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Browser-based emerging threats New browser-based social engineering trends. Three of the four new threats that debuted on our top ten malware list this quarter have strong ties to nation states, although this doesn't necessarily mean those malicious actors are in fact state-sponsored.
Learn how the Meduza Stealer malware works, what it targets and how to protect your company from this cybersecurity threat. New malware dubbed Meduza Stealer can steal information from a large number of browsers, password managers and cryptocurrency wallets, according to a report from cybersecurity company Uptycs.
In this Help Net Security interview, Mike Fey, CEO of Island, explains the differences between consumer browsers and the Island Enterprise Browser, how it protects organizations' data, and how it uses contextual information to provide users with a safe browsing experience. How does the Island Enterprise Browser create intelligent boundaries across users, devices, networks, and locations?
The Brave team has announced that the privacy-centric browser will soon introduce new restriction controls allowing users to specify how long sites can access local network resources. "Surprising though it may be, most browsers allow websites to access these local resources just as easily as they can access other resources on the web," explains Brave.
Have you ever heard of browser fingerprinting? You should! It's an online user identification technique that collects information about a visitor's web browser and its configuration preferences to associate individual browsing sessions with a single website visitor. Browser fingerprinting identifies every user's unique visitor ID associated with their sessions, even if they're days or weeks apart.
DuckDuckGo has released its privacy-centric browser for Windows to the general public. "Starting today, our desktop browser for Windows is officially in public beta - no invite codes, no waiting list, just a fast, lightweight browser that makes the Internet less creepy and less cluttered," reads the announcement.
Bradon Rogers, Chief Customer Officer at Island, provides an overview of the Island Enterprise Browser. Learn more at Infosecurity Europe 2023 – June 20-22, 2023. The post What if the browser was...
A new information-stealing malware called Mystic Stealer has been found to steal data from about 40 different web browsers and over 70 web browser extensions. Mystic Stealer, like many other crimeware solutions that are offered for sale, focuses on pilfering data and is implemented in the C programming language.
What if the enterprise had complete control over the browser? What would it do for security, productivity, for work itself? Ari Yablok, Head Of Brand at Island, invites you to visit Island at Infosecurity Europe 2023 to learn more.
A new Golang-based information stealer called Skuld has compromised Windows systems across Europe, Southeast Asia, and the U.S. "This new malware strain tries to steal sensitive information from its victims," Trellix researcher Ernesto Fernández Provecho said in a Tuesday analysis. "To accomplish this task, it searches for data stored in applications such as Discord and web browsers; information from the system and files stored in the victim's folders."