The Security Ledger

JUNE 20, 2022

While nominally an ally of Russia, China has so far refused to violate Western sanctions on shipping technology and military supplies. Those close ties have affiliated ransomware group Conti saw tens of thousands of chat logs leaked in March by a Ukrainian cybersecurity researcher who infiltrated that group. But what about cyber space?

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

A new piece of Ryuk Stealer targets government, military and finance sectors. A new piece of Snake Ransomware targets ICS processes. Cyber Threat Trends Dashboard. US Govn contractor Electronic Warfare Associates infected with Ryuk ransomware. The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Shlayer malware.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Tensions rose throughout February as the Russian military amassed across the Ukrainian border. Although Vladimir Putin and his sympathisers assured the world that they were simply conducting military exercises, the inevitable occurred on 24 February, when troops mobilised and war was declared.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2019

Autoclerk travel reservations platform data leak also impacts US Government and military. German firm Pilz still down a week after getting infected with ransomware. Trend Micro Anti-Threat Toolkit could be used to run malware on Win PCs. Ransomware attack hit the City of Johannesburg municipality.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 7, 2022

Per analysis available from SaaS Alerts, attack trend lines that compare Russia and China show almost the exact same pattern.” reported that hackers – some linked to Russian GRU military intelligence – breached computers at nearly two dozen U.S.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 20, 2023

military systems and launch nuclear missiles through mere whistling. Thus, many cyberattacks, such as ransomware , continue to occur. Some support for claims of overzealous prosecution can be found in court records. Instead of trying to address risks, it was easier to try to punish the person exposing them.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2022

“Cyber war is not military versus military; all organizations, across public and private sectors, will have to defend themselves from attack,” he said. Ransomware in Focus. The law directs CISA to deploy a ransomware vulnerability warning program to identify information systems that contain security vulnerabilities.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Group-IB, has analyzed key recent changes to the global cyberthreat landscape in the “Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2019/2020” report. According to Group-IB’s experts, the most frustrating trend of 2019 was the use of cyberweapons in military operations. As for 2019, it has become the year of covert military operations in cyberspace.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 17, 2023

Small to Medium Business are, today, the target of APTs and ransomware. MUSIC} VAMOSI: In EP 49, I talked with Huntress, a managed service provider that discovered the ransomware affecting customers of Keysea. And because they were plugged into those clients, they were able to limit the spread of the ransomware.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Learn more from this blog summarizing these trends, as presented at #CyberWarCon : [link] — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) November 16, 2021. The analysis focuses on six Iranian hacking groups that are increasingly utilizing ransomware to either fundraise or disrupt the computer networks of the targets.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The development of cryptology has been critical to safeguarding data for government agencies, military units, companies, and today’s digital users. Passwordless authentication continues to be an important trend in the fight to secure the accounts of clients, personnel, and users at large. Passwordless Authentication.

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KnowBe4

MAY 9, 2023

Google Chrome users who use the browser regularly should be wary of a new attack campaign that distributes malware by posing as a Google Chrome update error message," Trend Micro warns. And this enormous security gap leaves you open to business email compromise, session hijacking, ransomware and more. Join Roger A.

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KnowBe4

MAY 23, 2023

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #21 | May 23rd, 2023 [Double Trouble] 78% of Ransomware Victims Face Multiple Extortions in Scary Trend New data sheds light on how likely your organization will succumb to a ransomware attack, whether you can recover your data, and what's inhibiting a proper security posture. street legal F1 Hypercar.

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The Security Ledger

MARCH 23, 2023

Episode 214: Darkside Down: What The Colonial Attack Means For The Future of Ransomware The CHIPS Act: a game changer Steve Orrin is the Federal CTO and a Senior Principal Engineer for Intel Corporation. The bill includes a 52.7 CHIPS is expected to spur investment in the U.S.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The development of cryptology has been critical to safeguarding data for government agencies, military units, companies, and today’s digital users. Passwordless authentication continues to be an important trend in the fight to secure the accounts of clients, personnel, and users at large. Passwordless Authentication.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Threat intelligence feeds : Monitors vendor announcements and attacker behavior to update security tools or to inform security teams of the latest threats, targets, and trends. General employee training creates a security-oriented organization aware of key threats and trends.

