This blog supplements a Black Hat USA 2021 talk given August 2021. IBM Security X-Force threat intelligence researchers continue to track the infrastructure and activity of a suspected Iranian threat…
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Beyond Ransomware: Four Threats Facing Companies Today
The recent DarkSide attack makes it clear: no system is safe from ransomware. And while the attackers say they weren’t out to hurt anyone, only to make money, the impact…
FragAttacks: Everything You Need to Know
A cybersecurity researcher discovered a new category of Wi-Fi vulnerabilities recently. But the surprising news is that this new category is actually very old. Called FragAttacks, these 12 Wi-Fi vulnerabilities have existed…
FragAttacks: Everything You Need to Know
A cybersecurity researcher discovered a new category of Wi-Fi vulnerabilities recently. But the surprising news is that this new category is actually very old. Called FragAttacks, these 12 Wi-Fi vulnerabilities have existed…
Cyber Insurers Might Be Making the Ransomware Problem Worse
In mid-May, one of the largest insurance companies in the U.S. paid $40 million to ransomware attackers. Two people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg that the malicious actors stole…
RoboSki and Global Recovery: Automation to Combat Evolving Obfuscation
In a recent collaboration to investigate a rise in malware infections featuring a commercial remote access trojan (RAT), IBM Security X-Force and Cipher Tech Solutions (CT), a defense and intelligence…
Attacks on Operational Technology From IBM X-Force and Dragos Data
Operational Technology Threats in 2021: Ransomware, Remote Access Trojans and Targeted Threat Groups Organizations with operational technology (OT) networks face many unique — and often complicated — considerations when it…
A Fly on ShellBot’s Wall: The Risk of Publicly Available Cryptocurrency Miners
IBM Security X-Force researchers studied the botnet activity of a malware variant that is used by cyber crime groups to illegally mine cryptocurrency. Examining two ShellBot botnets that appeared in…
Cloud Security: Navigating the Cloud Migration Journey Successfully
During the last decade, lots of business owners have talked about cloud migration and transformation, as well as cloud security. With Gartner’s most recent forecast of an 18.4% increase in…
Cloud Security: Navigating the Cloud Migration Journey Successfully
During the last decade, lots of business owners have talked about cloud migration and transformation, as well as cloud security. With Gartner’s most recent forecast of an 18.4% increase in…