The concept of the Dark Web isn’t vastly different from the Surface Web. There are message boards (e.g. 8chan, nntpchan), places you can buy things (e.g. Alphabay, Hansa), and blogs (e.g. OnionNews, Deep Web Radio). The rules, or rather a lack thereof, is what makes the Dark Web unique. Anything …
Read More »Emotet Malware – one of the most destructive malware right now
Emotet continues to be among the most costly and destructive malware affecting SLTT governments. Its worm-like features result in rapidly spreading network-wide infection, which are difficult to combat. Emotet infections have cost SLTT governments up to $1 million per incident to remediate. Emotet continues to be among the most costly …
Read More »Check Point SandBlast protected users from a Zero-Day Microsoft Office Vulnerability
Neil Armstrong, the great space explorer, once said “research is all about creating new knowledge.” And of course, with knowledge we are in a better position to predict, and thus prepare, for what is yet to come. For this reason, the work Check Point Research does is invaluable when it …
Read More »New Mozilla Firefox Version 37.0 fixed 13 security issues and introduced Opportunistic Encryption support
Mozilla Foundation just released it’s latest Firefox (Version 37.0). It’s been rolled out for Windows, Mac, Linux and Android operating systems. Those who don’t know, it was released on the week of March 31st. Well to be honest, as of writing this article, Version 37.0.1 was already out on April …
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