In May 2011 the European Union changed the law that covers the use of electronic communications networks to store information, e.g….
Month: February 2013
Malwarebytes and BSides San Francisco
For many years now, computer security conferences have been a common way for researchers, hackers, and security experts to meet and…
Q&A about ransomware featuring Eric Freyssinet
This week I am talking with Eric Freyssinet, head of a national cybercrime investigative unit in France. We discuss ransomware and…
CTA: New Adobe Zero-Day
URGENT: A few days ago a new zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Reader had surfaced. Details below are on Adobe’s blog.
Text Popups
What is a text popup? A text popup is a link that opens a popup box containing advertisements, usually prompted by…
Tools of the Trade: Exploit Kits
Exploit Kits are a serious cyber threat today, estimated to be responsible for the vast percentage of malware infections worldwide. Exploit…
Sandbox Sensitivity
This article is meant to give you an overview of how sandboxes are used and why malware writers try to avoid…
Digital certificates and malware: a dangerous mix
Update (Feb 6th): The digital certificates have been revoked by DigiCert. Update (Feb 4th, 3:44 PM): Egnyte has promptly taken down the…