Yes it is a big deal, since many IT folks do not know that malware is on all computers, Malware is short for malicious software and is typically “installed” in Windows machines with a phishing email, but what makes this unique is not just the Linux system attacks, but how they got attacked. … Read more
Increasing attacks on networks are targeted attacking specific industries. The focus is on the wording, malware, spam, and click baits. This makes sense since if the easiest attacks are against users and the attacker depends on people either clicking on spam email or clicking on some website link that is laced with malware. The malware … Read more
I received a LinkedIn message on Monday (from a good friend of mine Leland) and after a couple of messages (first Leland thought I was doing some kind of test – his initial message asked if I was security testing with a casino link) Then late in the evening he sent this: Notice the … Read more
(Sunday reflections and current news) Specifically the Seagate NAS Business Storage Line Today’s Internet Storm Center has the story. This is the method the attackers can use to hack the devices(From ISC): “It appears to be trivial to exploit the devices and a metasploit module and an exploit are publicly available.” PII(Personally Identified Information) was bought … Read more
It seems everyone should be looking for Command and Control traffic from inside the network (updated on 04/01/2016) What does Command and Control mean? It is the last process in the hacking cycle: As we have pointed out: SVAPE & C Scan, Vulnerability Analysis, Penetrate Exploit & Control from other posts http://www.fixvirus.com/svapec/ Our … Read more
