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Europol Arrests Two for Running Malware Crypter Services

European law enforcement officials have arrested two suspects for allegedly running a pair of crypter services that help malware slip past security software.

Cybercrime

FBI Guidance Evolves on Ransomware Payments

The FBI has always advised victims not to pay ransomware groups, but its thinking has evolved as attacks have proliferated and worsened.

Government, Ransomware

Public Exploits Give Attackers a Head Start

The latest research out of Kenna Security and Cyentia Institute compared how quickly defenders could remediate vulnerabilities and how quickly attackers could exploit the vulnerability in the wild.

Vulnerability, Exploit Defense

Congress Passes IoT Security Law

Congress has unanimously passed the bipartisan IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act, which would set minimum security requirements for developing, patching, and configuring Internet of Things.

Government, Iot Security

Firefox Adds HTTPS-Only Mode

Firefox 83 includes an option to force HTTPS connections to any site that offers them.

Firefox