The Last Watchdog

JULY 25, 2019

That May 10th air strike by the Israel Defense Force marked the first use of military force in direct retaliation for cyber spying. This comes as no surprise to anyone in the military or intelligence communities. Here are a few things everyone should know about the current state of government-backed cyber ops.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2020

Garda and military intelligence agencies believe the Russian agents were sent by the military intelligence branch of the Russian armed forces, the GRU. The post Russian spies are attempting to tap transatlantic undersea cables appeared first on Security Affairs. Source [link]. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

authorities will also inform foreign victims through the FBI’s Legal Attaches that works with the law enforcement and security agencies in their countries. The Joanap botnet has been around since 2009, experts pointed out that the threat is still spreading through unpatched systems and unprotected networks. Pierluigi Paganini.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 25, 2022

Encryption and the development of cryptography have been a cornerstone of IT security for decades and remain critical for data protection against evolving threats. Encryption is the act of translating data into secret code ( ciphertext ) and back again ( plaintext ) for secure access between multiple parties. What is Encryption?

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Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 2019

According to Microsoft, the Platinum has been active since at least 2009, it was responsible for spear phishing attacks on ISPs, government organizations, intelligence agencies, and defense institutes. The post Platinum APT and leverages steganography to hide C2 communications appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Hunton Privacy

APRIL 16, 2009

electrical power grid gave practical significance to already high-profile issues in Washington — how better to secure the nation’s cyber-infrastructure. Late in 2008, the Center for Strategic and International Studies Commission on Cyber Security for the 44th Presidency (the Commission) released a report citing the U.S.’s

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

Security experts at Kaspersky Lab have spotted a new backdoor, tracked as Titanium, that was used by the Platinum APT group in attacks in the wild, the malicious code implements sophisticated evasion techniques. The post The Platinum APT group adds the Titanium backdoor to its arsenal appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

and Israel get Stuxnet onto the highly secured Natanz plant? The development of the deadly cyber weapon started under the administration of George Bush Junior as part of a military operation named “ Olympic Games ”, but the Obama administration has been pushing a more energetic on the offensive program. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 23, 2018

Turla is the name of a Russian cyber espionage APT group (also known as Waterbug, Venomous Bear and KRYPTON) that has been active since at least 2007 targeting government organizations and private businesses. ” The Turla backdoor has been used since at least 2009 and was continuously improved across the years. .

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Archives Blogs

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

The prisoners represented a majority of Poland’s governing elite—military, police, and civil society leaders captured in 1939, when the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany invaded and divided Poland by secret diplomatic agreement.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 13, 2018

This week, in our last podcast of the year, we revisit some of the biggest information security stories from the past 12 months. Hello and welcome to the final IT Governance podcast of 2018. The year started with the revelation of Spectre and Meltdown – major security flaws affecting processors manufactured by Intel, ARM and AMD.

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