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Malicious PDF Analysis

Security Affairs

” Let’s go to our case study: I received a scan request for a PDF file that was reported to support an antivirus vendor, and it replied that the file was not malicious. Then I thought, “Why not turn a PDF analysis into an article?”

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[CASE STUDY] New-school Approach to Training and Simulated Phishing Shines Over Traditional LMS

KnowBe4

based enterprise manufacturing organization cut their Phish-prone Percentage™ (PPP) by more than 80% after five months using the KnowBe4 security awareness training and simulated phishing platform.

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Case Study: Automated Contact Tracing in HID Malaysia Manufacturing

HID Global

Case Study: Automated Contact Tracing in HID Malaysia Manufacturing. raufreiter. Tue, 01/04/2022 - 12:28.

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How Secure Are Bitcoin Wallets, Really?

Security Affairs

His tale of woe proves a hacker couldn’t contact a Bitcoin wallet manufacturer, masquerade as a wallet owner and get the goods for access. Often, they involve unusual methods that exploit vulnerabilities the manufacturer never fathomed. A Teenager Hacked a Tamper-Proof Wallet.

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Chinese hackers exploited a Trend Micro antivirus zero-day used in Mitsubishi Electric hack

Security Affairs

The hacker group has been targeting Japanese heavy industry, manufacturing and international relations at least since 2012, According to the experts, the group is linked to the People’s Republic of China and is focused on exfiltrating confidential data. An attempted attack requires user authentication.” SP1 for Windows.

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Reshoring manufacturing to the US: The role of AI, automation and digital labor

IBM Big Data Hub

Reshoring manufacturing to the US ­ has been a significant trend in recent years, driven by geopolitical tensions, supply chain disruptions, proximity to customers and markets, eco-system synergies and the need for positive impact on the domestic economy.

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RedEnergy Stealer-as-a-Ransomware employed in attacks in the wild

Security Affairs

“The sample Stealer-as-a-Ransomware variant analyzed in this case study employs a deceptive FAKEUPDATES campaign to lure in its targets, tricking them into promptly updating their browsers. The malware allows operators to steal information from various browsers, it also supports ransomware capabilities.