[ThreatPost] Takeaways from the Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attack

For the last 15 years, researchers have produced an annual State of Application Security report. But in the last 18 pandemic driven months, they told SecurityWeek, “the world has turned on its head.” Both application development and use, and subsequent software compromises have grown dramatically. read more Source: Read More (SecurityWeek RSS Feed)

Analyzing Solorigate, the compromised DLL file that started a sophisticated cyberattack, and how Microsoft Defender helps protect customers www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2020/12/18/analyzing-solorigate-the-compromised-dll-file-that-started-a-sophisticated-cyberattack-and-how-microsoft-defender-helps-protect/ In many of their actions, the attackers took steps to maintain a low profile. For example, the inserted malicious code is lightweight and only has the task of running a malware-added method in a parallel thread […]

WhatsApp says that it will no longer limit the app’s functionality for users who disagree with the new privacy policy requiring them to share their data with Facebook companies. […] Source: Read More (BleepingComputer)