How erring on the side of privacy might ultimately save you from chasing down a virtual rendition of you doing the bidding of a scammer At the RSA Conference 2022, the techno-geekery center of the security universe, the halls once more pulse with herds of real aching-feet attendees slurping up whatever promises to be the
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A new Golang-based peer-to-peer (P2P) botnet has been spotted actively targeting Linux servers in the education sector since its emergence in March 2022. Dubbed Panchan by Akamai Security Research, the malware “utilizes its built-in concurrency features to maximize spreadability and execute malware modules” and “harvests SSH keys to perform lateral movement.” The feature-packed botnet, which
Authored by Jyothi Naveen and Kiran Raj McAfee Labs have been observing a spike in phishing campaigns that utilize Microsoft office macro capabilities. These malicious documents reach victims via mass spam E-mail campaigns and generally invoke urgency, fear, or similar emotions, leading unsuspecting users to promptly open them. The purpose of these spam operations is
A new report by Telstra Purple’s security forum ClubCISO suggested material security has significantly improved over the last year, driven by a positive shift in organizational influence by chief information security officers (CISOs). The survey analyzed the answers of more than 100 information security executives from private and public organizations worldwide. The majority (54%) said that “no material
by Paul Ducklin Marion County, right in the middle of the US state of Indiana, and home to the state’s capital Indianapolis, is also currently home to a tragic court case. (Thanks to fellow writers at The Register for that link – we couldn’t get to the official court site while we were writing this
Technology is understandably viewed as a nuisance to be managed in pursuit of the health organizations’ primary mission For understandable reasons, health delivery organizations center their focus on helping sick people, rather than on fiddling with information technology. Technology is seen as frictional annoyance to be managed in pursuit of their primary goal, so it
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