, customer support and loss of sales reportedly totalled £60 million.

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Types of Malware & Best Malware Protection Practices

eSecurity Planet

In 2016, the Mirai botnet attack left most of the eastern U.S. While this case study is just a snapshot, vigilance in the app store is required. RAM scraper malware, also known as Point-of-Sale (POS) malware , harvests data temporarily stored in a system’s memory, also known as random access memory (RAM).

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