How studying the black hat community can help enterprises

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Issue Highlights: How studying the black hat community can help enterprises SamSam ransomware: How can enterprises prevent an attack? Robot social engineering works because people personify robots How does the SynAck ransomware use Process Doppelgänging? Researchers bring back cold boot attacks on modern computers

How studying the black hat community can help enterprises White hat hackers often assimilate themselves into the black hat community to track the latest threats. Discover how this behavior actually benefits the enterprise with David Geer. Read Now

SamSam ransomware: How can enterprises prevent an attack? SamSam ransomware infected the Colorado DOT after hitting hospitals, city councils and companies. Learn how this version differs from those we've seen in the past. Read Now

Robot social engineering works because people personify robots Brittany 'Straithe' Postnikoff studied robot social engineering and found personification of robots can lead to effective attacks, regardless of whether or not AI is involved. Read Now

How does the SynAck ransomware use Process Doppelgänging? A technique called Process Doppelgänging was used by the SynAck ransomware to bypass security software. Expert Michael Cobb explains how this technique works and why it's unique. Read Now

Researchers bring back cold boot attacks on modern computers The idea of cold boot attacks began ten years ago, but researchers at F-Secure found that the attack can be used on modern computers to steal encryption keys and other data. Read Now

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