Meanwhile, Zerodium’s quest to buy VPN exploits is problematic, researchers said. The launch of a standing offer to pay for Windows virtual private network (VPN) software zero-day exploits came to…
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TA551 Shifts Tactics to Install Sliver Red-Teaming Tool
A new email campaign from the threat group uses the attack-simulation framework in a likely leadup to ransomware deployment. The criminal threat group known as TA551 has added the Sliver…
Gigabyte Allegedly Hit by AvosLocker Ransomware
If AvosLocker stole Gigabyte’s master keys, threat actors could force hardware to download fake drivers or BIOS updates in a supply-chain attack a la SolarWinds. The AvosLocker ransomware gang is…
US rolls out new rules governing export of hacking, cyberdefense tools
The US Commerce Department has released new rules designed to stop companies from selling hacking tools to China, Russia and other countries that may use them for nefarious purposes. The…
Introducing ATT&CK v10: More Objects, Parity and Features
Amy L. RobertsonOct 21 · 6 min read By Amy L. Robertson (MITRE), Alexia Crumpton (MITRE), and Chris Ante (MITRE) As announced a couple of weeks ago, we’re back with…
Microsoft announces security programs for nonprofits as nation-state attacks increase
Microsoft unveiled a new suite of tools on Thursday built to protect nonprofits as threats against philanthropic organizations globally have skyrocketed, particularly from nation-states. The Microsoft Security Program for Nonprofits…
Windows Defender Is an Underutilized Endpoint Security Resource
Microsoft Defender Antivirus suffers from a perception problem. For the first decade of its existence, starting with its 2006 release, Defender was a much-maligned piece of software that no business…