Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Author at CW Enterprises

Businesses Struggle with Cloud Availability as Attackers Take Aim

14th January 2021Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor

Researchers find organizations struggle with availability for cloud applications as government officials warn of cloud-focused cyberattacks. Source: Dark Reading – Threat Intelligence [...]

Microsoft Defender Zero-Day Fixed in First Patch Tuesday of 2021

12th January 2021Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor

Microsoft patched 83 bugs, including a Microsoft Defender zero-day and one publicly known elevation of privilege flaw. Source: Dark Reading – Threat [...]

Intel's New vPro Processors Aim to Help Defend Against Ransomware

11th January 2021Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor

The newest Intel Core vPro mobile platform gives PC hardware a direct role in detecting ransomware attacks. Source: Dark Reading – Threat [...]

Cobalt Strike & Metasploit Tools Were Attacker Favorites in 2020

7th January 2021Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor

Research reveals APT groups and cybercriminals employ these offensive security tools as often as red teams. Source: Dark Reading – Threat Intelligence [...]

Dark Web Forum Activity Surged 44% in Early COVID Months

5th January 2021Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor

Researchers analyzed the activity of five popular English- and Russian-speaking Dark Web forums and discovered exponential membership growth. Source: Dark Reading – [...]

Microsoft Source Code Exposed: What We Know & What It Means

4th January 2021Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor

Microsoft says there is no increase in security risk; however, experts say access to source code could make some steps easier for attackers. [...]

Remote Desktop Bugs: Patches That Took Priority in a Pandemic Year

28th December 2020Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor

Remote Desktop flaws were a patching priority this year as Microsoft distributed fixes and businesses scrambled to protect remote employees. Source: Dark [...]

Amazon Gift Card Scam Delivers Dridex This Holiday Season

24th December 2020Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor

Dridex operators launch a social engineering scam that promises victims a $100 gift card but delivers a banking Trojan. Source: Dark Reading [...]

Lazarus Group Seeks Intelligence Related to COVID-19

23rd December 2020Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor

Researchers attribute attacks targeting a pharmaceutical company and a government ministry related to COVID-19 response. Source: Dark Reading – Threat Intelligence – [...]

Microsoft Ups Security of Azure AD, Identity

22nd December 2020Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor

A roundup of Microsoft’s recent security news and updates that focus on protecting identity. Source: Dark Reading – Threat Intelligence – Microsoft [...]