eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2023

Application security tools and software solutions are designed to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities and threats in software applications. These tools play a vital role in ensuring the security, integrity, and confidentiality of sensitive information, such as personal data and financial records.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

nuvola is the new open-source cloud security tool to address the privilege escalation in cloud environments. nuvola is the new open source security tool made by the Italian cyber security researcher Edoardo Rosa ( @_notdodo_ ), Security Engineer at Prima Assicurazioni. Cloud Security Context.

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 17, 2018

But Why Is Conducting a Risk Analysis So Challenging for So Many Organizations? The Department of Health and Human Services has updated its HIPAA security risk assessment tool to better assist small and mid-sized healthcare entities and their vendors in performing a comprehensive risk analysis.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2022

Cyber Security Specialist Zoziel Pinto Freire shows an example of malicious file analysis presented during his lecture on BSides-Vitória 2022. My objective with this series of articles is to show examples of malicious file analysis that I presented during my lecture on BSides-Vitória 2022. Static Analysis x Dynamic Analysis.

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Data Breach Today

MAY 7, 2021

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report features an analysis of whether courts can trust evidence collected by Cellebrite's mobile device forensic tools. Also featured: Report shows attackers' dwell times plummeting; a call for partnership with law enforcement.

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Data Breach Today

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

OpenAI on Bing Carries Code and Traffic Risks But Will Also Simplify Code Analysis Embedding OpenAI technology in Microsoft Bing will help both hackers and cyber defenders.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Cybernews presented Ransomlooker , a tool to monitor ransomware groups’ extortion sites and delivers consolidated feeds of their claims worldwide. The researchers have created the tool to help cybersecurity experts in their daily jobs by providing real-time updates and actionable insights. ” reads the announcement.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Cisco’s $28 billion acquisition of Splunk comes at an inflection point of security teams beginning to adopt to working with modern, cloud-native data lakes. Related: Dasera launches new Snowflake platform For years, Splunk has been the workhorse SIEM for many enterprise Security Operation Centers (SOCs).

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Why Do So Many Entities Still Struggle with Security Risk Analysis? Many HIPAA enforcement actions taken by federal regulators have chastised organizations for their poor security risk assessments.

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 25, 2019

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report analyzes how the Russian hacking group Turla has been coopting Iranian hacking tools. Plus: Avast's CCleaner hit by second attack; sizing up draft regulations for the California Consumer Protection Act.

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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. The tool is available as a ready-to-use virtual machine (.ova), See our tutorials on Metasploit , Burp Suite and Nmap. Why Use REMnux?

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 2, 2024

It’s a digital swindle as old as the internet itself, and yet, as the data tells us, the vast majority of security incidents are still rooted in the low-tech art of social engineering. Related: AI makes scam email look real Fresh evidence comes from Mimecast’s “The State of Email and Collaboration Security” 2024 report.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Security and consulting company SEC Consult announced the release of an open-source hardware analysis tool dubbed SEC Xtractor. Security firm SEC Consult announced the release of an open-source hardware analysis tool dubbed SEC Xtractor. Only commercial tools (that are expensive) can read memory in that way.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 15, 2022

Vulnerability assessment tools usually scan applications for known vulnerabilities. Some of the tools we’ll see in this top 10 list are bundled in Kali Linux , a super-charged security distribution that can run both pentests and vulnerability tests. Also see our guides to: Breach and attack simulation tools.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 11, 2022

Researchers could then sort those combinations based on specific data points, such as countries, and perform a statistical analysis of their findings. Essential security tool. VPNs factor into this shift, as the burden on individual consumers to preserve privacy and secure their sensitive data is greater than ever.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Security experts say LockBit was likely bluffing and probably lost most of the data when the gang’s servers were seized this month by U.S. ’s National Crime Agency (NCA) took over LockBit’s online infrastructure , replacing the group’s homepage with a seizure notice and links to LockBit ransomware decryption tools.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 29, 2022

Log4j is the latest, greatest vulnerability to demonstrate just how tenuous the security of modern networks has become. By no means has the cybersecurity community been blind to the complex security challenges spinning out of digital transformation. Related: The exposures created by API profileration.

