The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

is now offering their cutting-edge cybersecurity services free of charge to all organizations for 30 days, irrespective of their current cybersecurity measures. ThreatHunter.ai, with its elite team of threat hunters, engineers, and cybersecurity experts, employs the ARGOS platform to provide real-time threat detection and mitigation.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2023

According to a joint advisory published by cybersecurity agencies, the LockBit ransomware group has successfully extorted roughly $91 million in about 1,700 attacks against U.S. 16% of the State, Local, Tribal, and Tribunal (SLTT) government ransomware incidents reported to the MS-ISAC is 2022 were LockBit attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 21, 2022

Still, a certification on its own doesn’t mean very much – it’s about helping you stand out from the crowd by highlighting specific skills, but it’s always going to be secondary to your professional experience. ” Also read: Cybersecurity Employment in 2022: Solving the Skills Gap. The Top Cybersecurity Certifications.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 7, 2023

Researchers discovered a new info stealer dubbed SYS01 stealer targeting critical government infrastructure and manufacturing firms. ” reads the analysis published by Morphisec. to lure victims into downloading a malicious file. ” concludes Morphisec that also provides indicators of compromise (IoCs).

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) strongly advised public companies to improve their cybersecurity. However, after minimal corporate adoption of stronger cybersecurity, the SEC has drafted rules to require more formal cybersecurity reporting and disclosure. See the top Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) tools.

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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. ” reads CISA’s advisory.

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IBM Big Data Hub

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

When implemented in a responsible way—where the technology is fully governed, privacy is protected and decision making is transparent and explainable—AI has the power to usher in a new era of government services. AI’s value is not limited to advances in industry and consumer products alone.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2023

A cyberespionage campaign, tracked as Stayin’ Alive, targeted high-profile government and telecom entities in Asia. ” reads the analysis published by Checkpoint. report – CurKeep collects information about the infected machine. In turn, the C2 responds with strings of commands. Is it linked to ToddyCat APT?

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 11, 2022

On March 9, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) held an open meeting and proposed new cybersecurity disclosure rules for public companies by a 3-1 vote. In proposing the rules, the SEC hopes to improve the consistency and comparability of cybersecurity disclosures among public companies. Key Definitions.

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Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2021

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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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2022

Threat intelligence firm Resecurity details how crooks are delivering IRS tax scams and phishing attacks posing as government vendors. The identified phishing e-mail warned the victims about overdue payments to the IRS, which should then be paid via PayPal, the e-mail contained an HTML attachment imitating an electronic invoice.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2024

This figure also includes historical records and new artifacts identified in January 2024, following an analysis of Command and Control (C2) servers and underground marketplaces. Acquiring information about their personal emails could lead to more sophisticated campaigns and enhance the likelihood of successful reconnaissance.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 23, 2021

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. What is a sandbox?

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Technology reviews can be a temptingly easy way to gain insight into the often impenetrable world of enterprise cybersecurity products, but you need to know how to use them. Organization type: corporate, education, utility, non-profit, government International regions: Asia, South America, North America, etc.

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Security Affairs

MAY 23, 2024

State Governments ”. During static analysis, many strings related to the UPX packer were detected, but the automatic decompression routine did not work. This method interrupts the analyst’s control flow, making malware analysis more difficult. A Summary of APT41 Targeting U.S. In this specific case, the XOR key is 0x59.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Related: How ‘Internet Access Brokers’ fuel ransomware I happened to be in the audience at Stanford University when President Obama took to the stage to issue an executive order challenging the corporate sector and federal government to start collaborating as true allies. This strengthens the overall Windows ecosystem, Budd noted.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania observed that “nowhere is the workforce-skills gap more pronounced than in cybersecurity.”. This shortage is significantly impacting corporate America, and it is particularly dire across federal, state and local governments. Cybersecurity Ventures predicts that there will be 3.5

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 4, 2019

With the largest concentration of cybersecurity expertise –– the “oil” — in the world, Maryland is fast changing from the Old Line State into “Cybersecurity Valley.” has also attracted a powerful and growing flow of venture capital to the region – about $1 Billion in 2018 and growing at an incredible pace.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 31, 2023

31, 2023 – Traceable AI , the industry’s leading API security company, proudly announces its continued recognition in the cybersecurity industry, with the latest accolade being the prestigious SINET16 Innovator Award for 2023. To learn more about Traceable’s API Security Platform, visit [link]. San Francisco, Calif.,

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Security Affairs

MAY 23, 2024

State Governments ”. During static analysis, many strings related to the UPX packer were detected, but the automatic decompression routine did not work. This method interrupts the analyst’s control flow, making malware analysis more difficult. A Summary of APT41 Targeting U.S. In this specific case, the XOR key is 0x59.

