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This Week in IT: Botnet, Google Chrome, Okta’s GitHub Hacked, ChatGPT

New botnet capabilities, an updated Google Chrome release schedule, an Okta security incident and more ChatGPT highlight this week's IT news.

December 22, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Editor’s note: There is a lot going on in the world of IT, from emerging technologies to digital transformation and new cybersecurity threats. However, we can’t possibly cover it all, so we’ll bring you This Week in IT, a curated summary of IT and enterprise technology news stories each week. Microsoft discovers new botnet capabilities Microsoft […]

Microsoft: Watch Out For This New Sysrv Botnet Varient

Microsoft is urging organizations to secure their systems after discovering a new Sysrv botnet variant that leverages security bugs.

May 17, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is urging organizations to secure internet-facing systems, apply security updates and secure credentials after discovering a new variant of the Sysrv botnet, which is known for exploiting vulnerabilities in web apps and databases to install coin miners on Windows and Linux systems. In a series of tweets, the Redmond, Wash. IT giant says the […]

Spring4Shell Being Exploited To Spread Mirai Botnet

Security researchers with cybersecurity firms say hackers are actively exploiting the Spring4Shell bug to deploy the Mirai botnet malware.

April 11, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Security researchers with cybersecurity firms say hackers are actively exploiting the Spring4Shell vulnerability to deploy the Mirai botnet malware. In a research report detailing the exploits, Tokyo-based cybersecurity firm Trend Micro says it has observed the exploitation since the start of this month after the remote code execution bug (CVE-2022-22965) in the Spring Framework was […]

FBI Takes Down Russian GRU Sandworm Botnet: What You Need To Know

The FBI obtained a court order to remove Russian botnet malware from firewall devices from thousands of victims. Here's what you need to know.

April 7, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

The FBI and a contingent of U.S. agencies and cybersecurity professionals have removed malware from vulnerable internet-connected firewall devices to remove the Russian-implanted botnet Sandworm and disable the command and control infrastructure on thousands of underlying victim devices. Via a court order, the FBI “copied and removed malware from vulnerable internet-connected firewall devices that Sandworm […]

How to Protect Your Organization Against DDoS and the Botnet Army

Here is the enterprise manager’s checklist to getting ready to protect the organization against DDoS attacks and the Botnet Army

May 2, 2017 Heitor Faroni Leave a Comment

Here is the enterprise manager’s checklist to getting ready to protect the organization against DDoS attacks and the Botnet Army

Cybersecurity testing, penetration testing, cyber threats

Is Your Organization Testing Against the Right Cyber Threats?

New research shows that organizations are testing against cyber threats in the headlines rather than attacks they're more likely to face.

April 12, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Ransomware, supply chain attacks and nation-state threat actors have grabbed mainstream headlines in recent years, and organizations are largely recognizing that they must invest more in cybersecurity to defend against those emerging techniques. However, new research shows that some organizations are prioritizing defending against those trending, newsworthy threats at the expense of the threats actually […]

This Cybersecurity Company Now Offers Threat Intelligence Services

ESET is launching new threat intelligence services to give organizations guidance about specific threat vectors and attack sources.

February 16, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Cybersecurity firm ESET is launching new threat intelligence services via commercially available reports to help give organizations, governments and partners guidance about specific threat vectors and attack sources. The San Diego, Calif.-based firm says the threat intelligence services expand on the company’s research, which is published on cybersecurity blog WeLiveSecurity, as well as tri-annual threat […]

BlackBerry: Cyberattacks Are Being Launched Once Every Minute

Threat actors are evolving to target a wide variety of systems and infrastructure, BlackBerry says in a new report.

January 25, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

A new report from BlackBerry reveals that threat actors are launching an attack about once every minute, with the resurgence of the Emotet botnet, phishing attacks and infostealers dominating the attack landscape. The Ontario-based intelligent security software and services provider’s first Global Intelligence Report on the fourth quarter of 2022 find that the company’s AI-driven […]

Microsoft Sounds the Alarm on Nation-state Attacks, Cybercriminals and IoT Threats

Microsoft's Digital Defense Report suggests cybersecurity will remain a critical IT investment as bad actors continue to shift strategies.

November 7, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Nation-state cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure are rising as countries continue to leverage technology to carry out advanced cyberattacks in addition to physical warfare, according to Microsoft’s latest Digital Defense Report. Much of the report focuses on the ongoing Russian war against Ukraine—which Microsoft attributes as a main cause of a spike in cyberattacks targeting critical […]

This Week in IT: New Apple Devices, IT Trends, Videoconferencing Security, Cyberattacks

New iPhones, emerging IT trends, the security of videoconferencing and new cyberattacks highlight this week's IT news.

September 8, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Editor’s note: There is a lot going on in the world of IT, from emerging technologies to digital transformation and new cybersecurity threats. However, we can’t possibly cover it all, so we’ll bring you This Week in IT, a curated summary of IT and enterprise technology stories each week. New Apple iPhones don’t have physical […]

New botnet capabilities, an updated Google Chrome release schedule, an Okta security incident and more ChatGPT highlight this week's IT news.

Microsoft is urging organizations to secure their systems after discovering a new Sysrv botnet variant that leverages security bugs.

Security researchers with cybersecurity firms say hackers are actively exploiting the Spring4Shell bug to deploy the Mirai botnet malware.

The FBI obtained a court order to remove Russian botnet malware from firewall devices from thousands of victims. Here's what you need to know.

Here is the enterprise manager’s checklist to getting ready to protect the organization against DDoS attacks and the Botnet Army

New research shows that organizations are testing against cyber threats in the headlines rather than attacks they're more likely to face.

ESET is launching new threat intelligence services to give organizations guidance about specific threat vectors and attack sources.

Threat actors are evolving to target a wide variety of systems and infrastructure, BlackBerry says in a new report.

Microsoft's Digital Defense Report suggests cybersecurity will remain a critical IT investment as bad actors continue to shift strategies.

New iPhones, emerging IT trends, the security of videoconferencing and new cyberattacks highlight this week's IT news.

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