First and foremost, I don't recommend doing this yourself. I created an isolated virtual machine and used a firewall to prevent it from access the rest of my home network. Then I downloaded malware ...

Understanding the threat posed to industrial control systems (ICSs) by malware is difficult. It requires knowledge of proper ICS functionality in order to identify illegitimate software. One ...

When one thinks of a museum, the first thought that pops-up into one's head are artifacts that will drift one to a bygone era. Museums that cater to oddities are also not uncommon, and now joining the ...

Google’s Android has overtaken Java Micro Edition as the most attacked mobile platform, McAfee said in its latest quarterly threat report. Out of about 1,200 mobile malware samples that McAfee Labs ...

I’m lucky enough to be sent interesting new malware examples and hacker exploits to examine and figure out. For the most part, senders look to me for clues about how the program works and what it does ...

Cron persistence is a common Linux malware technique. Learn how it works, how to detect it, and how to remove malicious cron ...

You can’t see some malware until it’s too late. Sophisticated attacks arrive in pieces, each seemingly benign. Once these advanced attacks reassemble, the target is already compromised. FireEye takes ...

Multiple information stealers for the macOS platform have demonstrated the capability to evade detection even when security companies follow and report about new variants frequently. A report by ...

Malware is shorthand for malicious software. It is software developed by cyber attackers with the intention of gaining access or causing damage to a computer or network, often while the victim remains ...