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Varonis Uncovers New Malware Strains and a Mysterious Web Shell During a Monero Cryptojacking Investigation
The Varonis Security Research team recently investigated an ongoing cryptomining infection that had spread to nearly every device at a mid-size company. Analysis of the collected malware samples revealed a...
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What is an Insider Threat? Definition and Examples
An insider threat is a security risk that originates within the targeted organization. This doesn’t mean that the actor must be a current employee or officer in the organization. They...
What is a Security Operations Center (SOC)?
A SOC is an outsourced office that is completely dedicated to analyzing traffic flow and monitoring for threats and attacks. In today’s world of cyberattacks and data breaches, companies of...
A Practical Software Approach to Insider Threats
Insider data theft presents multiple challenges for traditional IT security. Insiders are employees who are entitled to be in the network unlike hackers. Standard perimeter security measures won’t work. But...
What is a DDoS Attack? Identifying Denial-of-Service Attacks
A Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack is an attempt to crash a web server or online system by overwhelming it with data. DDoS attacks can be simple mischief, revenge,...
How to Use Netcat Commands: Examples and Cheat Sheets
The Netcat utility program supports a wide range of commands to manage networks and monitor the flow of traffic data between systems. Computer networks, including the world wide web, are...
7 Wi-Fi Security Tips: Avoid Being Easy Prey for Hackers
While Wi-Fi offers the convenience of a seamless, untethered data connection, it comes with security disadvantages that hackers love to exploit. Without knowing the tricks hackers use to target Wi-Fi...
What is CASB? All About Cloud Access Security Brokers
Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASB) are a security application that helps organizations manage and protect the data stored in the cloud. Gartner advises organizations to find a “Goldilocks” CASB solution...
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the Future of Data Security Standards
If you’ve been following the blog, you know that the California Consumer Privacy Act, or CCPA, is set to take effect on January 1, 2020. It will establish a new...
Insider Threats: Stealthy Hacking With WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation)
In looking at Windows features and tools from the perspective of a pen tester, it’s easy to lose sight that Microsoft’s operating system is really, wait for it, impressive. I...
Microsoft Office 365 File Sharing Guide: OneDrive and SharePoint Tips
Microsoft is pushing Teams- part of Office 365 – hard, and they report adoption rates that outpace Slack. You might not realize that Teams lives on top of SharePoint Online,...