Although the term ‘botnet’ is generally associated with cybercrime and maliciousness, it should come as no surprise that there are, in fact, fully legitimate and entirely useful botnets—better known as “distributed computing systems”—at work around the globe. In fact, someone you know may even have willingly allowed their computer

Becoming an Internet criminal is getting easier and easier. With only a few hundred dollars in hand and an Internet connection, anyone can obtain the software and support to build a botnet. After the initial outlay of cash, a criminal botmaster can quickly gain a significant return on investment through

The attack launched in 2017 by a Petya ransomware variant is hitting institutions in multiple countries, crippling transportation infrastructure like the airport and subway in Kiev, shutting down shipping terminals in the Netherlands, and compromising business networks from Russia’s Rosneft to British advertising giant WPP. There are still more questions

The Petya ransomware outbreak spreading fast in June 2017 is using ETERNALBLUE, the same exploit used in the WannaCry ransomware attack in May 2017, which was developed by the U.S. National Security Agency. This ransomware outbreak is a variant of Petya, which first emerged in early 2016 in the same

Can you trust your browser to protect you from phishing? Do you know how to identify phishing links? We tackled that question in research for our special report on phishing, with the results below.  Everyone has their preferred browser—Internet Explorer (IE), Firefox, Chrome, and a few other lesser known browser

While over half of global web traffic is now encrypted, the real extent to which malware is being hidden in HTTPS has been an open question—until now. HTTPS is the standard protocol used for secure communication over computer networks. It works by encrypting traffic in between browsers and a website,

Cyren has just released a new, revised special threat report on ransomware, which provides context and depth to the many ransomware-related headlines we’ve been bombarded with lately. 2016 was truly the “Year of Ransomware” — or, given recent events, will 2017 surpass it? Get Up to Speed  This report provides

Lior Samuelson, Cyren CEO and Chairman, has been around technology and businesses for many years, but he is particularly passionate about making the Internet a safer place for users – especially those who seek better security and those on the move with their mobile devices. In this don’t want to

Despite WannaCrypt grabbing all the headlines, it is far from being the only ransomware in circulation. A second wave of Jaff ransomware is now being distributed by the stealthy Necurs botnet. Starting on Monday, May 8 (around 9:30 UTC), the Necurs botnet was harnessed to distribute a new Locky-style email

UPDATE (May 14): WannaCrypt/WannaCry is still being delivered through file sharing services over https at hxxps://transfer.sh and hxxps://down.xn--wda.fr/  __________________ The WannaCrypt ransomware (aka WannaCryptor, Wcrypt, and WannaCry) has managed to infect thousands of systems within just a few hours of its first appearance yesterday, with estimates on the order of