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Defending your business against ransomware
Globe and Mail
June 9, 2016
Criminals use a number of techniques–like phishing e-mails–to trick you into infecting your system. Once they have a foothold, the ransomware is delivered and that foothold turns into a stranglehold.
This process is entirely automated, very effective, and extremely profitable for these criminals. Profit is the motivation here and because you value your data, everyone and every business is a potential victim.
Looming threat of ransomware attacks has officials on alert
Postmedia
June 8, 2016
While it’s impossible to know how much money has been scammed worldwide, by watching the flow of Bitcoins — while anonymous and untraceable, all transactions are registered — it’s possible to pin down an estimate of the staggering toll.
“Looking at the flow of Bitcoins over the last two years, we believe $300 million Canadian has changed hands (globally) associated with ransomware,” Nunnikhoven said.
Cybercrime: Five trends to be aware of
Postmedia
June 1, 2016
Are you nervous about your online security these days? There’s no need to fear. Natasha Hellberg, a Canadian pioneer of the cybercrime-fighting scene, is here to protect us all.
Philippine voter data hacked but polls to go ahead
Montreal Gazette
April 21, 2016
The hacking of a Philippine election database may have exposed the personal information of all 55 million registered voters, but will not undermine May 9 national elections, officials said Friday, in the latest hacking scandal to hit the Southeast Asian nation.
Creator of malware used to drain bank accounts gets 9 years
CTV News
April 20, 2016
The Russian creator of a computer program that enabled cybercriminals to infect millions of computers and drain bank accounts in multiple countries was sentenced Wednesday to serve 9 1/2 years in federal prison.
Windows users: Uninstall Apple’s QuickTime from your computer immediately
Global News
April 18, 2016
If you still use Apple's QuickTime for Windows video player, you should uninstall it as soon as possible. According to security firm Trend Micro, the software contains two critical security vulnerabilities that puts users at risk of viruses and security threats.
Uninstall ASAP: Trend Micro uncovers critical vulnerabilities affecting QuickTime for Windows
ITWorld Canada
April 15, 2016
Currently using Apple Inc.’s multimedia software QuickTime for Windows within your business? You might want to reconsider: Trend Micro Inc.’s Zero Day Initiative’s discovery of two new, critical vulnerabilities affecting the software have been revealed as Apple ends support for the software.
Adobe urges users to update Flash over potential ransomware vulnerability
CBC News
April 7, 2016
Adobe Systems Inc issued an emergency update on Thursday to its widely used Flash software for Internet browsers after researchers discovered a security flaw that was being exploited to deliver ransomware to Windows PCs.
Three new ransomware variants reported
ITWorld Canada
March 28, 2016
New versions of ransomware are increasingly hitting headlines — or, perhaps, they’re just being detected quicker by vendors and security researchers. In the past few days three more warnings were issued that CISOs should pay attention to:
What Can Defenders Learn From VTech?
March 21, 2016
The breach of VTech in November 2015 raised red flags for parents across the U.S. and sparked discussions they had never considered before when buying children’s toys. After initial reports of a breach exposing personally identifiable data of its customers (despite VTech’s statement otherwise), the hacker released a limited set of personal messages and photos from VTech customers to prove a near-complete compromise.