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Lenny Zeltser

JANUARY 6, 2021

Malware analysis sits at the intersection of incident response, forensics, system and network administration, security monitoring, and software engineering. As someone who’s helped thousands of security professionals learn how to analyze malware at SANS Institute , I have a few tips for how you can get started.

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2022

The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) is working on a tool to conduct a dynamic analysis of packages uploaded to popular open-source repositories. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Package Analysis ). The post Package Analysis dynamic analyzes packages in open-source repositories appeared first on Security Affairs.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

ChatGPT has raised alarm among cybersecurity researchers for its unnerving ability in composing everything from sophisticated malware to phishing lures – but it’s important to keep in mind that the tool can help support cybersecurity defenses as well. ChatGPT Security Tools Coming?

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 15, 2023

As a result, these technologies quite often lead to the best tools to handle complex challenges across many enterprise use cases. Readily available frameworks and tools empower developers by saving time and allowing them to focus on creating bespoke solutions to meet specific project requirements. Governments like the U.S.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2023

China-linked APT41 group used the open-source red teaming tool GC2 in an attack against a Taiwanese media organization. Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) team reported that the China-linked APT41 group used the open-source red teaming tool Google Command and Control ( GC2 ) in an attack against an unnamed Taiwanese media organization.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

While Brexit continues to cause widespread uncertainty, you can at least be sure of one thing: deal or no deal, the security risks your organisation faces won’t go away. Data breaches are on the up, and information security and GDPR compliance remain business-critical issues. Understanding best-practice information security.

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Threatpost

MAY 13, 2020

DHS posts analysis, documentation for new cyber-attack tools on US-CERT on three-year anniversary of WannaCry.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

In the last few days I have done some analysis on malicious documents, especially PDF. Then I thought, “Why not turn a PDF analysis into an article?” Most security tools must always be adapted to this new reality of attack and infection. SecurityAffairs – PDF analysis, hacking). Twitter: [link].

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Payment Card and Passport Data Are Most Sought-After Commodities, Report Finds The prices for specific types of cybercriminal tools on darknet sites continue to rise, according to a recent analysis by security firm Flashpoint.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 27, 2023

China-linked Earth Preta cyberespionage group has been observed adopting new techniques to bypass security solutions. Trend Micro researchers reported that the China-linked Earth Preta group (aka Mustang Panda ) is actively changing its tools, tactics, and procedures (TTPs) to bypass security solutions.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2022

Microsoft released an open-source tool to secure MikroTik routers and check for indicators of compromise for Trickbot malware infections. Microsoft has released an open-source tool, dubbed RouterOS Scanner, that can be used to secure MikroTik routers and check for indicators of compromise associated with Trickbot malware infections.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

MITRE is moving beyond its well-regarded endpoint security evaluations and will soon be testing other security services and products. First up will be deception tools. MITRE’s assessments do not include a competitive analysis. Tests Aren’t Competitive. There are no rankings, scores, or ratings.

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Security Affairs

JULY 16, 2023

Researchers from SlashNext warn of the dangers related to a new generative AI cybercrime tool dubbed WormGPT. WormGPT is advertised on underground forums as a perfect tool to carry out sophisticated phishing campaigns and business email compromise (BEC) attacks. ” reads the post published by Slashnext.

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Security Affairs

JULY 1, 2021

The US CISA has released the Ransomware Readiness Assessment (RRA), a new ransomware self-assessment security audit tool. ” The tool would help organizations in improving their resilience to ransomware attacks by implementing best practices. ” CISA says. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 10, 2020

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report analyzes the surge in the use of employee monitoring tools for the increasingly remote workforce. Also featured: Discussions about IoT security guidelines and CCPA compliance requirements.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 23, 2021

In a recent wave of attacks, AvosLocker ransomware is rebooting systems into Windows Safe Mode to disable endpoint security solutions. Sophos experts monitoring AvosLocker ransomware attacks, noticed that the malware is rebooting compromised systems into Windows Safe Mode to disable endpoint security solutions. Pierluigi Paganini.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2022

Cobalt Strike was created a decade ago by Raphael Mudge as a tool for security professionals. Indeed, the tool can assess vulnerabilities and run penetration tests , while most tools on the market cannot do both. The tool is so powerful that black hat hackers and international threat groups have added it to their arsenal.

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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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