How DB Schenker Kept Employees Safe with a Cloud Approach to Remote Access
Sometimes unforeseen events bring to light the excellence of people who make unprecedented requirements happen in record time. Let me elaborate on this statement to give you more context around the...
View ArticleFour Ways Attackers Are Exploiting the Coronavirus Crisis
Frequent readers of my blog know that I will not latch onto already-sensationalized stories that every cybersecurity company is already covering. My goal is not only to educate but also to entertain...
View ArticleWFH: Will It Become A New Business Reality?
Out of necessity, organizations are enacting work-from-home policies, and many are turning to cloud-based solutions to get up and running quickly. Could this be the start of a major change in the...
View ArticleMultistaged Downloader Leverages Google Drive to Download Advanced Malware
Ever use Google Drive? Of course you have—you and approximately 1 billion other people. And it is estimated that those 1 billion users have loaded more than 2 trillion files on Google Drive. So, it’s a...
View ArticleBusiness Continuity Planning: Six Things CISOs Must Do Now
The unprecedented events that have pushed organizations to evaluate their business continuity planning brings up memories of my time working for the federal government, and remind me of a story that...
View ArticleFour Factors to Consider for an At-Home Workforce
With the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) forcing many companies to ask an unprecedented number of employees to work from home, it is important to consider certain factors that could simplify and expedite...
View ArticleWhile at Home, NOV Still Powers the Industry That Powers the World
By Alex Philips, Chief Information Officer, National Oilwell Varco NOV's job is to power the industry that powers the world. My team's job is to enable our amazing colleagues to access their...
View ArticleTargeted Attack on Indian Financial Institution Delivers Crimson RAT
In 2016, the Crimson remote-access trojan (RAT) made headlines when it was found to be used against Indian diplomatic and military resources in an advanced persistent threat (APT) attack called...
View ArticleIs This the End of the Office as We Know It?
2020 is officially off to a fairly rough start. But being an optimist, I’m hoping for the best. We’re learning that what was “routine” when it comes to working in an office may not be the best plan...
View ArticleCOVID-19: A Call for Compassion
Since the outbreak began, Zscaler has been focused on helping people work from home to keep them safe and to minimize any disruption to our customers’ businesses. That is our number one priority as a...
View ArticleZscaler Teams Open a New Data Center in Canada Without Leaving Home
The New York Times reported that “half the planet is on lockdown” as we all do whatever is needed to protect our families and friends from COVID-19. This also means it is more important than ever for...
View ArticleNew Ursnif Campaign: A Shift from PowerShell to Mshta
Recently, the Zscaler ThreatLabZ team saw the start of a campaign featuring a new multistage payload distribution technique for the well-known banking Trojan named Ursnif (aka Gozi aka Dreambot). The...
View ArticleTrickBot Emerges with a Few New Tricks
First observed in 2016, TrickBot is a successor of the banking trojan Dyre and has become one of the most prevalent and dangerous malware strains in today's threat landscape, which is constantly...
View ArticleKeep Your Employees in Mind: Tips for an At-Home Workforce
There has been a lot of talk lately about organizations launching work-from-home initiatives. Much of the discussion has focused on the technical requirements for enabling these programs. But, behind...
View ArticleFake VPN Sites Deliver Infostealers
Because of the worldwide call for social distancing, many people working from home and taking classes online for the first time are turning to the virtual private network (VPN) for security and...
View ArticleMultistage FreeDom Loader Used to Spread AZORult and NanoCore RAT
In March 2020, ThreatLabz observed several Microsoft Office PowerPoint files being used in the wild by a threat actor to spread AZORult and NanoCore RAT. The malicious files in this campaign used an...
View ArticleWorking From Home Data Trends
Internet traffic to job sites like Indeed and Glassdoor are surging as unemployment numbers in the U.S. approach Great Depression levels. Employees are watching a lot of Netflix and, while they...
View ArticleWhy the U.S. Government and Microsoft are Sounding the Alarm about VPNs
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security recently took a huge leap forward in defining a secure work-from-home (WFH) experience for...
View ArticleZenith of Scalability: Zscaler Cloud Crosses 100 Billion Transactions per Day
This week, the Zscaler cloud security platform reached an amazing new milestone — 100 billion transactions secured daily. To put that in perspective, you have to look at what happens daily at internet...
View ArticleNew Distribution Mechanism for the NanoCore RAT
Bad actors have changed the distribution mechanism for the NanoCore RAT over time. Previously, we saw the NanoCore payload being distributed via a DOC file with auto executable macros or via a...
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