New Attack Campaigns Suggest Emotet Threat Is Far From Over

[TechWeb]( Follow Dark Reading: [RSS]( January 17, 2020 LATEST SECURITY NEWS & COMMENTARY [New Attack Campaigns Suggest Emotet Threat Is Far From Over]( Malware described by the DHS as among the worst ever continues to evolve and grow, researchers from Cisco Talos, Cofense, and Check Point Software say. [Phishing Today, Deepfakes Tomorrow: Training Employees to Spot This Emerging Threat]( Cybercriminals are evolving their tactics, and the security community anticipates voice and video fraud to play a role in one of the next big data breaches -- so start protecting your business now. [Active Directory Needs an Update: Here's Why]( AD is still the single point of authentication for most companies that use Windows. But it has some shortcomings that should be addressed. [NY Fed Reveals Implications of Cyberattack on US Financial System]( A "pre-mortem analysis" sheds light on the potential destruction of a cyberattack against major US banks. 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