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Cyberthreat News

Cyberthreat News provides the latest information on cyber security news, trends and issues. It helps you stay informed about the threats affecting your business and your customers, and empowers you to defend against them.

Threat Intelligence Briefs based on Microsoft Threat Data

Cyber Signals is a quarterly cyberthreat intelligence brief that offers an expert perspective into the current threat landscape, discussing trending tactics, techniques and strategies used by the world’s most prolific threat actors. It’s designed to provide Chief Information Security Officers, Chief Information and Privacy Officers and their teams with the latest research on trending threats and techniques, so they can evolve technologies, policies and processes that keep their organization safe.

Digital Footprint Centric cybersecurity news – We automatically collect, organize and filter the latest cyber security news from credible sources across the globe. It allows you to quickly focus on what matters most – the most critical threat signals that impact your business and your customers, helping you respond to cyber attacks in near-real time.

Malvertising (malicious advertising) – Malicious codes embedded in advertisement links and social media posts can spread malware to your system. Examples of this include the Latin American banking trojan MIspadu, which was embedded in a Facebook ad campaign for McDonald’s coupons.

Rogue software – Malicious software that is disguised as real software but contains a known security flaw that hasn’t been patched by the software provider. It’s important to remember that even if a vendor patches the flaw, it could be still vulnerable.