Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2020

Google published its second Threat Analysis Group (TAG) report which reveals the company has taken down ten coordinated operations in Q2 2020. Google has published its second Threat Analysis Group (TAG) report , a bulletin that includes coordinated influence operation campaigns tracked in Q2 of 2020. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 26, 2021

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released five malware analysis reports (MARs) related to samples found on compromised Pulse Secure devices. CISA published five malware analysis reports (MARs) related to samples found on compromised Pulse Secure devices. v1: Pulse Connect Secure.

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 20, 2020

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report analyzes how cybercriminals are exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic. Also featured: A discussion of potential 2020 election changes; tips for staying secure in a remote workplace.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

REMnux is a free community distribution that ethical hackers, security researchers, and many other security pros can leverage to build their own labs and speed up malware analysis. As the founder and primary maintainer of REMnux, Lenny Zeltser likes to say: REMnux is for malware analysis as Kali is for penetration testing.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2020

According to the ENISA Threat Landscape Report 2020, cyberattacks are becoming more sophisticated, targeted, and in many cases undetected. I’m proud to present the ENISA Threat Landscape Report 2020 , the annual report published by the ENISA that provides insights on the evolution of cyber threats for the period January 2019-April 2020.

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Digital transformation Cybersecurity IoT Phishing 106

Data Breach Today

AUGUST 23, 2019

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report analyzes the ransomware attack on Texas municipalities as part of a broader trend. Also featured: An initiative designed to safeguard the 2020 presidential elections and a CIO's third-party risk management efforts.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2021

Below the list of the top stories of 2020. While investigating the recent SolarWinds Orion supply-chain attack security researchers discovered another backdoor, tracked SUPERNOVA. Expert found a hardcoded SSH public key in Fortinet ’s Security Information and Event Management FortiSIEM that can allow access to the FortiSIEM Supervisor.

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Ransomware Phishing Encryption Cybersecurity 106

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 2, 2020

Security information and event management (SIEM) is evolving and integrating with security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR) to add real value in the cybersecurity space. I caught up with Faiz Shuja, SIRP cofounder, at the RSA 2020 Conference in San Francisco recently.

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Risk Cybersecurity Analytics Security 191

Data Matters

AUGUST 27, 2020

In almost the first three quarters of 2020, the U.S. These settlements underscore OCR’s continued focus on enforcement of the HIPAA Security Rule. Most recently, on July 27, 2020, Lifespan Health System (“Lifespan”) agreed to pay $1.04 Most recently, on July 27, 2020, Lifespan Health System (“Lifespan”) agreed to pay $1.04

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Compliance Security Risk Encryption 68

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates for November 2020 address 112 flaws, including a Windows bug that was chained with Chrome issues in attacks. The IT giant also addressed the CVE-2020-17087 Windows flaw that was chained with the CVE-2020-15999 Chrome bug in attacks in the wild. ” states the analysis published by ZDI.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

At least one ransomware operator appears to have exploited the recently patched CVE-2020-14882 vulnerability affecting Oracle WebLogic. At least one ransomware operator appears is exploiting the recently patched CVE-2020-14882 vulnerability in Oracle WebLogic. ” reads the analysis published by the expert.

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Ransomware Honeypots Mining Security 90

Security Affairs

APRIL 29, 2023

. “Without the correct byte map, the encrypted shellcode, including all components and relevant data, cannot be correctly decrypted, making decryption and analysis of the shellcode more time-consuming for analysts.” ” reads the analysis published by Trend Micro.

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Encryption Passwords Education Communications 87

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The popular Google’s VirusTotal scanning service has published an interesting analysis of more than 80 Million ransomware samples. VirusTotal has published its first ransomware activity report based on the analysis of more than 80 million samples that have been uploaded from 140 countries worldwide. percent of the submitted samples.

