New Version Of Microsoft Word Intruder 8 Exploits Word Docs
Proofpoint researchers have analysed Microsoft Word Intruder (MWI), a kit designed for building malicious Microsoft Word documents for use in targeted attacks. The most recent iteration of MWI – Version 8 – supports a wide variety of vulnerabilities that actors can exploit via crafted Microsoft Word documents. IT Security Experts from Tripwire and AlienVault commented […]
UK’s Best Cyber Talent Representing Britain In 2016 European Cyber Security Challenge
• Ten of the UK’s best amateur cyber sleuths are competing in a bid to make the UK 2016’s European cyber security champions • Team players are aged 16-27 and include school, college and university students as well as those who have just joined the cyber industry • The team is being coached and mentored […]
Ransomware Attacks On Small Businesses Eight Times Higher In Q3 2016, Than Same Time Last Year
Small businesses faced eight times more ransomware attacks in the third quarter of 2016 than the third quarter of 2015. According to the Kaspersky Security Network (KSN), 27,471 attempts to block access to corporate data were detected and repelled by Kaspersky Small Office Security in Q3 2016, compared to 3,224 similar attacks in the same […]
