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Network World Security Alert Mar 28, 2016 New ransomware abuses Windows PowerShell, Word document macros A new ransomware program written in Windows PowerShell is being used in attacks against enterprises, including healthcare organizations, researchers from Carbon Black warn. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • The most momentous tech events of the past 30 years • FBI grows "Cyber Most Wanted" list with Syrian Electronic Army members • Verizon's breach experts missed one right under their noses • Petya ransomware overwrites MBRs, locking users out of their computers • IRS: Top 10 2015 identity theft busts • NASA competition could net you $1.5M for next great airship • 10 big announcements from Google's Cloud Conference • Why IT can't handle data breaches alone • People are (still) the biggest security risks White Paper: CrowdStrike 5 Reasons Endpoint Security Must Move to the Cloud Learn how the Cloud makes it possible to regain unprecedented control over endpoints while detecting, preventing, and responding to attacks in a way that far surpasses on-premise architectures. Read More ▶ The most momentous tech events of the past 30 years History-making events from Cisco, IBM and Nortel to Facebook, Google and Apple. Read More ▶ FBI grows "Cyber Most Wanted" list with Syrian Electronic Army members According to the FBI, the new cybercriminals Amad Umar Agha 22, known online as "The Pro," and Firas Dardar, 27, known online as "The Shadow," engaged in a multi-year conspiracy that began in 2011 to collect usernames and passwords that gave them the ability to deface websites, redirect domains to sites controlled by the conspirators, steal e-mail, and hijack social media accounts. Read More ▶ Verizon's breach experts missed one right under their noses Verizon Enterprise, a bulwark against cyberattacks at many large organizations, has suffered a security breach itself. Read More ▶ Petya ransomware overwrites MBRs, locking users out of their computers The new Petya ransomware overwrites the master boot record (MBR) of the affected PCs, leaving the OS in an unbootable state, researchers from antivirus firm Trend Micro said. Read More ▶ IRS: Top 10 2015 identity theft busts The IRS faces an uphill battle in combatting identity theft, but that doesn't mean it isn't trying. In fiscal year 2015, the IRS said it started 776 identity theft related investigations, which resulted in 774 sentencings through its Criminal Investigation enforcement efforts. The courts continue to impose significant jail time with the average penalty in 2015 at 38 months in jail— the longest sentencing being over 27 years. Read More ▶ NASA competition could net you $1.5M for next great airship NASA this week said it was considering a new Centennial Challenge: Build and airship capable of long duration flight for scientific missions. The agency issued a Request For information to see if there was enough industry interest in the challenge and to further develop rules for the competition. You may recall that NASA's Centennial Challenges Program sets up challenging contests for the public, academia, and industry with an eye towards developing innovative technologies. Read More ▶ 10 big announcements from Google's Cloud Conference At its big cloud user conference this week Google added some core features for enterprise customers and some fancy new machine learning tools too. Check out the top 10 announcements from Google Cloud Platform NEXT. Read More ▶ Why IT can't handle data breaches alone "The entire C-suite and board is on the hot seat for security these days," says Matthew Karlyn. And that makes data breaches everyone's business. Read More ▶ People are (still) the biggest security risks Social engineering and 'download this attachment' scams are back – as if they ever left – and working better than ever, unfortunately. Read More ▶ White Paper: CompTIA Cybersecurity for Everyone, Not Just the IT Department It's the worst case scenario. 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