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Security BSides London 2019, Stuart McMurray's 'Offensive Pcap' →

September 02, 2019 by Marc Handelman in BSides London 2019, Conferences, Education, Information Security, Malware, Malware Research, Network Security, Network Protocols, Packet Sniffing API

Many thanks to Security BSides London for publishing their outstanding conference videos on YouTube.

September 02, 2019 /Marc Handelman
BSides London 2019, Conferences, Education, Information Security, Malware, Malware Research, Network Security, Network Protocols, Packet Sniffing API

IBM: From Bad To Worse, Ransomeware Destructive Malware Attacks Have Doubled

August 06, 2019 by Marc Handelman in Intelligence Sharing, Information Security, Malware, Malware Research

via Camille Singleton, writing at SecurityIntelligence, details a report (you will need to create an IBMID. Saving grace: it's free) issued by IBM's XForce, illuminating the rapid increase of Wiper-type destructuve ransomeware attacks. Read It and Weep.

"Destructive malware that disables access to data or destroys system functions has been expanding across geographies and industries over the past few years. Organizations previously thought safe from this form of cyber aggression increasingly find themselves affected, either directly or indirectly." via the IBM XSS IRIS Report" Combating Destructive Malware - Lessons From The Front Lines"

August 06, 2019 /Marc Handelman
Intelligence Sharing, Information Security, Malware, Malware Research

No, Binky, it’s just a cute bug!

Malwarebytes Releases State of Malware Report:

January 30, 2019 by Marc Handelman in Malware Research, Information Insecurity

Information theft is now prevalent, according to the 2019 State of Malware Report, created annually by Malwarebytes'. Enjoy!

"While cryptomining died down by the second quarter, a new set of threats were eager to take its place: information stealers. These former banking Trojans— especially Emotet and TrickBot—evolved into droppers with multiple modules for spam production, lateral propagation through networks, data skimmers, and even crypto-wallet stealers." - via Malwarebytes' 2019 State of Malware Report

January 30, 2019 /Marc Handelman
Malware Research, Information Insecurity

We are sure this image is not the multi-tool referred to in this posting!

If At First You Do Not Succeed... Try, Try Again: Russian VPNFilter Malware

October 23, 2018 by Marc Handelman in Jack Of All Trades, Malware, Malware Research, Information Security, Must Read

Sean Gallagher, writing at Ars Technica, regales us with the tale of VPNFilter - The Multi-Tool of Russian Cyber-Miscreants. Today's Must Read!

October 23, 2018 /Marc Handelman
Jack Of All Trades, Malware, Malware Research, Information Security, Must Read

GRRCon Augusta 2018, Ankur Tyagi's 'Analyzing Multi-Dimensional Malware Dataset' →

October 08, 2018 by Marc Handelman in Irongeek, Information Security, GrrCon Augusta, Education, Conferences, Malware, Malware Research

Videography Credit: Irongeek (Adrian Crenshaw).

October 08, 2018 /Marc Handelman
Irongeek, Information Security, GrrCon Augusta, Education, Conferences, Malware, Malware Research