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Qbot uses a new email collector module in the latest campaign

Security Affairs

Most of the infections were observed in organizations in the US and Europe, the most targeted industries were in the government, military, and manufacturing sectors. . ” The spam messages contain URLs to.ZIP files that serve VBS content designed to download the payload from one of six hardcoded encrypted URLs. . .

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Security Vulnerabilities in US Weapons Systems

Schneier on Security

From the summary: Automation and connectivity are fundamental enablers of DOD's modern military capabilities. Using relatively simple tools and techniques, testers were able to take control of systems and largely operate undetected, due in part to basic issues such as poor password management and unencrypted communications.

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What Is Penetration Testing? Complete Guide & Steps

eSecurity Planet

For example, some methods meet national security and federal standards, while others are focused on private companies. Methodologies are exhaustive, detailed, and developed for different businesses and organizations. The guide provides comprehensive guidelines for each penetration testing method, with over 66 controls to assess in total.

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The Platinum APT group adds the Titanium backdoor to its arsenal

Security Affairs

In June 2018, experts at Kaspersky were investigating attacks against government and military entities in South and Southeast Asian countries, The experts tracked the campaign as EasternRoppels, they speculate it may have started as far back as 2012. This C2 encrypts data with the same key as the C&C requests.

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A Cyber Insurance Backstop

Schneier on Security

Observers do, however, have a pretty good idea who was behind the NotPetya attack because several governments, including the United States and the United Kingdom, issued coordinated statements blaming the Russian military. Future attacks are not likely to receive the same determination. But this is easier said than done.

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Encryption: How It Works, Types, and the Quantum Future

eSecurity Planet

Encryption and the development of cryptography have been a cornerstone of IT security for decades and remain critical for data protection against evolving threats. While cryptology is thousands of years old, modern cryptography took off in the 1970s with the help of the Diffie-Hellman-Merkle and RSA encryption algorithms.

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MartyMcFly Malware: new Cyber-Espionage Campaign targeting Italian Naval Industry

Security Affairs

The victim was one of the most important leaders in the field of security and defensive military grade Naval ecosystem in Italy. At a first sight, the office document had an encrypted content available on OleObj.1 How Microsoft Excel is able to decrypt such a content if no password is requested to the end user? 1 and OleObj.2.