Daily Threat Brief

In The News Today:

In todays news IoT is growing exponentially and more and more companies are looking to hack back when targeted by cyber attacks. Whats next?

High:

UK could launch retaliatory cyber attack on Russia if infrastructure targeted - Sunday Times

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/uk-could-launch-retaliatory-cyber-attack-russia-infrastructure-215536646.html

Russia is hacking routers in global cyber attacks, US and UK warn

https://www.csoonline.com/article/3268908/security/russia-is-hacking-routers-in-global-cyber-attacks-us-and-uk-warn.html

Intel Processors Now Allows Antivirus to Use Built-in GPUs for Malware Scanning

https://thehackernews.com/2018/04/intel-threat-detection.html

New Malware Adds RAT to a Persistent Loader

https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/new-malware-adds-rat-to-a-persistent-loader/d/d-id/1331559

Low:

Twilio Programmable Wireless Now Available: Empowering Millions of Developers to Deliver IoT Experiences

https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/04/17/1480220/0/en/Twilio-Programmable-Wireless-Now-Available-Empowering-Millions-of-Developers-to-Deliver-IoT-Experiences.html

ForceShield Unveils GatewayShield to Secure Industrial IoT and OT Devices

http://www.wlns.com/ap-top-news/forceshield-unveils-gatewayshield-to-secure-industrial-iot-and-ot-devices/1125181739

Intel debuts security solutions at the silicon level

https://www.zdnet.com/article/intel-debuts-security-solutions-at-the-silicon-level/