Although little is known, in truth, about a cybercriminal actor employing what has become known as the Cloak ransomware threat, the group has risen rapidly to gain status as a significant player in ...

The online version of Technology Review today carries a story I wrote about a government funded research group that is preparing to release a new free tool designed to block “drive-by downloads,” ...

ValleyRAT threat employs Google Chrome drive-by download attack strategy. Update, Feb. 9, 2025: This story, originally published Feb. 7, has been updated with news of more security issues, this time ...

In the first quarter of 2011, enterprise users encountered an average of 274 web-based malware attacks, a 103% increase over 2010, according to research from Cisco ScanSafe. Why the dramatic increase?

So-called drive-by download components dominated the latest security threats to our computers during February as cybercriminals attempted to compromise the security of users' systems. Reporting the ...

Drive-by downloads are a major entry point for sophisticated threat actors to deploy destructive ransomware. And cybercrime research shows these attacks are not limited to unwanted browser extensions ...

eSpeaks’ Corey Noles talks with Rob Israch, President of Tipalti, about what it means to lead with Global-First Finance and how companies can build scalable, compliant operations in an increasingly ...

Drive-by download malware is still the most often downloaded nasty by Internet users, with vulnerabilities in Adobe and Microsoft products often the stalking horse of the trojans spreading infection ...

Attendees will gain increased awareness of drive-by-downloads, and how they have morphed over time, as well as an understanding of modern drive-by-download techniques. To support this, we will provide ...

View a web page, get infected with malware. Websense Security Labs recently reported that eWeek.com, the website of the computer magazine, was hosting malicious ads (which have since been removed).