• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Apr-27-2016
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on Cyberespionage group abuses Windows hotpatching mechanism for malware stealth

A cyberespionage group active in Asia has been leveraging a Windows feature known as hotpatching in order to better hide its malware from security products.The group, which malware researchers from Microsoft call Platinum, has been active since at l... Read More

• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Apr-27-2016
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on 4 password managers that make online security effortless

There’s a reason “123456” remains the most popular password. We tend to use passwords we can easily recall. And that means they’re easy to hack.
A good password manager is the best way to relieve the burden of memorizing complex logins […]

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• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Apr-27-2016
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on 4 password managers that make online security effortless

There’s a reason “123456” remains the most popular password. We tend to use passwords we can easily recall. And that means they’re easy to hack.
A good password manager is the best way to relieve the burden of memorizing complex logins […]

Read More

• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Apr-26-2016
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on Empty DDoS threats earn extortion group over $100,000

Extorting money from companies under the threat of launching distributed denial-of-service attacks (DDoS) against their online properties has proven lucrative for cybercriminals. So much so that one group has managed to earn over $100,000 without an... Read More