Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Ukraine’s government is asking for volunteers from the hacker underground to provide their support in protecting critical infrastructure and carry out offensive operations against Russian state-sponsored hackers, reported Reuters which cited two e experts involved in the project. .” ” reported the Reuters.

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KnowBe4

APRIL 4, 2023

But, according to security researchers at Abnormal Security, cybercriminals are becoming brazen and are taking their shots at very large prizes. According to Abnormal Security, nearly every aspect of the request looked legitimate. This attack begins with a case of VEC – where a domain is impersonated.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Although there have still been a few surprises, with the death of Queen Elizabeth II and blazing heatwaves across the UK to name but two, it was a familiar year in the cyber security landscape. Google , Clearview AI , and Meta all receives hefty penalties in 2022, demonstrating the continued important of effective information security.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2020

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has published a Malware Analysis Report (MAR) that includes technical details about a new strain of malware, tracked as BLINDINGCAN, that was attributed to North Korea. ” reads the CISA’s MAR report. Pierluigi Paganini.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 25, 2021

The reality is that cybersecurity is a matter of survival. In a National Cyber Security Alliance report, research showed that of the 1,009 small businesses with 500 employees surveyed, 10% went out of business, 25% filed for bankruptcy, and 37% experienced financial loss. Myth #1: The Goal of Security is to be 100% Secure.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 25, 2021

The reality is that cybersecurity is a matter of survival. In a National Cyber Security Alliance report, research showed that of the 1,009 small businesses with 500 employees surveyed, 10% went out of business, 25% filed for bankruptcy, and 37% experienced financial loss. Myth #1: The Goal of Security is to be 100% Secure.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 19, 2019

As technology becomes capable of defeating a higher proportion of current and legacy security efforts, cybersecurity in 2020 will be defined by the need to stand out. Therefore, governments and organizations, such as NIST, are racing to become cryptographically quantum resilient. Quantum-resistant Security?

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Adam Levin

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

As if cybersecurity weren’t already a red-letter issue, the United States and, most likely, its allies–in other words, the global economic community–are in Iran’s cyber sites, a major player in cyber warfare and politically divisive disinformation campaigns. This immediately caused a mini panic.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Network security architecture is a strategy that provides formal processes to design robust and secure networks. Effective implementation improves data throughput, system reliability, and overall security for any organization. Network Elements Networks connect physical and virtual assets and control the data flow between them.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The internet is fraught with peril these days, but nothing strikes more fear into users and IT security pros than the threat of ransomware. The most common way for criminals to infect an organization is by sending an email with a malicious link or attachment that an employee clicks on unwittingly to initiate an attack. Staff Awareness.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 14, 2022

Steve Luczynski and Matt Mayes join The Hacker Mind to talk about the importance of getting hackers, vendors, and the government to get together and work through problems. That work resulted in new SAE standards and lead to ISO 21434, a new standard focused on cybersecurity in automotive. Could we hack into an airplane, for example.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 13, 2021

On 10 May 2021, security auditors first identified evidence of the attacker compromising systems within Hospital C and Hospital L. On May 13, the HSE’s antivirus security provider emailed the HSE’s security operations team, highlighting unhandled threat events dating back to May 7 on at least 16 systems.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2021

Security expert Stefan Umit Uygur, CEO and Co-Founder at 4Securitas Ltd, provided his vision about the Cyber-defence solutions on the market. It is a great question, particularly when you consider that $167 Billion was spent on Cybersecurity in 2019 and this is predicted to increase to $248 Billion by 2023 [Source: Forbes ].

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Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2020

Chinese security firm Qihoo 360 revealed that the US CIA has hacked Chinese organizations in various sectors for the last 11 years. Chinese security firm Qihoo 360 is accusing that the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of having hacked Chinese organizations for the last 11 years.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 15, 2018

government strategic systems. military and civilian personnel. It does appear that this is another example of attacks successfully penetrating a weak supply chain link, underscoring the importance of addressing third-party risks. After all, Gartner forecasts worldwide information security spending will top $124 billion in 2019.

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IT Governance

APRIL 22, 2024

million records from World-Check, a screening database used to screen potential customers for links to illegal activity and government sanctions. Compromised data includes names, passport numbers, Social Security numbers, online crypto account identifiers and bank account numbers.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Analyzing how tactics , techniques and procedures of the Russia-linked APT28 cyberespionage group evolve over the time. APT28 is a well known Russian cyber espionage group attributed, with a medium level of confidence, to Russian military intelligence agency GRU (by CrowdStrike). About the author: Marco Ramilli, Founder of Yoroi.

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KnowBe4

MAY 2, 2023

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #18 | May 2nd, 2023 [Eye on AI] Does ChatGPT Have Cybersecurity Tells? In the near term, new-school security awareness training can help alert your people to the tells of automated scamming. Security Culture Benchmarking feature lets you compare your organization's security culture with your peers NEW!

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KnowBe4

MARCH 7, 2023

This is an excellent article that exposes the vulnerabilities when communications systems are not secure by design. They started out with: "As Putin began his invasion of Ukraine, a network used throughout Europe—and by the Ukrainian military—faced an unprecedented cyberattack that doubled as an industrywide wake-up call. government.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Critical infrastructure security has moved to the forefront of cybersecurity concerns amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine – and in at least one case has led to some pretty unique cybersecurity advice. He shared links for single host and multiple host SRUM/ESE tools. Despite Russia and the U.S.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 4, 2024

February 26, 2024 FCKeditor Used for SEO Poisoning on Government, University Sites Type of vulnerability: Malicious URL redirect. Attackers abuse the plug-in to add malicious links and HTML pages to legitimate sites so that the legitimate URLs bypass malicious URL screening in most browsers. The fix: Apply Windows patches ASAP.

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IBM Big Data Hub

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Malware is the umbrella term describing numerous types of threats such as: Viruses: A computer virus is defined as a malicious program that cannot replicate without human interaction, either through clicking a link, downloading an attachment, launching a specific application, or various other actions.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The stand-off between various pro-government hacker groups saw new players come onto the scene, while some previously known groups resumed their operations. Neither private sector companies nor government agencies turned out to be immune to the ransomware plague. Group-IB: The ransomware plague cost the world over $1 billion.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 28, 2018

Related podcast : Obsolescence is creeping into legacy security systems. Military operatives and intelligence units today routinely hack to knock down critical infrastructure, interfere with elections, and even to exact revenge on Hollywood studios. “As national security is incalculable. What comes next is difficult to conjure.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Lockbit ransomware gang demanded an 80 million ransom to CDW CISA warns of vulnerabilities and misconfigurations exploited in ransomware attacks Stayin’ Alive campaign targets high-profile Asian government and telecom entities.

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