2022 – The Year of Automation

February 24, 2022 Source:  Dr Paul Rivers, CEO of Guidance Automation | Manufacturing Tomorrow  Everyone is fed up of hearing about the pandemic and the catastrophic impact it has had on the world. But the fact is, although statistics confirm Covid-19 is waning, the rise of new variants including Omicron means the virus is still very…

New “SockDetour” Fileless, Socketless Backdoor Targets U.S. Defense Contractors

Cybersecurity researchers have taken the wraps off a previously undocumented and stealthy custom malware called SockDetour that targeted U.S.-based defense contractors with the goal of being used as a secondary implant on compromised Windows hosts. “SockDetour is a backdoor that is designed to remain stealthily on compromised Windows servers so that it can serve as…