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Are Virtual Machines the New Gold for Cyber Criminals?
Introduction Virtualization technology has been an IT cornerstone for organization for years now. It revolutionized the way organizations can scale...
McAfee ATR Launches Education-Inspired Capture the Flag Contest!
McAfee’s Advanced Threat Research team just completed its second annual capture the flag (CTF) contest for internal employees. Based on tremendous...
On Drovorub: Linux Kernel Security Best Practices
Intro In a U.S. government cyber security advisory released today, the National Security Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigation warn...
Take a “NetWalk” on the Wild Side
Executive Summary The NetWalker ransomware, initially known as Mailto, was first detected in August 2019. Since then, new variants were...
Tales From the Trenches; a Lockbit Ransomware Story
Co-authored by Marc RiveroLopez. In collaboration with Northwave As we highlighted previously across two blogs, targeted ransomware attacks have increased...
Analysis of LooCipher, a New Ransomware Family Observed This Year
Co-authored by Marc RiveroLopez. Initial Discovery This year seems to again be the year for ransomware. Notorious attacks were made...
Spanish MSSP Targeted by BitPaymer Ransomware
Co-authored by Marc RiveroLopez Initial Discovery This week the news hit that several companies in Spain were hit by a...
LockerGoga Ransomware Family Used in Targeted Attacks
Co-authored by Marc RiveroLopez. Initial discovery Once again, we have seen a significant new ransomware family in the news. LockerGoga,...
