Threat actors are increasingly using OneNote documents to deliver malware as Microsoft makes it difficult for them to use other Office documents by blocking macros by default. Now, hackers are experimenting with other file types, including using virtual hard disk, compiled HTML and OneNote, according to new research from enterprise security software company Proofpoint. The […]
Proofpoint Inc., the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based cybersecurity and compliance company has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Illusive, the Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) company. The acquisition is expected to close by January 2023, subject to customary closing conditions. The cost of the acquisition was not disclosed. With the acquisition, Proofpoint says it will […]
Despite a global refocusing on cybersecurity priorities over the last few years, nearly half of board members at organizations across the globe feel unprepared to respond to a targeted cyberattack, and nearly two-thirds say they are at risk within the next 12 months, data which suggests a disconnect between boards of directors and CISOs. That […]
Proofpoint, the Sunnyvale, Calif., cybersecurity and compliance company launched an intelligent compliance platform, offering enterprises regulatory compliance safeguards while simplifying corporate legal protection practices. The platform leverages Proofpoint’s proprietary machine learning engine to provide business leaders with AI powered collection, clarify classification, detection, prevention, search, e-discovery, supervision and next gen predictive analytics while meeting complex […]
The continued migration to the cloud and a reliance on third parties and partners is exacerbating the risk of cybersecurity threats breaking through the supply chain, according to new research from cybersecurity firm Proofpoint. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company’s report, in collaboration with The Cloud Security Alliance—a consortium of leading IT and security companies such as […]
After pausing the rollout of a default macro-blocking feature in Microsoft Office, Microsoft is now officially blocking VBA macros by default in Office applications in a move to make it harder for threat actors to deploy malware and ransomware using Office applications. Microsoft first announced the VBA macro blocking in February 2022, just a few […]
Notorious botnet Emotet is reportedly testing out new attack methods that bypass new Microsoft protections against Macros in Office documents and leverage OneDrive URLs and PowerShell. The Emotet botnet began its reemergence in November 2021 after its January 2021 takedown by a multinational coalition of law enforcement, with the group associated with the botnet targeting […]
Cyber attackers can be quite inventive when it comes to social engineering and persuading someone to do something that isn’t always in their best interest— logging into a phishing site and entering their credentials, luring victims to pay a fake invoice, or simply opening a file containing malware. Cybersecurity firm Proofpoint rounded up the top […]
More than two-thirds were infected with ransomware from a direct email payload, and 60% of those victims paid the ransom, according to new research from cybersecurity and compliance firm Proofpoint. The company’s 2022 State of the Phish Report, the results of a survey of 600 IT professionals and 3,500 workers, reveals that phishing and other […]
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is now a standard cybersecurity practice—or at least it should be—across an organization’s IT environment. MFA has been proven to stop hackers from accessing accounts and thwart ransomware attacks from happening with compromised credentials alone. However, like with most IT security safeguards, cybercriminals are finding ways around it with phishing attacks that […]
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