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Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit stems from ZeroVulnerabilityLabs acquisition
Malwarebytes announced its acquisition of ZeroVulnerabilityLabs, Inc today. The company has multiple products such as a browser and a utility to protect against drive-by downloads through exploits....
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Data Dealer game illustrates the personal info market
Data Dealer is a web game where you strive to climb the market dealing and profiting from private information. Think Farmville for personal data.
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Get a second opinion on a suspicious file
You can typically right-click on the file and run a scan on it with your antivirus but this is the same antivirus that let the file pass in the first place.
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McAfee Artemis/GTI False Positive thrashing files
It is currently advised to turn off the Artemis file reputation checking service of McAfee Virus Scan Enterprise.
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Analyzing malware Attentive Antivirus files
More interesting than the executable itself which ComboFix was able to cleanup, a batch script was in the same directory as part of the malware. I copied it here in order to do a little analysis and...
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SourceForge’s DevShare adware program rears its ugly head with FileZilla
SourceForge used to be a reputable place to download open source software. Now, that reputation is doing a full reverse as SourceForge becomes a place to avoid.
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Antivirus trials on Windows 8 decreases its security
Microsoft rebranded Microsoft Security Essentials as the Windows Defender product and included it by default in Windows 8. I thought this could be a game changer.
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Malwarebytes introduces Techbench, a USB utility to remove malware
Malwarebytes Techbench is a USB drive with Malwarebytes included on it. It updates silently, has 15GB of free space, and allows unlimited usage - perfect for the compliant technician.
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What you should know about CryptoLocker
For the last month, malware known as CryptoLocker has been making its way around the web. It runs on a victim's computer where it then encrypts user-created files on the local hard drive and any...
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The results of Mobile Pwn2Own 2013
This past week, the second annual Mobile Pwn2Own was held in Tokyo at the PacSec conference.
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Microsoft’s Cybercrime Center
Microsoft recently covered its new Cybercrime Center, an effort to advance the fight against cybercrime. The Digital Detectives story helps explain what the Cybercrime Center does and why it is...
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Understanding a Clear Desk Policy
A clear desk policy explains how an employee is to leave their workspace when they leave at the end of the day.
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Using Meraki’s free MDM tools for the mobile devices in your household
One of Meraki's strengths is its online management tools. In order to allow others to experience this dashboard, Cisco Meraki actually provides free Mobile Device Management (MDM) to anyone.
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A look at the Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 2.0 Beta 2
Malwarebytes has been working on the beta version of an update to their Anti-Malware product. The second release of the popular malware fighting product is looking good.
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Pwn2Own 2014 begins; Results
The 2014 Pwn2Own competition takes place today and tomorrow at the CanSecWest 2014 conference in Vancouver.
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The Secure Domain Foundation launches
The Secure Domain Foundation is providing free API access to a reputation and validation tool for domain registrars.
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Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 2.0 released
Last month we previewed the Malwarebytes Anti-malware 2.0 Beta and today the final version launched.
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Kaspersky’s real-time map of cyber threats
Kaspersky is taking the data they receive from endpoints running their protection and mapping it out in real-time to provide a visualization of attack activity by country.
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Tails 1.0 – live Linux for anonymity and privacy
Tails, a live operating system powered by Debian Linux, provides an environment aiming to protect your privacy and anonymity.
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Crypto 101, a free intro to encryption for developers
Crypto 101 is an introductory course on cryptography intended to help programmers understand encryption in order to write better code.
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