Security News > 2019 > April > What is shadow mining and why is it a security threat?
2019-04-05 05:15
The majority of organizations are overlooking the threat of shadow mining, with 65 percent of organizations unfamiliar with the term and more than half (57 percent) unfamiliar with the wider-but-related threat of cryptojacking. Cryptojacking is an external threat that occurs when a hacker compromises a privileged user to covertly ‘mine’ cryptocurrencies using an organization’s IT resources. Yet, shadow mining – a form of shadow IT – occurs when a malicious insider compromises their organization’s computing … More → The post What is shadow mining and why is it a security threat? appeared first on Help Net Security.
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