Secret digital coin mining and trading is a threat to your business
Jesse Sampson · Computer Fraud & Security · 2018
Digital coin software could be infecting your desktops and servers with malware, opening the doors to hackers. They could be after your customer lists, your passwords, your databases. Or they could be looking to turn your computers and devices into bots. Jesse Sampson of Ziften explains the nature of the threat and what to do about it. Bitcoin? Monero? Ethereum? It doesn't matter. Coin mining and trading activities by employees – or by hackers – is a huge security problem that every organisation needs to address.