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Agentless Workload Scanning Gets Supercharged with Malware Scanning

Prisma Clud

Using WildFire in 2021 to analyze malicious files, our threat research team discovered a 73% increase in Cobalt Strike malware samples compared to 2020. The speed, volume and sophistication of modern malware attacks has made them more difficult to detect.

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Analyzing the Vulnerabilities Associated with the Top Malware Strains of 2021

Tenable

Analyzing the Vulnerabilities Associated with the Top Malware Strains of 2021. International cybersecurity agencies issue a joint alert outlining the top malware strains of 2021. While malware is used for a variety of purposes, the government agencies point out that ransomware is a primary use case. CVE-2016-0189.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Curb Your Enthusiasm Over ChatGPT-type Tools at Work, Says U.K.’s NCSC 

Tenable

Plus, the QakBot botnet got torn down, but the malware threat remains – what CISA suggests you do. That’s the advice dispensed this week in a pair of blogs by the U.K. As OpenAI released ChatGPT Enterprise, the U.K.’s s cyber agency warned about the risks of workplace use of AI chatbots. And much more! National Cyber Security Centre.

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COVID-19: Coronavirus Fears Seized by Cybercriminals

Tenable

Malware and phishing campaigns use global interest in the novel coronavirus to capitalize on fear and uncertainty around the pandemic. Coronavirus-themed malware campaigns. IBM’s X-Force team compiled some indicators of compromise on January 29 and published a summary blog post on February 5. Image source: Proofpoint blog.

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How the tech industry is responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

TechCrunch

The attack began with cyberattacks that targeted Ukrainian government departments with floods of internet traffic and data-wiping malware, followed by a ground, sea and air incursion. Uber, which has operated in Ukraine since 2016 and is present in nine cities, paused operations within the country.

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Disrupting Attack Paths: Why Tenable's Acquisition of Alsid Matters

Tenable

Founded in 2016 by Emmanuel Gras and Luc Delsalle, former incident responders from the French National Cybersecurity Agency (ANSSI), Alsid represents the finest of French innovation: a pioneering technology solution which aims to resolve a critical cybersecurity challenge that has been top-of-mind for CISOs and IT leaders for over two decades.

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Newly identified StrongPity operations

AlienVault

Alien Labs has identified an unreported and ongoing malware campaign, which we attribute with high confidence to the adversary publicly reported as “StrongPity” Based on compilation times, infrastructure, and public distribution of samples - we assess the campaign operated from the second half of 2018 into today (July 2019).

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