RSA Conference 13-17 February 2017 Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA
Category: Global Events
Understanding Ransomware: An Overview
Author: Stephen Gates, Chief Research Intelligence Analyst Ransomware: The Human Touch As a security professional, I often get asked about the latest threats. Most consumers don’t understand the difference between viruses, worms, Trojans, spyware, adware, scareware, malvertising, phishing, etc. Sometimes, even those of us in the field see it all as...
JTB Breach Leaks 7.93 Million Customer Related Records
Executive Summary JTB Corp. (JTB), a well-known travel agency in Japan announced on June 14, 2016 that it had experienced a massive data leak upon an attack targeting its servers. Initial reports indicate that 7.93 million people using JTB to book trips may have had their personal booking data exposed....
Threat Intelligence 2017 Predictions Report
Authors: Stephen Gates, Chief Research Intelligence Analyst & Cody Mercer, Senior Intelligence Threat Researcher Executive Summary Looking back on 2016, there were a few key predictions that ended up becoming a reality. While many organizations have been reassuring themselves for years, saying: “Who would launch a DDoS attack against us?” -...
Thwarting 100,000+ Attacks on the G20 Summit, The NSFOCUS Experience
In September 2016, prominent world leaders representing the top 20 global economies gathered together in Hangzhou, China to kick off the 11th meeting of Group of Twenty (G20). This year marked the first time that the event was hosted in China and as a result, securing the Summit’s cyber assets...
“Shifu” Banking Trojan – Technical Analysis and Recommendations
Overview The banking Trojan "Shifu" was discovered by the IBM counter fraud platform in April, 2015. Built on the Shiz source code, this Trojan employs techniques adopted by multiple notorious Trojans such as Zeus, Gozi, and Dridex. This particular Trojan targeted 14 banks in Japan and re-emerged in Britain compromising...
