Cyber News
Cyber threats are evolving every day, keeping up with them is a full-time job. The WESTprotect Cyber News is your source for how these changes affect you in the real estate, title, mortgage, and settlement services industry. From cyber threats to new Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTP’s) we’ve got you covered.
Microsoft Rolls Out Application Guard for Office to All Customers
February 1, 2021
Microsoft has announced that Application Guard for Office is now generally available for all Microsoft 365 users with supported licenses. Application Guard for Office (aka Microsoft Defender Application Guard for Office) blocks files downloaded from untrusted sources from gaining access to trusted resources by opening them in sandboxes. Read more >>>
Hacker Blunder Leaves Stolen Passwords Exposed Via Google Search
January 26, 2021
Hackers hitting thousands of organizations worldwide in a massive phishing campaign forgot to protect their loot and let Google the stolen passwords for public searches. The phishing campaign has been running for more than half a year and uses dozens of domains that host the phishing pages. It received constant updates to make the fraudulent Microsoft Office 365 login requests look more realistic. Read more >>>
Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome Roll Out Password Protection Tools
January 25, 2021
The new tools on Chrome and Edge will make it easier for browser users to discover – and change – compromised passwords. Read more >>>
Ransomware Took Heavy Toll on US in 2020: Researchers
January 20, 2021
Ransomware attacks took a heavy toll on the United States last year with more than 2,000 victims in government, education and health care, security researchers say in a new report. Read more >>>
Microsoft Defender for Office 365 to Allow Testing Without Setup
January 7, 2021
Microsoft wants to add a new Office 365 feature to allow customers to test Microsoft Defender email protection without actually having to configure the environment and devices for your organization. Microsoft Defender for Office 365 (previously known as Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection) provides Office 365 enterprise accounts with email protection from several threats including credential phishing and business email compromise, as well as automated remediation of detected attacks. Read more >>>
Babuk Locker is the first new enterprise ransomware of 2021
January 7, 2021
It's a new year, and with it comes a new ransomware called Babuk Locker that targets corporate victims in human-operated attacks. Babuk Locker is a new ransomware operation that launched at the beginning of 2021 and has since amassed a small list of victims from around the world. Read more >>>
