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Career Choice Tip: Cybercrime is Mostly Boring

Krebs on Security

The findings come in a new paper released by researchers at Cambridge University’s Cybercrime Centre , which examined the quality and types of work needed to build, maintain and defend illicit enterprises that make up a large portion of the cybercrime-as-a-service market.

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NEW TECH: ‘Micro-segmentation’ security vendor Guardicore seeks to disrupt firewall market

The Last Watchdog

It gives system administrators a way to secure each microsegment, separately. Disrupting firewalls Gurvich makes no bones about the fact that Guardicore has set out to disrupt a portion of the $9 billion firewall market. So we don’t break anything or leave too many things open, like a firewall might do.”

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Adconion Execs Plead Guilty in Federal Anti-Spam Case

Krebs on Security

“While defendants touted ties to well-known name brands, the email marketing campaigns associated with the hijacked IP addresses included advertisements such as ‘BigBeautifulWomen,’ ‘iPhone4S Promos,’ and ‘LatinLove[Cost-per-Click].'”

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Orcus RAT Author Charged in Malware Scheme

Krebs on Security

In July 2016, KrebsOnSecurity published a story identifying a Toronto man as the author of the Orcus RAT , a software product that’s been marketed on underground forums and used in countless malware attacks since its creation in 2015. This week, Canadian authorities criminally charged him with orchestrating an international malware scheme.

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Canadian Police Raid ‘Orcus RAT’ Author

Krebs on Security

Canadian police last week raided the residence of a Toronto software developer behind “ Orcus RAT ,” a product that’s been marketed on underground forums and used in countless malware attacks since its creation in 2015. Tips from international private cyber security firms triggered the investigation.”.

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Top 9 Trends In Cybersecurity Careers for 2025

eSecurity Planet

Networking and system administration: Security professionals must instinctively understand network and system concepts. Knowledge of cloud systems architecture and how it interacts with various devices is invaluable. Programming languages: Being a competent coder increases your attractiveness as a cybersecurity asset.

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Feds Allege Adconion Employees Hijacked IP Addresses for Spamming

Krebs on Security

Most of the spammers Hostswinds terminated were sending messages for marketing programs that sign consumers up for various products or services which bill monthly and can be very difficult for consumers to cancel. Interestingly, in 2014 Spamhaus was sued by Blackstar Media LLC , a bulk email marketing company and subsidiary of Adconion.

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