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Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2022

The attacks against Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Sector organizations started in May 2021 and government experts observed multiple cases that involved the use of the Maui ransomware. The joint report refers to an industry analysis of a sample of Maui provided in Stairwell Threat Report: Maui Ransomware.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The insights presented herein result from a thorough mapping and analysis of DoS incidents spanning from January 2022 to August 2023. DoS attacks affect all sectors, government services are consistently the most targeted. An analysis of a total of 310 verified DoS incidents – from January 2022 to August 2023.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 26, 2019

He went on to earn a masters degree in cybersecurity, during which time he won a scholarship from the European Commission to craft a proof of concept attack against an industrial control system (ICS.) “I I saw a huge gap, and I got really passionate about this topic. So I decided to keep going. Ten years ago, that was not possible. “So

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Romanian Ministry of Health added that cybersecurity specialists, including cybersecurity experts from the National Cyber Security Directorate, are monitoring the situation. The Romanian government also announced extraordinary preventive measures to prevent other hospitals from being impacted by the incident.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The vulnerability was discovered by researchers at the cybersecurity firm Assetnote. Assetnote researchers discovered about 2.9k “From our analysis of WS_FTP, we found that there are about 2.9k Most of these online assets belong to large enterprises, governments and educational institutions.”

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Krebs on Security

MAY 12, 2022

KrebsOnSecurity has learned the alleged compromise is tied to a cybercrime and online harassment community that routinely impersonates police and government officials to harvest personal information on their targets. The DEA declined to comment on the validity of the claims, issuing only a brief statement in response.

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Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2022

Horizon3 security researchers have released a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit and technical analysis for the critical authentication bypass vulnerability CVE-2022-22972 affecting multiple VMware products. VMware did not provide technical details about the flaw, then Horizon3 researchers performed an analysis of the patch. .

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Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2022

The attacks against Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Sector organizations started in May 2021 and government experts observed multiple cases that involved the use of the Maui ransomware. The joint report refers to an industry analysis of a sample of Maui provided in Stairwell Threat Report: Maui Ransomware. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 31, 2023

INC RANSOM ransomware gang claims to have breached Xerox Corp Spotify music converter TuneFab puts users at risk Cyber attacks hit the Assembly of the Republic of Albania and telecom company One Albania Russia-linked APT28 used new malware in a recent phishing campaign Clash of Clans gamers at risk while using third-party app New Version of Meduza (..)

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Security Affairs

MAY 11, 2023

Researchers shared technical details about a flaw in Windows MSHTML platform, tracked as CVE-2023-29324 , that could be abused to bypass security protections. Cybersecurity researchers have shared details about a now-patched security flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-29324 (CVSS score: 6.5), in Windows MSHTML platform.

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Schneier on Security

AUGUST 25, 2021

Vice has an article about how data brokers sell access to the Internet backbone. It’s useful for cybersecurity forensics, but can also be used for things like tracing VPN activity. In the hands of some governments, that could be dangerous. This is netflow data.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 10, 2023

Threat intelligence feeds are continually updated streams of data that inform users of different cybersecurity threats, their sources, and any infrastructure impacted or at risk of being impacted by those threats. The massive, crowdsourced approach OTX takes limits the possibility of effective quality assurance.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 31, 2022

” Esteban Jimenez , founder of the Costa Rican cybersecurity consultancy ATTI Cyber , told KrebsOnSecurity the CCSS suffered a cyber attack that compromised the Unique Digital Medical File (EDUS) and the National Prescriptions System for the public pharmacies, and as a result medical centers have turned to paper forms and manual contingencies.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Asked about the changeover, Microsoft referred questions to FireEye and to GoDaddy , the current domain name registrar for the malicious site. “As part of FireEye’s analysis of SUNBURST, we identified a killswitch that would prevent SUNBURST from continuing to operate.”

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Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2024

Cybersecurity US holds conference on military AI use with dozens of allies to determine ‘responsible’ use DFSA’s Cyber Risk Management Guidelines: A Blueprint for Cyber Resilience? Is it a Russia’s weapon? Players hacked during the matches of Apex Legends Global Series.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Resecurity has identified an increasing trend of cryptocurrency counterfeiting, the experts found several tokens impersonating major brands, government organizations and national fiat currencies. Besides scamming, bad actors also released misinformation about new countries joining the alliance, which didn’t confirm their membership.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 18, 2020

government cybersecurity agencies warned this week that the attackers behind the widespread hacking spree stemming from the compromise at network software firm SolarWinds used weaknesses in other, non-SolarWinds products to attack high-value targets. 3, and said it learned about the flaw from the NSA. ” Also on Dec.

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