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TrickGate, a packer used by malware to evade detection since 2016

Security Affairs

TrickGate is a shellcode-based packer offered as a service, which is used at least since July 2016, to hide malware from defense programs. The TrickGate packer was primarily used in attacks aimed at the manufacturing sector, and other attacks aimed at the education, healthcare, government, and finance industries.

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Connecting the Bots – Hancitor fuels Cuba Ransomware Operations

Security Affairs

It is known since at least 2016 for dropping Pony and Vawtrak. As of April 28, the site mentioned nine companies primarily from aviation, financial, education and manufacturing industries. The post Connecting the Bots – Hancitor fuels Cuba Ransomware Operations appeared first on Security Affairs.

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IoT Cybersecurity: 5 Major Vulnerabilities and How to Tackle Them

Security Affairs

Before we dive into the specific cybersecurity concerns, let us remind you about the attack that took place in October 2016. A hacker managed to identify a weak spot in a security camera model. Usually, the default settings are not focused on security. The Flaws in Manufacturing Process. The Threat is Definitely Real.

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GUEST ESSAY: The story behind how DataTribe is helping to seed ‘Cybersecurity Valley’ in Maryland

The Last Watchdog

GCIS was a Davos-level conference with no vendors and no selling, where scores of chief security information officers (CISOs), top CEO’s, industry and government thought leaders and leading innovators discussed the myriad challenges in and around cybersecurity and possible solutions in today’s environment. According to the U.S.

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Part 1: OMG! Not another digital transformation article! Is it about understanding the business drivers?

ARMA International

ARMA defines information as “Data that has been given value through analysis, interpretation, or compilation in a meaningful form” (ARMA 2016, p 28). ARMA defines data as “Any symbols or characters that represent raw facts or figures and form the basis of information” (ARMA 2016, p 12). One use case is supply chains.

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IoT and Cybersecurity: What’s the Future?

Security Affairs

IoT devices can spy on people, steal data, or bring down vast swathes of the internet, as happened in 2016 when Mirai malware infiltrated devices such as baby monitors and refrigerators and locked them into a botnet for the Dyn cyberattack. Department of Homeland Security described IoT security as a matter of homeland security.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Industrial Control Systems

ForAllSecure

In December, 2016, the lights went out in Kyiv, Ukraine. So the reality is that there was a team of criminal hackers, and like all intrusions, this attack didn’t just start in December 2016; it began months before it was executed. The reality is much more complicated. Don’t believe me? Here’s Robert M.