GoldenEye highlights importance of eliminating network blind spots
2017-07-02
Mohammed Al-Moneer, Regional Director, MENA at A10 Networks speaks about a new a new variant of the Petrwrap/Petya ransomware.Read More…
The Petya Malware Has No Kill Switch: Palo Alto Networks
2017-07-02
Security MEA speaks to Alex Hinchliffe, the Threat Intelligence Analyst at Unit 42, Palo Alto Networks, about the recent Petya cyberattack Why is the Petya attack more serious than the previous WannaCry attack? There are a few of reasons why Petya is notable compared to WanaCrypt0r. First, it contained additional methods for spreadingRead More…
Petya-Like Wormable Malware: The “Who” and the “Why”
2017-07-02
By Rick Holland, VP Strategy at Digital ShadowsRead More…
Microsoft: Petya had ‘far less reach’ than expected
2017-07-02
The Petya ransomware was designed to lock files on the infected computer and demand payment from victims to get their files unlocked. Following the launch of the Petya ransomware attack around the world last week, Microsoft’s telemetry data has now shed some light on the scale of the worm-able ransomwareRead More…
Money or disruption: What motivated Petya attack?
2017-06-29
The Petya ransomware attack that was inspired by WannaCry attack, kicked off on June 27. Symantec has investigated the motivation behind the Petya attack, to understand whether money or disruption is the more likely motivation of the people behind the Petya cyber attack. According to Symantec telemetry, the majority of victimsRead More…
Cybersecurity stocks sore
2017-06-29
A recent CNBC report has revealed that many cybersecurity companies saw their stocks rally Wednesday as the “Petya” ransomware program immobilized more than 12,000 computers from companies around the world in order to extort money from their owners, according to numbers from Microsoft.Read More…
Petya: The story so far
2017-06-28
Ransomware initially targeted individuals through phishing or other infection techniques that required user interaction. While profitable to the cybercriminals, such campaigns took time to reach a big scale. The WannaCry attack that happened in May, took ransomware to the next level by introducing worm-based compromise of machines. This Tuesday’s attacks,Read More…
Petya uses hybrid infection technique
2017-06-28
Security MEA speaks with Steve Grobman, CTO at McAfee on the recent Petya ransomware attack.Read More…