CGI

JULY 5, 2018

Using another organization’s computer capacity might seem harmless, but the decreased power (as much as 65%) slows down workstations and systems, and quickly can cause significant losses. This is why I advise both system administrators and users to pay attention actively to the processing power of their environment.

Mining 74

Mining Blockchain Systems administration Risk 74

IT Governance

APRIL 25, 2023

A malicious threat can be an employee, contractor or business partner who is liable to leak sensitive information. Preventing this from happening requires a nuanced approach to information security, and it’s one that organisations are increasingly struggling with. Examples of insider threats 1.

Data breaches 105

Data breaches Phishing Personal data Access 105

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2019

. “Bugat malware was allegedly designed to automate the theft of confidential personal and financial information, such as online banking credentials, and facilitated the theft of confidential personal and financial information by a number of methods.

Systems administration 66

Systems administration Ransomware IT Security 66

KnowBe4

MARCH 14, 2023

According to the report, vulnerabilities are alive and well in modern attacks: 81 vulnerabilities exist that provide attackers with end-to-end access – from initial access to exfiltration – have been identified within popular operating systems, databases, storage, virtualization and firewall solutions.

Phishing 90

Phishing Security Artificial Intelligence Security awareness 90

Cyber Info Veritas

JULY 3, 2018

Unfortunately, and this very fact is very alarming, even though cyber security and IT management in general are some of the fastest-growing and well-paying fields, they are not attracting the talent they need primarily because most graduates do not want to go into employment; they want to create the next Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter, or Microsoft.

Cybersecurity 40

Cybersecurity Computer and Electronics Education Information Security 40

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Our investigation revealed that this remote endpoint is associated with criminal activities dating back to 2019, indicating that these hosts were likely under the control of the same technical administration. Example of a LockBit victim showing the “WIN-LIVFRVQFMKO” hostname.

Ransomware 122

Ransomware Systems administration IT Access 122

Security Affairs

MARCH 27, 2023

The Originating Malvertising Campaign According to CTI investigation on the adversary infrastructure, we were able to identify an ongoing campaign luring system administrators to install the malicious code into their machines.

Encryption 85

Encryption Communications IoT Marketing 85

Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2020

One of the defining signatures of PerSwaysion is that it spreads like wildfire jumping from one victim to another while no malware is present on a user device during the attack. However, this is a specially crafted presentation page which abuses Sway default borderless view. PerSwaysion is a highly-targeted phishing campaign.

Phishing 94

Phishing Financial Services Cloud Authentication 94