A week in security (September 2 – 8)

September 9, 2019 LifetimeComputerSolutionsBlog

A roundup of the latest cybersecurity news for the week of September 2 – 8, including TrickBot’s new trick, a social engineering toolkit, and how to keep remote workers safe.

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A week in security

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A week in security (August 19 – 25)

August 26, 2019 LifetimeComputerSolutionsBlog

A roundup of the latest cybersecurity news for the week of August 19–25, including Magecart attacks on poker software, a new Bluetooth vulnerability, continuing ransomware attacks on US cities, Bitcoin sextortion, and a look back at one researcher’s DEF CON experience.

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A week in security

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Ransomware continues assault against cities and businesses

August 23, 2019 LifetimeComputerSolutionsBlog

We take a look at the current chaos faced by local governments across the US, as ransomware continues to snap at its cities’ heels.

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Ransomware

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Trojans, ransomware dominate 2018–2019 education threat landscape

August 14, 2019 LifetimeComputerSolutionsBlog

Trojans such as Emotet and TrickBot were the top threat for the education sector in the 2018–2019 school year. What threats will the new school year bring?

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Trojans

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A week in security (August 5 – 11)

August 12, 2019 LifetimeComputerSolutionsBlog

The latest cybersecurity news for the week of August 5–11. We touch on problematic backdoors, the grim possibility of the Internet of Thoughts, and smart home improvement. We also released a retrospective report on ransomware.

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A week in security

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Labs quarterly report finds ransomware’s gone rampant against businesses

August 8, 2019 LifetimeComputerSolutionsBlog

This quarter, we noticed one threat dominating the landscape so much it deserved its own hard look. Ransomware is back in a big way, targeting businesses with brute force.

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Reports

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Say hello to Lord Exploit Kit

August 2, 2019 LifetimeComputerSolutionsBlog

In this blog, we take a look at a new exploit kit distributed via malvertising that calls itself Lord EK.

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A week in security (July 22 – 28)

July 29, 2019 LifetimeComputerSolutionsBlog

The latest cybersecurity news for the week of July 22–28. We look at Phobos ransomware, stalkerware’s similarities to parental monitoring apps, and the investigation into Malaysian Airlines Flight 17.

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A week in security

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A deep dive into Phobos ransomware

July 24, 2019 LifetimeComputerSolutionsBlog

We take an in-depth look into Phobos ransomware which threat actors distribute via RDP and look at similarities with Dharma (AKA CrySis) ransomware.

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Threat analysis

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Threat Spotlight: Sodinokibi ransomware attempts to fill GandCrab void

July 18, 2019 LifetimeComputerSolutionsBlog

There’s a new ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) in town, and it can twist tongues for giggles as much as twist organizations’ arms for cash. Get to know the Sodinokibi ransomware, including how to protect against this fledgling threat.

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Threat spotlight

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