Ransomware 95

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 3, 2020

2020 Cost of a Data Breach Report: the global total cost of a data breach averaged $3.86 million in 2020, down about 1.5% This year the researchers analyzed 524 breaches that occurred between August 2019 and April 2020, in organizations of all sizes, across 17 geographies and 17 industries. million in 2020, down about 1.5%

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2020

Threat Report Portugal Q1 2020: Phishing and malware by numbers. The Threat Report Portugal: Q1 2020 compiles data collected on the malicious campaigns that occurred from January to March, Q1, of 2020. Phishing and Malware Q1 2020. The campaigns were classified as either phishing or malware. Malware by Numbers.

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Phishing Retail Security awareness Data collection 99

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 16, 2020

The Tripwire VERT security team spotted almost 800,000 SonicWall VPN appliances exposed online that are vulnerable to the CVE-2020-5135 RCE flaw. Security experts from the Tripwire VERT security team have discovered 795,357 SonicWall VPN appliances that were exposed online that are vulnerable to the CVE-2020-5135 RCE flaw.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability CVE-2020-14882 in Oracle WebLogic is actively exploited by operators behind the DarkIRC botnet. Experts reported that the DarkIRC botnet is actively targeting thousands of exposed Oracle WebLogic servers in the attempt of exploiting the CVE-2020-14882. and 14.1.1.0.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The now-fixed CVE-2020-1910 vulnerability in WhatApp ‘s image filter feature could have exposed user data to remote attackers. The flaw was discovered by Check Point experts on November 10, 2020, they discovered that the issue can allow attackers to crash WhatsApp by switching between various filters on the malicious GIF files.

Libraries 115

Libraries Security Access Cybersecurity 115

Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2020

The OpenSSL Project has released a security update for OpenSSL that addresses a DoS vulnerability tracked as CVE-2020-1967. The OpenSSL Project released a security update for OpenSSL that patches a high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2020-1967, that can be exploited by attackers to launch denial-of-service (DoS) attacks.

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Security IT Information Security 118

Security Affairs

MARCH 9, 2020

Cybersecurity firm Volexity is warning that nation-state actors are attempting to exploit a vulnerability recently addressed in Microsoft Exchange email servers tracked as CVE-2020-0688. That was quick, since 2 hours ago seeing likely mass scanning for CVE-2020-0688 (Microsoft Exchange 2007+ RCE vulnerability).

Authentication 133

Authentication Communications Cybersecurity Security 133

Data Breach Today

JANUARY 30, 2021

Researchers: Phishing Campaign Targeting Insurance and Legal Industries Trickbot appears to be making a comeback with a fresh campaign that is targeting insurance companies and legal firms in North America, according to an analysis by Menlo Security.

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Insurance Phishing Security 290

Security Affairs

MAY 18, 2021

Researchers from blockchain analysis firm Elliptic estimated that Darkside ransomware gang has made over $90 million from its attacks. Experts from blockchain analysis firm Elliptic estimated that the Darkside ransomware gang has earned over $90 million from ransom payments from its victims since October 2020.

Ransomware 86

Ransomware Blockchain IT Security 86

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

The number of vulnerabilities discovered in industrial control system (ICS) products surged in 2020, security firm Claroty reports. Experts reported that 449 vulnerabilities were disclosed affecting ICS products from 59 vendors during 2H 2020. ” reads the report published by Claroty. . continues the report.

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Manufacturing Risk Marketing Cybersecurity 109

Security Affairs

AUGUST 18, 2021

Researchers conducted a new analysis of the Diavol ransomware and found new evidence of the link with the gang behind the TrickBot botnet. At the beginning of June, FortiEDR detected and halted a ransomware attack against one of the customers of the security firm. reads the analysis published by Fortinet. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Ransomware Encryption Communications Security 100

Data Breach Today

DECEMBER 13, 2019

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report discusses why cyber defense teams need to think more like attackers. Plus, a case study on cross-border payment fraud, and an expert's take on security for the 2020 elections.

