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Even North Korea has an antivirus program—but it’s used for spying

The Parallax

Researchers announced on May 1 that when they inspected the ingredients of the North Korean antivirus software for Windows computers, they found a mix of spyware and old code stolen from an antivirus vendor. Jaku is a known spyware-botnet combination, spread over BitTorrent.

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Cyber Security Skills Businesses Will Look For in 2017

CTOvision

That’s why 2017 calls for experts with the most-needed set of skills, to ensure businesses can continue driving towards success without being taken down by a breach. The coming year brings new opportunities for businesses to grow and develop with the latest data tools, but with this advancement comes a series of risks and downfalls.

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A Brief History of the Internet’s Biggest BGP Incidents

Kentik

Diagram of traffic misdirection due to BGP-based MITM in 2013 ( source ) During a 6-day period in August 2013, spyware service provider Hacking Team conducted BGP hijacks on behalf of the Special Operations Group of the Italian National Military Police, according to leaked documents revealed during a breach of Hacking Team’s network.

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Technology News and Hot Topics

CTOvision

Leaders at the Silicon Valley giant have said they want to get the technology to the public by 2017. Regin, new computer spyware, discovered by Symantec. Google has invested heavily in the technology, driving hundreds of thousands of miles on roads and highways in tricked-out Priuses and Lexus SUVs. Read more on The Denver Post.

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The Future of Security

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

In Zero Trust Networks (O’Reilly, 2017), Evan Gilman and Doug Barth split a ZT network into five fundamental assertions: The network is always assumed to be hostile. Evan Gilman and Doug Barth, Zero Trust Networks (O’Reilly, 2017). External and internal threats exist on the web at all times. Scott Rose et al.,

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Apple patches nasty security bugs, HBO Max suddenly removes content, and a16z backs Neumann’s next thing

TechCrunch

The data didn’t have enough information for us to identify or notify victims, so we built this lookup tool to allow anyone to check if their device was compromised — and how to remove the spyware , if it’s safe to do so. Besides this tool (which is excellent!),

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4 Major Signs You Need to Focus on Network Vulnerabilities

Tenable

Not dissimilarly, accounts that don't look genuine are a major sign of unscrupulous activity: Hackers often use fake network accounts to disguise whatever harm they're doing to a network, be it the installation of spyware or something more nefarious like a rootkit providing complete control of one or more computers. .

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