Tag: yaniv balmas
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VB2017 paper: Nine circles of Cerber
Earlier this week, we published the video of a VB2017 presentation on the Spora ransomware. Spora is hardly alone in this prominent threat type though, and one of the other major names in the world of ransomware is Cerber, which operates a successful affiliate scheme, making it ‘The McDonald’s of the underworld’. Last year, Check…
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VB2017 paper: Nine circles of Cerber
Earlier this week, we published the video of a VB2017 presentation on the Spora ransomware. Spora is hardly alone in this prominent threat type though, and one of the other major names in the world of ransomware is Cerber, which operates a successful affiliate scheme, making it ‘The McDonald’s of the underworld’. Last year, Check…
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VB2016 preview: Cryptography mistakes in malware
“Don’t roll your own crypto”, software developers are often told: cryptography is hard and thus it is always safer to use a well-tested public library rather than writing your own implementation. Not everyone heeds that advice though, and among those not listening are the developers of various malware families. In a paper to be presented…
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VB2016 preview: Cryptography mistakes in malware
“Don’t roll your own crypto”, software developers are often told: cryptography is hard and thus it is always safer to use a well-tested public library rather than writing your own implementation. Not everyone heeds that advice though, and among those not listening are the developers of various malware families. In a paper to be presented…