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Security 113

IT Governance

DECEMBER 15, 2020

It’s hard to summarise 2020 without resorting to cliché, considering that our experiences have been so universal and subject to such little variety. IT Governance has recorded more than 1,000 publicly disclosed cyber security incidents so far this year and 20 billion breached records. What a simple time January 2020 was.

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Data breaches Government Personal data Data Privacy 110

Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2020

Organizations are delaying in patching Microsoft Exchange Server flaw (CVE-2020-0688) that Microsoft fixed with February 2020 Patch Day updates. Organizations are delaying in patching Microsoft Exchange Server flaw ( CVE-2020-0688 ) that Microsoft fixed with February 2020 Patch Day updates. This was not encouraging.

Authentication 95

Authentication Access Security Cybersecurity 95

The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Physical security is the protection of personnel and IT infrastructure (such as hardware, software, and data) from physical actions and events that could cause severe damage to an organization. Related: Good to know about IoT Physical security is often a second thought when it comes to information security.

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Risk Security IoT Access 173

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

We have tracking Lampion activity from the beginning, and we noticed that since February 12th – 2020, the malware has been presented with a new “visual” but maintaining the same modus operandi. 2020-02-13] #Lampion v2 #portugal #malware #ATA 0998f6473004e0ba54ead5784ba62db8 h}//vrau-x.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.[com/0.zip com/P-14-7.dll

e-Delivery 78

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Security Affairs

JULY 22, 2021

CISA released an alert today about several stealth malware samples that were found on compromised Pulse Secure devices. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published a security alert related to the discovery of 13 malware samples on compromised Pulse Secure devices, many of which were undetected by antivirus products.

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Security Affairs

MAY 5, 2020

A proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for the recently fixed CVE-2020-1967 denial-of-service (DoS) issue in OpenSSL has been made public. The CVE-2020-1967 vulnerability has been described as a “segmentation fault” in the SSL_check_chain function, it is the first issue addressed in OpenSSL in 2020. continues the advisory.

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Libraries Cybersecurity Security IT 103

Security Affairs

MARCH 11, 2020

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday updates for March 2020 address 115 vulnerabilities, 26 issues have been rated as critical severity. Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday updates for March 2020 address 115 vulnerabilities, 26 issues affecting Windows, Word, Dynamics Business Central, Edge, and Internet Explorer have been rated as critical severity.

Systems administration 87

Systems administration Security IT Information Security 87

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 26, 2020

Related: Why cybersecurity should reflect societal values An emerging approach, called Network Traffic Analysis , is gaining traction as, in effect, a catch-all network security framework positioned at the highest layer of the networking stack. LW: How would you frame the security challenge companies are facing today?

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IoT Cloud Encryption Cybersecurity 164

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Microsoft February 2020 Patch Tuesday updates address a total of 99 new vulnerabilities, including an Internet Explorer zero-day exploited in the wild. In January, Microsoft has published a security advisory ( ADV200001 ) that includes mitigations for the CVE-2020-0674 zero-day remote code execution (RCE) flaw.

Sales 73

Sales Security Marketing Cybersecurity 73

The Last Watchdog

MAY 20, 2022

The unification revolution of cybersecurity solutions has started – and managed security service providers are leading the way. Managed security services (MSS) refer to a service model that enable the monitoring and managing of security technologies, systems, or even software-as-a-service (SaaS) products.

Security 247

Security Cybersecurity Digital transformation Marketing 247

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 7, 2023

IT security buyers are consolidating vendors at an overwhelming rate, according to a speaker at this week’s Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit. ” Security Products Merge Into Platforms As part of that trend, security products are consolidating too, MacDonald said.

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Security Cloud Workplace security Cybersecurity 81

Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2021

H2 2020 – Kaspersky observed an increase in ransomware attacks on industrial control system (ICS) systems in developed countries. The data analyzed by the experts were received from ICS computers, running Kaspersky security products, that are hosted in networks of industrial infrastructures. than in 2019). than in 2019).

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