Cyber Threats and Security

Your Feed is from https://www.safeharboroncyber.com/Blog/ CyberWisdom Safe Harbor Commentary on  Scarabey: This story from blog.malwarebytes.com gives a surprising look at Scarab ransomware discovered in June 2017. Since then, several varieties have been created and discovered in the wild. The most popular or widely distributed version...

Your Feed is from https://www.safeharboroncyber.com/Blog/ CyberWisdom Safe Harbor Commentary on Cyber Blackmail Today I came across this story from darkreading.com that covers digital extortion which really cybercriminal cyber blackmail. When we think of cyber blackmail, we often think of ransomware. But now cybercriminals are looking for new...

Your Feed is from https://www.safeharboroncyber.com/Blog/ CyberWisdom Safe Harbor Commentary on Google: A recent story from gbhackers.com discusses things we don’t talk about but Google deleted about 700,000 malicious applications in 2017, that is in violation of Google Play Store policies and malicious adware applications that silently...

Your Feed is from https://www.safeharboroncyber.com/Blog/ CyberWisdom Safe Harbor Commentary on AutoSploit Tool The motherboard.vice.com summarizes a new tool that “The name may indicate that AutoSploit is trying to automate the use of remote hosts,” said the Github page of the tool. On Wednesday, Pseudonymous Security Researcher and...

Your Feed is from https://www.safeharboroncyber.com/Blog/ CyberWisdom Safe Harbor Commentary This story from inman.com guides a surprising event that Realty Executives hosted a webinar to educate agents and brokers about wire fraud, and National Association of Realtors (NAR) senior counsel Finley Maxson and FBI supervisory special...

Your Feed is from https://www.safeharboroncyber.com/Blog/ CyberWisdom Safe Harbor Commentary I couldn’t believe this story from thehackernews.com that features the truth on Oracle has released a security patch update to address critical remotely exploitable vulnerabilities affecting its hospitality industry MICROS point-of-sale (POS) business solution.The fix has...

CyberWisdom Safe Harbor Commentary: Today I came across this story from cnbc.com that reflects things we don’t talk about but, according to a statement released on Wednesday by South Korean customs officers, South Korea found cryptocurrencies worth 637.5 billion won ($ 594.3 million), including illegal...

Your Feed is from https://www.safeharboroncyber.com/Blog/ CyberWisdom Safe Harbor Commentary on DNS hijacking: Today I came across this story from darkreading.com that visualizes a hidden DNS hijacking: silent threat that puts your network in jeopardy. This technique is easy to implement and can cause great damage....

Your Feed is from https://www.safeharboroncyber.com/Blog/ CyberWisdom Safe Harbor Commentary on Mozilla  flaw in Firefox Today I came across this story from helpnetsecurity.com that reveals If Firefox users want to keep their computers safe, it’s best to upgrade to the latest version of your browser. Fix...

Your Feed is from https://www.safeharboroncyber.com/Blog/ CyberWisdom Safe Harbor Commentary on Cisco VPNs vulnerability What is most likely to be an overlooked story from theregister.co.uk explores the truth about a mis-programming code in Cisco VPNs software exist for more than five year  that introduces a highly...