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Even North Korea has an antivirus program—but it’s used for spying

The Parallax

Malware and antivirus software usually go together like tacos and pickles. Researchers announced on May 1 that when they inspected the ingredients of the North Korean antivirus software for Windows computers, they found a mix of spyware and old code stolen from an antivirus vendor.

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Hidden inside Dark Caracal’s espionage apps: Old tech

The Parallax

Its success was predicated not on “zero-day” vulnerabilities or new forms of malicious software, but rather on older, known malware delivered via an all-too-familiar method: phishing. The malware included hacked versions of end-to-end encrypted communication apps Signal and WhatsApp.

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Why you must extend Zero Trust to public cloud workloads

CIO

Why securing cloud workloads is an urgent matter In recent years, major cloud service providers encountered 6,000 malware samples actively communicating with them, underlining the magnitude of cloud security challenges. 3 We have seen an increase of 15% in cloud security breaches as compared to last year. 8 Complexity. Operational costs.

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Technology Context From the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR)

CTOvision

They do what it takes to get in, including devising very sophisticated phishing schemes, creating spyware, placing code in RAM, leaving hacker tools, installing rootkits and continually adjusting/re-placing spyware. The exact code will of course vary, but they will implant it in your enterprise. Then it will communicate out.

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6 Malware Removal Tips for Mac

Strategy Driven

As secure as Apple devices are, unfortunately, there’s no guaranteed way to ensure that they won’t fall foul of malware sneaking its way onto the devices from time to time. Adware Cleaner According to Apple , one of the easiest ways for spyware, trojans and malware in general to make their way onto devices is via Ads.

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9 Types of Phishing and Ransomware Attacks—And How to Identify Them

Ivanti

Ransomware, on the other hand, was responsible for most data breaches caused by malware. against known and zero-day vulnerabilities, zero-click exploit kits developed by the NSO Group, fileless malware and the adoption of the “as-a-service” business model. Ransomware is malware whose sole purpose is to extort money from the end user.

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Introducing Cloud NGFW for Azure — On-Prem to Azure, Seamlessly Secure

Palo Alto Networks

Then, make any modifications using the same Azure tools and interface they would with any other Azure service. No need to learn new tools or create new processes. Customers can deploy this Azure native ISV service in minutes, directly from the Azure Portal. Even more capabilities come with Cloud NGFW for Azure.

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