September 2016 – DesertDefenses.com – Information and Network Security

With growing concern over nation-state cyber attacks comes an increasing need to secure the critical infrastructure. In the Quadrennial Energy Review published in January 2017, the U.S. Energy Department wrote, “Cyber threats to the electricity system are increasing in sophistication, magnitude, and frequency.” The reliability of the electric system underpins virtually every sector of the […]

Kevin Townsend

Booz Allen to Acquire AI-based Morphick

Contracting giant Booz Allen is to acquire cybersecurity firm Morphick. Few details have been made public -- there is no statement on the price involved nor the future of existing Morphick staff. Nevertheless, this seem to be a good fit for both companies, with Morphick gaining access to more customers, and Booz Allen moving further […]

Kevin Townsend

Locky Uses DDE Attack for Distribution

While continuing to spread via spam emails sent by the Necurs botnet, the Locky ransomware has switched to new attack techniques in recent campaigns, in an attempt to evade detection and improve infection rate. read more

Ionut Arghire

Month: September 2016

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