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Why Adversarial Examples Are Such a Dangerous Threat to Deep Learning

March 27, 2020 jbiscaya 1 Views 0 Comments Advanced Threats, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence (AI), automation, machine learning, Security Awareness, Threat Detection

Technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and neural networks are driven by deep learning — machine learning algorithms that get “smarter”

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Recalibrate Insider Threat Controls When Your Employees Are Off the Corporate Network

March 25, 2020 jbiscaya 0 Views 0 Comments Advanced Threats, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Cyberthreats, Identity & Access, Identity and Access Management (IAM), Insider Threats, machine learning, Security Awareness, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Security Intelligence & Analytics, Security Operations Center (SOC), Threat Detection, Threat Prevention

In recent years, remote work has become a growing trend. In 2018, however, only 3.6 percent of Americans worked entirely

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TrickBot Pushing a 2FA Bypass App to Bank Customers in Germany

March 24, 2020 jbiscaya 1 Views 0 Comments Advanced Threats, Android, Android malware, Android Security, Banking Malware, Banking Security, banking trojan, Command-and-Control (C&C), Credentials Theft, Cybercrime, Data Exfiltration, Data Protection, Fraud, Fraud Protection, Mobile Banking, Mobile Devices, Mobile Fraud, Mobile Security, One-Time Password (OTP), Personal Data, Risk Management, SMS, SMS Malware, Threat Intelligence, TrickBot, Trojan, Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)

IBM X-Force researchers recently analyzed an Android malware app that’s likely being pushed to infected users by the TrickBot Trojan.

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EnigmaSpark: Politically Themed Cyber Activity Highlights Regional Opposition to Middle East Peace Plan

March 18, 2020 jbiscaya 1 Views 0 Comments Advanced Threats, Command-and-Control (C&C), Cybercrime, IBM X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services (IRIS), Indicator of Compromise (IoC), Malware, Malware analysis, middle east, Remote-Access Trojan (RAT), Security Research, Threat Intelligence, X-Force

In recent analysis of malicious activity likely targeting entities based in the Middle East, IBM X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence

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IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Cybersecurity Brief: Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

March 17, 2020 jbiscaya 1 Views 0 Comments Advanced Threats, IBM X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services (IRIS), Patch Management, Phishing, Phishing Email, Threat Intelligence, Threat Research, X-Force

Global events such as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) make all of us attractive targets for cybersecurity criminals. Whether it’s phishing

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X-Force Threat Intelligence Index Reveals Top Cybersecurity Risks of 2020

February 11, 2020 jbiscaya 2 Views 0 Comments Advanced Threats, Cloud, Cloud Adoption, Cloud Security, Credentials Theft, Critical Infrastructure, Cybercrime, Cybercrime Trends, Healthcare Industry, Healthcare Security, IBM X-Force Report, IBM X-Force Research, Industrial Control Systems (ICS), Insider Threats, Malware, Phishing, Ransomware, risk, social media, Spam, Threat Intelligence, Vulnerabilities, X-Force

The volume of threats that security teams see on a daily basis can make it especially difficult to look at

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How Deepfakes Will Make Us Question Everything in 2020

February 4, 2020 jbiscaya 2 Views 0 Comments Advanced Threats, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Fraud, Identity & Access, Phishing, Risk Management, security strategy, Security Technology, Social Engineering, threat landscape, User Behavior Analytics (UBA)

We’ve written about deepfakes before, but there’s one overlooked side effect that must be brought to our attention: As the

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Why 2020 Will Be the Year Artificial Intelligence Stops Being Optional for Security

January 29, 2020 jbiscaya 8 Views 0 Comments Advanced Threats, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Authentication, Business Continuity, Cost of a Data Breach, Cyberattacks, Cybercrime, Data Breaches, Data Protection, digital trust, Identity & Access, machine learning, Security Operations Center (SOC), Security Technology, Skills Gap, Software Development

Artificial intelligence (AI) isn’t new. What is new is the growing ubiquity of AI in large organizations. In fact, by

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Enter Dustman: New Wiper Takes After ZeroCleare, Likely Targets Organizations in Region

January 17, 2020 jbiscaya 2 Views 0 Comments Advanced Threats, IBM X-Force Exchange, IBM X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services (IRIS), IBM X-Force Research, Malware, Malware analysis, research, Threat Intelligence, X-Force

In December 2019, IBM X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services (IRIS) released a report on new malware from the Wiper

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From Mega to Giga: Cross-Version Comparison of Top MegaCortex Modifications

January 8, 2020 jbiscaya 29 Views 0 Comments Advanced Threats, Certificate Authority (CA), Cyberattacks, Encryption, IBM X-Force Exchange, IBM X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services (IRIS), Indicator of Compromise (IoC), Malware, Malware analysis, Ransomware, Risk Management, targeted attacks, Windows, X-Force

IBM X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services (IRIS) researchers have been responding to and analyzing the MegaCortex ransomware since its

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