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Pegasus Project – how governments use Pegasus spyware against journalists

Security Affairs

Pegasus is a surveillance malware developed by the Israeli surveillance NSO Group that could infect both iPhones and Android devices, it is sold exclusively to the governments and law enforcement agencies. The evidence demonstrates that governments used Pegasus to intimidate journalists and critical media. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Sandboxing: Advanced Malware Analysis in 2021

eSecurity Planet

To fill this gap and aid in the analysis, detection, and testing of malware, sandboxing is widely used to give organizations the setting, isolation, and security tools needed to preserve the integrity of the host network. In 2021, sandboxes are now a fundamental part of an organization’s cybersecurity architecture. Sandbox Features.

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GUEST ESSAY: The story behind how DataTribe is helping to seed ‘Cybersecurity Valley’ in Maryland

The Last Watchdog

With the largest concentration of cybersecurity expertise –– the “oil” — in the world, Maryland is fast changing from the Old Line State into “Cybersecurity Valley.” There’s oil in the state of Maryland – “cyber oil.” The state counts approximately 109,000 cyber engineers.

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Another nation-state actor exploits Microsoft Follina to attack European and US entities

Security Affairs

A nation-state actor is attempting to exploit the Follina flaw in a recent wave of attacks against government entities in Europe and the U.S. An alleged nation-state actor is attempting to exploit the recently disclosed Microsoft Office Follina vulnerability in attacks aimed at government entities in Europe and the U.S.

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Russia-linked APT28 uses COVID-19 lures to deliver Zebrocy malware

Security Affairs

The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , and STRONTIUM ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. The group was involved also in the string of attacks that targeted 2016 Presidential election.

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Critical Infrastructure, ICS/SCADA Systems Under Attack by Advanced Threat Groups

eSecurity Planet

Critical infrastructure , industrial control (ICS) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems are under increasing threat of cyber attacks, according to a number of recent warnings from government agencies and private security researchers. cybersecurity agencies yesterday encouraged U.S.

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Latest MITRE EDR Evaluations Contain Some Surprises

eSecurity Planet

MITRE doesn’t analyze or comment on the evaluations and instead just makes the data available for vendors and cybersecurity buyers to use as they see fit. Previous evaluation rounds were modeled after the APT29 and APT3 threat groups connected to the governments of Russia and China, respectively. MITRE results analyzed.

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