Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Peter is an IT manager for a technology manufacturer that got hit with a Russian ransomware strain called “ Zeppelin ” in May 2020. There are multiple examples of ransomware groups doing just that after security researchers crowed about finding vulnerabilities in their ransomware code. This is not an idle concern.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Experts warn of advanced phishing attacks in certain modern Android-based phones that can trick users into accepting new malicious phone settings. The issue affects several modern Android-based phones, including devices manufactured by Samsung, Huawei, LG and Sony. ” reads the analysis published by CheckPoint.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

CyberNews researchers reported that Ecco, a global shoe manufacturer and retailer, exposed millions of documents. Ecco, a global shoe manufacturer and retailer, exposed millions of documents. For example, a directory named sales_org contained over 300,000 documents. Original post @ [link]. ” Cybernews researchers said.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The ransomware gang hit organizations in multiple industries, including the education, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and government sectors. According to the advisory, the threat actors have been observed exploiting Zerologon ( CVE-2020-1472 ) in Microsoft’s Netlogon Remote Protocol in phishing attempts.

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Security Affairs

MAY 5, 2021

The group targeted the organization with phishing attacks aimed at spreading at least three new sophisticated malware strains. The phishing messages include links to a malicious website that serves the malware, experts pointed out that the emails had subject lines that were customized for each targeted organization.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

Last year, with a total share of 18% of all cyberattacks, it was the second most targeted industry, following manufacturing. For example, cybercriminals could use the stolen credentials and personal data to open accounts in the names of individuals without them being aware.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

In the absence of IoT security regulations, many smart product manufacturers simply release new devices that lack built-in security measures and have not undergone proper security review and testing. Take manufacturing, for instance. A prime example of this is what California is doing with the California Consumer Privacy Act.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2020

One of the examples relates to the default settings users get when starting to use a new service. Malware, phishing, and web. Phishing is also one of the prominent threats relating to scams and fraudulent offers that arrive in users’ inboxes. The Flaws in Manufacturing Process. Misconfiguration. Compromised credentials.

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IT Governance

APRIL 25, 2023

There are countless examples of people who have turned to crime when they need money or they want more. However, they might simply want the organisation to suffer, for example by shutting down business processes or redirecting information. Examples of insider threats 1.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Small farms, large producers, processors and manufacturers, and markets and restaurants are particularly exposed to ransomware attacks. ransomware and phishing scams). Regularly provide users with training on information security principles and techniques as well as overall emerging cybersecurity risks and vulnerabilities (i.e.

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Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2019

When implementing a security tool within a company, it is necessary to pay attention to some points that go beyond the implementation project, some of these points are maintenance and updating of the tool following the good practices of the manufacturer. Below we have the anatomy of a phishing attack: About the author: Zoziel Freire.

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Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2021

The attackers targeted organizations in multiple industries, including the consumer goods, process manufacturing and agriculture, real estate, discrete manufacturing, and professional services sectors. To make the emails appear legitimate, the attackers used fake replies, an increasingly common technique in phishing emails.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 27, 2023

We are aware that generative artificial intelligence can be trained to create spear-phishing campaigns that are difficult to detect, targeting candidates and spreading the contents of their inboxes with the intent of manipulating public opinion on their conduct.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2018

The turbofan engine was manufactured by a French aerospace company, which also had offices in the Jiangsu province with a U.S.-based “At the time of the intrusions, a Chinese state-owned aerospace company was working to develop a comparable engine for use in commercial aircraft manufactured in China and elsewhere.”

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

For example, Amazon reminds customers to reorder their most often-purchased products, and shows them related products or suggestions. For example, a supply-chain function can use algorithms to predict future needs and the time products need to be shipped for timely arrival. Routine questions from staff can be quickly answered using AI.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

For example, a security admin might send a message to all team members and then perform a system scan. In this example, the security admin is responsible for alerting his team. Examples of managed security services include: Threat hunting Detection and response Data loss prevention Firewalls 10.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

As the holiday season approaches, many retail, hospitality, logistics, and food manufacturing organizations hire seasonal workers to meet increasing demand. How to Secure Access for your Seasonal Workers. Mon, 11/21/2022 - 05:36. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a 7% job rise in the retail industry.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 26, 2022

Establishing an IAM Blueprint for Securing Manufacturing Environments. The manufacturing sector is crucial to the economic prosperity of all countries. Products made by these manufacturing industries are essential to many other critical infrastructure sectors. Tue, 07/26/2022 - 05:48. Attacks are moving from IT to OT.

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IT Governance

JUNE 26, 2018

Uber is one of the most recent examples. Incidents like this are far from rare, with toy manufacturer Spiral Toys providing another example. For example, your priorities and course of action will be substantially different when hit by a phishing attack as opposed to, say, a power outage.

