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If Catching All Attackers Is the Goal, A New Path is Needed

Stairwell, a new startup founded by Google and Chronicle veteran Mike Wiacek, aims to help more organizations stop high-level attackers.

Threat Intelligence, Google

KashmirBlack Botnet Targets Unpatched CMS Software

The KashmirBlack botnet exploits multiple flaws in popular content management systems (CMS) is behind millions of attacks per day, including mining for cryptocurrency, redirecting website traffic to spam sites, and defacing websites, Imperva said.

Botnet

U.S. Sanctions Russian Institute for Triton Malware

The Office of Foreign Assets Control announced sanctions against a Russian research institute for deploying the Triton ICS malware.

Government

Energetic Bear Attackers Targeting US Government Agencies

A Russian threat group known as Energetic Bear has compromised some state and local government agencies in recent weeks.

Government, Apt

Decipher Podcast: Kurtis Minder

Kurtis Minder, CEO of GroupSense, joins Dennis Fisher to discuss the delicate process of ransomware negotiations and how enterprises are dealing with infections today.

Podcast