Security News > 2019 > April > What is shadow mining and why is it a security threat?

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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