![]() ![]() If a user installs the infected apps, an embedded executable file is run on the system. “The KeRanger application was signed with a valid Mac app development certificate therefore, it was able to bypass Apple’s Gatekeeper protection. There are a number of OS X ransomware variants known to be active, most notably KeRanger, which was discovered in compromised BitTorrent clients last month. While not as much of a problem on OS X as on Windows, ransomware is beginning to pop up on Apple machines. Known as RansomWhere?, the tool provides a number of features and functions that are meant to detect when a piece of ransomware is active on a system and terminate the encryption process it’s using. But now one researcher has developed a tool that he believes can work as a generic detection mechanism for ransomware on OS X systems. 2.Ransomware has become a serious threat for both businesses and consumers, and security researchers have had a difficult time addressing it, both in detection and cleanup.23.9 million web app attacks (113 percent increase).286.2 million ransomware attacks (117 percent increase).3.2 trillion intrusion attempts (45 percent increase).9.2 billion malware attacks (44 percent increase from 2017).Globally, the SonicWall Capture Threat Network, which includes more than 1 million sensors across the world, recorded the following 2018 year-to-date attack data through October 2018: The good news is that by assessing your business’s cybersecurity risk, improving overall security behavior, and ensuring that you are utilizing the right cybersecurity solutions for your business, it’s possible to protect your business from most data breaches. The growing frequency and complexities of cyberattacks paint a dire picture for global businesses of all sizes. On an individual customer level, that’s 57 attacks per day per customer, an increase from only 14 in October last year. So far in 2018 we’ve seen over 286 million worldwide attacks, up 117 percent from 132 million this time last year. The volume of ransomware attacks also continued its global upward trend in October. While the headline-grabbing news often focuses on processor attacks like Spectre or Meltdown, companies that aren’t using security measures, like SonicWall Capture Advanced Threat Protection with Real-Time Deep Memory Inspection (RTDMI), can leave their standard applications exposed and vulnerable to cybercriminals who are always looking for a weakness. One factor influencing this is the continued growth explosion of the Internet of Things (IoT), which has added billions of connected devices online, each bringing new and unique potential for vulnerabilities and weaknesses. We tracked over 1.8 million web app attacks, more than double the volume of attacks for the same time period in 2017. ![]() In October, the overall number of web application attacks continued to rise sharply. In an increasingly virtual and cloud-connected world, protecting web apps is just as critical as defending more traditional networks. The tool now provides empirical data on cyberattacks against web applications. Now, cyber threat intelligence from the SonicWall Capture Security Center is even deeper. Throughout 2018, we’ve been sharing monthly updates on the cyber threat data recorded and analyzed by SonicWall Capture Labs, highlighting cyberattack trends and tying it back to the overall cyber threat landscape. ![]()
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