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

OCTOBER 21, 2019

The recent Elite Dental Associates settlement is an example of OCR’s willingness to pursue small cases with clear messages. A $3 million settlement in April 2019 has been used as an example of inadequate response, with OCR citing the entity’s initial denial that there was a problem and failure to conduct an appropriate investigation.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JULY 7, 2023

Thirty percent of those incidents occurred in manufacturing organizations. An example of the importance of data privacy is in the healthcare industry, where it’s critical to protect confidential patient information for patient trust and comply with regulations. Make sure they recognize phishing and other cybersecurity threats.

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IBM Big Data Hub

OCTOBER 16, 2023

For example, many use it to contact users who leave products in their cart or exit their website. ML classification algorithms are also used to label events as fraud, classify phishing attacks and more. Machine learning in financial transactions ML and deep learning are widely used in banking, for example, in fraud detection.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The second piece – which your EDR vendor, for example, may already offer – is a ransomware removal tool that may be able to decrypt your data and remove the ransomware quickly, and possibly even block an attack before it gets anywhere. Has recovered data from all major hard drive manufacturers and all data loss scenarios.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Anti- phishing , anti-fraud and anti-spam features. Email phishing filter. While many consumer devices today come with standard antivirus software, a growing number of internet-enabled systems, like IoT devices , are being manufactured with light security. Protection against sophisticated malware and zero-day attacks.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 6, 2018

billion worth of academic research by performing a phishing scam on university professors.” The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the most recent example. Justice Department indicted 9 Iranian hackers in a massive, state-sponsored cyberattack targeting universities, private companies, and government agencies.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

This article dives into the lexicon of malware, offering descriptions, protections, and examples of each. Examples of Adware Malware Attacks. While there are hundreds of adware versions, some of the most common examples include Fireball, Appearch, DollarRevenue, Gator, and DeskAd. Examples of Backdoor Malware Attacks.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 20, 2022

In the midst of all this, organisations across Europe reported delays as a result of alleged state-sponsored attacks – including Toyota’s Japanese plants and a kettle manufacturer in the Isle of Man. All signs pointed to a senior employee being tricked by a spear phishing or whaling scam.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 23, 2022

Threat groups have been tolerated in Russia, for example, in exchange for assurances that their hacking activity will be conducted in other countries. APT Examples. While APTs use various means to execute these stages, we can observe recent examples to understand the wide variety of attacks, creative techniques, and varied goals.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Attackers have targeted critical and vulnerable sectors such as manufacturing, financial, transportation, healthcare, government administration, energy, and more, including a couple of $50 million attacks on the likes of Acer and Quanta. For example: IPv4 : v=spf1 ip4 :8.8.8.8 In the example above, it’s 25%. East Coast.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 30, 2020

He shares a particular example: e-commerce couldn’t have happened without fundamental crypto libraries, such as TLS and SSL. You need user education; you need to make sure that you recognize phishing and all that sort of stuff. Like you mentioned, you'd think that the manufacturers would really want to get on top of that.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 30, 2020

He shares a particular example: e-commerce couldn’t have happened without fundamental crypto libraries, such as TLS and SSL. You need user education; you need to make sure that you recognize phishing and all that sort of stuff. Like you mentioned, you'd think that the manufacturers would really want to get on top of that.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 30, 2020

He shares a particular example: e-commerce couldn’t have happened without fundamental crypto libraries, such as TLS and SSL. You need user education; you need to make sure that you recognize phishing and all that sort of stuff. Like you mentioned, you'd think that the manufacturers would really want to get on top of that.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 21, 2021

The Riskonnect GRC platform has specific use cases for risk management, information security, compliance, and audit professionals in healthcare, retail, insurance, financial services, and manufacturing. To use an example of a functional GRC strategy in action, imagine a fictional retail business that sells vitamin supplements.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 3, 2018

For example, the personal data obtained in one breach could be crossed referenced with data obtained from another breach and other widely publicized private sector breaches, and the Marriott breach only makes their task that much easier and more likely to succeed. Satya Gupta, CTO and Co-founder, Virsec: Gupta.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 21, 2021

The Riskonnect GRC platform has specific use cases for risk management, information security, compliance, and audit professionals in healthcare, retail, insurance, financial services, and manufacturing. To use an example of a functional GRC strategy in action, imagine a fictional retail business that sells vitamin supplements.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2022

This is ransomware, starting with a phishing attack. Van Norman: industrial control systems are the systems that every industry is going to use from your manufacturing to your chemical, your food and beverage, your power plants. But this attack is just the latest example of ransomware incidents in the US. Here’s Robert M.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 24, 2018

Hackers used phishing emails to break into a Virginia bank in two separate cyber intrusions over an eight-month period, making off with more than $2.4 “Take the example of a car crash victim whose master cylinder in the vehicle ran out of fluid and as a result the driver ran a red light and hit another car. million total.

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