Articles for January 2016

A cyberespionage group was found using a new remote access Trojan dubbed Trochilus whose detection rate was very low among antivirus products.

Source: New remote access Trojan Trochilus used in cyberespionage operations | PCWorld

My living room setup was in need of a complete overhaul—a new gaming PC and a killer NAS.

Source: Enough of this console nonsense: It’s time to put a gaming PC in my living room

Romanian law enforcement authorities have arrested eight cyber criminals suspected of being part of an international criminal gang that pilfered cash from ATMs (automatic teller machines) using malware.

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An Ivy League degree isn’t as important as trust, for starters.

Source: Google Has Discovered The 5 Key Traits Employees Need To Succeed

A PERSPECTIVE ON CYBER’S FUTURE — If the United States is going to have an effective cyber strike capability, then cyber weapons must resemble traditional ordnance, says William Leigher, a retired Navy admiral turned top Raytheon executive. “It’s got to look and smell like a weapon,” he told MC on Thursday. “It doesn’t yet.”

Source: Building a better cyber weapon – POLITICO

Cyberespionage groups could easily exploit vulnerabilities in antivirus programs to break into corporate networks, according to vulnerability researchers who have analyzed such products in recent years.

Source: Antivirus software could make your company more vulnerable | PCWorld

This rig can run seven versions of Windows simultaneously, each delivering impressively smooth gameplay. As Destructoid quips, this is a “one-machine LAN party.” Naturally, the hardware underlying this impressive rig is ridiculous.

It’s running a system that can visualize and segment a system into multiple systems… cool!

Source: This custom $30,000 PC is a gamer’s dream; can support 7 gamers with just one rig – Yahoo Games

Apps with as many as a million downloads removed following their discovery.

Source: Malicious apps in Google Play made unauthorized downloads, sought root

Microsoft’s aggressive upgrade campaign for Windows 10 rubs some people the wrong way. Here’s how to say no to the new version in 30 seconds or less, without installing third-party software.

Source: How to block Windows 10 upgrades on your business network (and at home, too) | ZDNet

Clearswift has recently been approached by a number of top cybersecurity teams and organizations to help them address an increasing threat of ongoing attempts to deliver embedded malware hidden in email attachments that is automatically activated by malicious scripting code. The sophistication and continuous morphing of delivery methods have made it so these new malware variants go undetected and pass right by major AV scanning solutions.

Source: TECH ALERT: New email embedded malware getting through major AV scans | Clearswift