While no security officer would rely on this alone, it’s good to know the U.S. Department of Justice is increasing efforts to fight cyber crime. According to a recent address…
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What Are the Biggest Phishing Trends Today?
According to the 2022 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index, phishing was the most common way that cyber criminals got inside an organization. Typically, they do so to launch a much larger…
Top Security Concerns When Accepting Crypto Payment
From Microsoft to AT&T to Home Depot, more companies are accepting cryptocurrency as a way to pay for products and services. This makes perfect sense as crypto coins are a…
NFT Security Risks: Old Scams and New Tricks
The non-fungible token (NFT) boom has also led to some serious security incidents. For example, the number of suspicious-looking domain registrations with names of NFT stores increased nearly 300% in…
TrickBot Gang Uses Template-Based Metaprogramming in Bazar Malware
Malware authors use various techniques to obfuscate their code and protect against reverse engineering. Techniques such as control flow obfuscation using Obfuscator-LLVM and encryption are often observed in malware samples.…
TrickBot Bolsters Layered Defenses to Prevent Injection Research
This post was written with contributions from IBM X-Force’s Limor Kessem and Charlotte Hammond. The cyber crime gang that operates the TrickBot Trojan, as well as other malware and ransomware…
7 Holiday Cybersecurity Tips to Try Before The Year Ends
The holiday rush is upon us, and so is the risk of cyberattack. Threat actors often get to work during the holidays. IT staff is heading out for vacation, and…
How the Rise in Cyberattacks Is Changing Consumer Behavior
If a store you visit often suffers a cyberattack, you might feel like someone went through your wallet. This kind of attack or data breach, and this kind of feeling,…
BrazKing Android Malware Upgraded and Targeting Brazilian Banks
Nethanella Messer and James Kilner contributed to the technical editing of this blog. IBM Trusteer researchers continually analyze financial fraud attacks in the online realms. In recent research into mobile…
Identity and Access Management: What’s Driving the Rush?
A recent Fortune Business Insights report projects that the global Identity and Access Management (IAM) market (valued at $9.53 billion in 2018) will reach $24.76 billion by the end of…