Expert Insights: What’s Next for Ransomware?

Last year, many organizations stopped talking about when the workforce would be back full-time in the office. Instead, they focused on how we build a hybrid work model for the future. 2021 was active and interesting – for lack of a better word. There’s a lot to say in terms…

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What to Look for in a Cybersecurity Resume

Staffing for cybersecurity has always presented a challenge. But with the old skills shortage combined with the new “Great Resignation,” hiring the right candidates has never been more important.  The first step in looking at any prospective hire is to review resumes. People often don’t appreciate this process. It’s easy, for…

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Trickbot Group’s AnchorDNS Backdoor Upgrades to AnchorMail

IBM Security X-Force researchers have discovered a revamped version of the Trickbot Group’s AnchorDNS backdoor being used in recent attacks ending with the deployment of Conti ransomware. The Trickbot Group, which X-Force tracks as ITG23, is a cybercriminal gang known primarily for developing the Trickbot banking Trojan, which was first…

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IBM Security X-Force Research Advisory: New Destructive Malware Used In Cyber Attacks on Ukraine

This post was written with contributions from IBM Security X-Force’s Anne Jobmann, Claire Zaboeva and Richard Emerson. On February 23, 2022, open-source intelligence sources began reporting detections of a wiper malware — a destructive family of malware designed to permanently destroy data from the target — executing on systems belonging…

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