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IT Governance

APRIL 22, 2024

NATO to launch new cyber centre Acknowledging that “cyberspace is contested at all times”, NATO will create a new cyber centre at its military headquarters in Mons, Belgium. James Appathurai, NATO’s deputy assistant secretary general for innovation, hybrid and cyber, said the new centre would be modelled on the UK’s NCSC.

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IT Governance

APRIL 9, 2024

Germany to launch cyber military branch to combat Russian cyber aggression As part of a military restructuring programme, Germany will introduce a fourth independent branch of its armed forces – the German Cyber and Information Domain Service. Source (New) Manufacturing USA Yes 1.1

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 25, 2022

Not every application or network requires military-grade encryption – however, enterprise organizations can’t go wrong with the services offering the most strength. Read more on the latest threat actors’ techniques with How Ransomware Uses Encryption – and Evolves. The Move to HTTPS.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Group-IB , a global threat hunting and intelligence company, has presented its annual Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2020/2021 report. The most severe financial damage has occurred as a result of ransomware activity. Group-IB: The ransomware plague cost the world over $1 billion.

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ForAllSecure

JUNE 21, 2022

Kyle Hanslovan CEO of Huntress Labs joins The Hacker Mind to discuss recent LoL attacks, specifically the Microsoft Follina attack and the Kaseya ransomware attack, and how important it is for small and medium sized businesses to start using enterprise grade security, given the evolving nature of these attacks. I'm Robert Vamosi.

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IBM Big Data Hub

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

These harmful programs can range in severity from highly destructive and costly ( ransomware ) to merely annoying, but otherwise innocuous (adware). Ransomware remains one of the most dangerous types of cyber threats today. Ransomware remains one of the most dangerous types of cyber threats today.

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ForAllSecure

JULY 6, 2022

Then we've seen all these big waves after that banking Trojans, credit card keyloggers botnet building have clearly for the last eight years now, Ransom ransomware in various different incarnate incarnations has been the big moneymaker. Instead we have these faceless ransomware groups. So this trend actually started in the early 2000s.

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Data Matters

APRIL 23, 2018

These trends imply a need for a rapid, cross-departmental response that originates at the top level, as well as a greater unity between matters of cyber-risk and matters of corporate strategy and resourcing. Addressing these responsibilities is further complicated by the particular nuances of the cybersecurity field. Mandatory Access Control.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 4, 2024

State actors actively attack Ivanti, Ubiquity, and Microsoft’s Windows AppLocker, and ransomware attackers probe for unpatched ScreenConnect servers in this week’s vulnerability recap. February 27, 2024 Ransomware Gangs Target Unpatched ScreenConnect Servers Type of vulnerability: Authentication bypass and path traversal.

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KnowBe4

MARCH 7, 2023

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. It is an excellent wake-up call for your C-level execs and powerful budget ammo. What they refer to is the Viasat hack. government.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 19, 2021

As wake up calls go, the Colonial Pipeline ransomware hack was piercing. This very high-profile caper is part of an extended surge of ransomware attacks, which quintupled globally between the first quarter of 2018 and the fourth quarter of 2020, and is expected to rise 20 percent to 40 percent this year, according to insurance giant Aon.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 30, 2024

There’s no denying that castle walls play a prominent role in the histories of both military defense, going back thousands of years, and — as of the start of the current millennia — in cybersecurity. How pervasive is this trend? LW: Are you suggesting this trend will continue, or perhaps accelerate?

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Security Affairs

JUNE 10, 2021

The group has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. APT28 was also involved in the string of attacks that targeted 2016 Presidential election , experts link the APT to the Russian military intelligence service (GRU). Pierluigi Paganini.

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KnowBe4

MAY 2, 2023

And this enormous security gap leaves you open to business email compromise, session hijacking, ransomware and more. According to Zscaler's newly-released ThreatLabz 2023 Phishing Report, we get a view into the attack trends throughout 2022 that provide insight into what we should be expecting more of this year. Join Roger A.

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Ransomware was a relatively obscure form of malware until the early 2010s , but it has increased in scope and the amount of damage it has caused year after year, aided by a proliferation of botnets , cryptocurrencies , and sophisticated criminal enterprises. At the beginning of 2020, U.S.

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