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Finding Dunihi By Houdini

*Updated on October/24/2014 Last weekend, I found Dunihi on the laptop of my brother in-law who works in a construction corporation. Dunihi is a RAT (Remote Access Tool) written in VBS (Visual Basic Script) that provides backdoor access to the infected system. We detect this as VBS/Dunihi. It may have

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Online privacy: It’s time for a new security paradigm – FCW

I am very pleased Mr. Hyde agreed to join to my growing Board of Advisors.  His decades of experience in the defense and intelligence community, plus his interest in cyber, access control and technical innovation make him a perfect fit.  M Excerpt below is from the article available at: http://fcw.com/Articles/2014/09/23/Online-privacy-new-security-paradigm.aspx (Abridged) Internet use

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Spires to speak at ACT-IAC Shared Services Forum

Richard A. Spires, CEO of Resilient Network Systems has been invited to speak at the 2014 ACT-IAC Shared Services Forum in Washington, DC on Sept. 16th, to discuss “Acquisition Challenges & Best Practices: A Cross-Sector Perspective”. This presentation is scheduled for Tuesday, September 16th from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

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Phony Robin Williams Phone Video Posts on Facebook

There are times when you find the efforts of cybercriminals both amusing and annoying, and then there are times when your contempt for these villainous creeps really gets to you. The recent and tragic death of actor and comedian Robin Williams shocked the world. Most people strongly feel that the

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419 scam uses Ebola virus tragedy

Cybercriminals will stoop to any level it seems, even using the tragedy of the Ebola virus in West Africa to steal money. In the latest “419” rendition, scammers distribute an email claiming the recipient is the beneficiary of a large amount of money left in a bank account by a

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