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Detection blind spots: non-standard file formats in malicious email campaigns
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Exotic files: unexpected sources of cyberthreats

We break down the file formats that can be unfamiliar to some users, and that aren’t always scanned by security solutions but can still pose cyberthreats.

  • Stan Kaminsky

  • August 28, 2026

A dangerous matryoshka: everything needed to be known about polyglot malware files
  • malware

A dangerous matryoshka: everything needed to be known about polyglot malware files

Attackers are crafting files that devices can read as two different document types at once, and using these “nesting dolls” to smuggle in malware. How to detect and neutralize these two-faced files?

  • Stan Kaminsky

  • August 11, 2026

Protecting against attacks in ZIP, RAR, CAB, MSI, ISO and other archives
  • archivers

Security measures for handling archive files in organizations

Archives are being used in targeted phishing and other attacks on organizations. What tools, settings, and policies can mitigate the threat?

  • Stan Kaminsky

  • April 10, 2025

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