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AsyncRAT in Action: Fileless Malware Techniques and Analysis of a Remote Access Trojan
September 10, 2025 | Sean Shirley
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Hunting Malware with MSHTA and CyberChef: A Deep Dive into Obfuscation in Malicious Scripts and Credential Theft
May 21, 2025 | Sean Shirley
Recently, our team came across an alert involving mshta.exe, a native Windows ...
Back to the office…
July 12, 2021 | James Prince
As the world is starting to move out of lockdown, businesses are moving some of ...
The importance of creating a small business Cybersecurity plan
April 29, 2021 | Silvana Carpineanu
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What is Vizom malware? Everything you need to know
December 01, 2020 | Theodoros Karasavvas
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LokiBot Malware: What it is and how to respond to it
October 28, 2020 | Nahla Davies
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How malware mimics the spread of COVID-19
May 27, 2020 | Katelyn Ilkani
It’s a weird time to be alive. Millions of people globally are living under ...
Recalling the ILOVEYOU worm from 20 years ago
May 06, 2020 | Edwardo Rodriguez
Twenty years ago, the ILOVEYOU worm utilized the most basic human emotion, the ...
Hacking prevention: tips to reduce your attack surface
March 19, 2020 | Mike Klepper
These days it seems that every time you open your favorite news source there is ...
Explain YARA Rules to Me: What is YARA?
February 06, 2019 | Monty St John
Introduction I like YARA. Every time I hear its name spoken aloud it makes me ...
North Korean Cyber-Attacks and Collateral Damage
February 15, 2018 | Chris Doman
**OSSIM is no longer in use as we focus on delivering enhanced solutions for ...
OTX Trends Part 2: Malware
January 23, 2018 | Chris Doman
By Javvad Malik and Christopher Doman
The Impact of NotPetya and WannaCry
December 11, 2017 | Javvad Malik
Another wake up call Every time there is a major security incident many people ...
2017 Ransomware Report
October 05, 2017 | Kate Brew
Cybersecurity Insiders, partnering with the 380,000+ member Information ...
One Man Cyber Attacked 4,000 Companies; Don't Let It Happen to You
August 29, 2017 | Kim Crawley
A cyber-attack over the past four months was discovered which targeted more ...
Stackhackr : Build Your Own Mock Malware, Then Test Your Own Security
August 15, 2017 | Jack Danahy
Over the past 25 years or so, while developing a variety of security products, ...
A RAT that Tweets: New ROKRAT Malware Hides behind Twitter, Amazon, and Hulu Traffic
June 21, 2017 | Danielle Russell
To carry out attacks, malware and botnets rely on communication with a Command ...
GhostAdmin: The Invisible Data Thief - Notes from the Underground
February 27, 2017 | Julia Kisielius
Data theft is a major threat to businesses in today’s economy. With large ...
Practical Advice To Stop Malware, Phishing & Spoofed Email Attacks From Head of IT
December 27, 2016 | Jeff Gray
This is a note I sent to our entire company last week. It was thought to be ...
Recent Attacks Demonstrate The Urgent Need For C-Suite Cybersecurity Expertise
December 12, 2016 | Chuck Brooks
Escalating cyber-attacks on corporations, infrastructure, and organizations ...
Daserf – A Backdoor to Espionage
August 24, 2016 | Patrick Bedwell
Background Daserf is an example of a backdoor, malware that provides attackers ...
OnionDog – An Example of a Regional, Targeted Attack
August 09, 2016 | Patrick Bedwell
Background Bad actors are getting more sophisticated with the techniques they ...
Keydnap – All Your Keychain Are Belong to Us
July 15, 2016 | Patrick Bedwell
Background Malware that attempts to harvest credentials from compromised ...
FastPOS, Point of Sale Malware Targeting SMEs
June 23, 2016 | Patrick Bedwell
Background Point of Sale (POS) threats are often associated with the retail ...
How Attackers Use a Flash Exploit to Distribute Crimeware and Other Malware
May 27, 2016 | Patrick Bedwell
Background Adobe Flash is multimedia software that runs on more than 1 billion ...
Infy Malware – Almost 10 years of Espionage; One Family of Malware
May 19, 2016 | Patrick Bedwell
Background As we all know, nothing on the internet never goes away. Ever. ...
Rootkit Detection: Techniques and Best Practices
March 28, 2016 | Garrett Gross
Continuing my discussion of common classes of attacks, this time I’ll be ...
Matryoshka Malware from CopyKittens Group
December 15, 2015 | Garrett Gross
A dangerous weapon in the hands of a skilled attacker is alarming but that same ...
