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These are the Top 11 Malware Strains Observed in 2021

These are the top malware strains that IT and security professionals should protect against, according to U.S., Australian cybersecurity officials.

August 5, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

A new joint cybersecurity advisory from the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) details the 11 most-observed malware strains from the last year, including remote access Trojans, banking Trojans, information stealers and ransomware. In the advisory, CISA along with the ACSC says most of these top malware […]

Microsoft Office Flaws Exploited in Nearly 80% of Malware Attacks

In Q1 2022, as many as 78.5% of malware targets Microsoft Office vulnerabilities, according to Atlas VPN research.

July 20, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Microsoft Office remains the most widely exploited software for malware delivery, according data by Atlas VPN. The primary reason is that a significant portion of Office users delay essential security updates, keeping the door open for fraudsters to inject malicious code through various loopholes, even if they are already known publicly. In Q1 2022, as […]

Atera Launches New Malwarebytes Integration

Atera's integration with Malwarebytes will allow users to deploy Malwarebytes products directly through the Atera platform.

July 8, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Remote monitoring and IT management provider Atera now offers a new integration with anti-malware provider Malwarebytes to automate licensing and provisioning of the company’s OneView platform to help streamline and maximize security operations. The integration will effectively allow users to deploy Malwarebytes products directly through Atera’s remote monitoring and management platform, giving customers access to […]

CrowdStrike Falcon Pro for Mac Achieves 100% Malware Protection, Wins Fifth AV-Comparatives Approved Mac Security Product Award

June 28, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Award validates CrowdStrike’s industry leadership in proactively protecting customers against today’s most advanced attacks AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CrowdStrike (Nasdaq: CRWD), a leader in cloud-delivered protection of endpoints, cloud workloads, identity and data, today announced CrowdStrike Falcon Pro for Mac has won a fifth consecutive Approved Security Product award from leading independent testing organization AV-Comparatives, achieving the […]

Members Worldwide Gather at 55th General Meeting of the Messaging, Malware and Mobile Anti-Abuse Working Group (M3AAWG) in London to Address Current and Emerging Issues in Messaging, Malware and Cybersecurity

May 27, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#cybersecurity–Members of the Messaging, Malware and Mobile Anti-Abuse Working Group (M3AAWG) will gather June 13-16, 2022 in London as part of its global collaboration on messaging and online abuse. At its 55th general meeting, members and invited experts will address a number of topics related to its cybersecurity focus areas, including readiness, data […]

Ukrainian Consumers Targeted with 5X Increase in Digital Malware Attacks

May 10, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Client-side monitoring of commonplace websites and mobile apps verifies dramatic rise in malware exposure MCLEAN, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#Cybersecurity–The Media Trust, the preeminent leader in digital trust and safety for websites and mobile apps, confirms Ukrainian consumers are being targeted with malware. For at least 2 months prior to the physical military incursion, consumers experienced a 2X […]

Microsoft Unveils New Antimalware Engine Capabilities for Linux and macOS

Microsoft's new antimalware engine for Linux and macOS will help protect devices or endpoints within organizations.

April 27, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Microsoft announced an upgrade to its next generation of protection on Linux and MacOs with a new Microsoft Defender Antivirus malware engine. The new antimalware engine brings machine learning, big-data analysis, in-depth threat research, and the Microsoft cloud infrastructure to protect devices (or endpoints) within organizations. The new antimalware engine in Microsoft Defender is currently […]

How Tarrask Malware Uses Scheduled Tasks for Defense Evasion

Tarrask malware creates hidden scheduled tasks and subsequent actions to remove task attributes to conceal scheduled tasks.

April 15, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

The Microsoft Detection and Response Team (DART) in collaboration with the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) is warning of a defense evasion malware called Tarrask. The malware creates “hidden” scheduled tasks, and subsequent actions to remove task attributes, to conceal scheduled tasks from traditional means of identification. Microsoft notes the simplicity of the malware technique, […]

Malware Developers Are Targeting These 10 2021 Security Bugs

Research from Skybox Security finds that security 2021 bugs in Log4j and Exchange Server are the most targeted by malware developers.

April 13, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Security analysts at Skybox Security uncovered a 42% increase in new ransomware programs targeting known vulnerabilities last year, including critical vulnerabilities discovered in Log4j and Exchange Server. The San Jose, Calif. cybersecurity company’s 2022 Vulnerability and Trends Report, released this week, details how quickly hackers capitalize on new security bugs and continue to reduce the […]

The Qakbot Malware Now Interjects Itself Into The Middle of Email Conversations

Qakbot uses other compromised accounts to interject itself in the form of a reply-all email that includes a link to download malicious files.

March 11, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

The notorious and heavily distributed email-borne malware Qakbot is now being spread via a new technique: inserting malicious replies into the middle of existing email conversations. According to cybersecurity firm Sophos, Qakbot uses the compromised accounts of other infected victims to interject itself in the form of a reply-all message that includes a short sentence […]