Security Affairs

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Research published in Dark Reading in 2022 revealed that 70% experience burnout, and 65% said they were likely to change jobs in the next year. Automating Repetitive Tasks AI can also automate many of the tasks that make being a SOC analyst so mind-numbing, including data collection, cross-referencing information, and running queries.

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Bleeping Computer

JULY 28, 2021

Google has announced today more details regarding their upcoming Google Play 'Safety section' feature that provides users information about the data collected and used by an Android app. [.].

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 6, 2022

About the only consensus on cybersecurity in 2022 is that things will get uglier, but in what ways? Here are some of the more interesting predictions for 2022 we’ve seen from cybersecurity researchers. Here are some of the more interesting predictions for 2022 we’ve seen from cybersecurity researchers.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

According to the analytical agency Newzoo, in 2022, the global gaming market will exceed $ 200 billion , with 3 billion players globally. The gaming industry went into full gear during the pandemic, as many people took up online gaming as their new hobby to escape the socially-distanced reality. Top game titles by number of related threats.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2024

The data collected through these operations can provide insights into voter demographics, potentially influencing election outcomes. In 2022, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned of an uptick in fake profiles designed to exploit victims financially.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 26, 2022

Whether it’s detecting a behavioral abnormality , bandwidth hog, responding to a novel threat , or using historical data to map trends, monitoring tools will remain essential far into the future. This article looks at 15 of the best network monitoring tools and what to consider when evaluating monitoring solutions in 2022.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 21, 2022

Key Findings: MY2022, an app mandated for use by all attendees of the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing, has a simple but devastating flaw where encryption protecting users’ voice audio and file transfers can be trivially sidestepped. Citizen Lab examined the app and found it riddled with security holes.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Company Sector Year Status Vicarius Vulnerability management 2022 Private Dragos ICS and OT security 2021 Private Safeguard Cyber Risk management 2021 Private CyberGRX Risk management 2019 Private Signifyd Fraud protection 2018 Private RedOwl Security analytics 2015 Acquired: Forcepoint. AllegisCyber Investments. Norwest Investments.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Certain tech giants recently started adding tools to their ecosystems that are meant to improve the data collection transparency. This report will look at companies that collect, analyze, store user data, and share it with partners, as reported by DNT. Statistics collection principles.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

PwC’s 2022 Global Economic Crime and Fraud Survey reported that 46% of surveyed organizations experienced corruption, fraud, or other economic crimes in the 24-month survey period. Best Fraud Management Systems & Detection Tools in 2022. Looking for more ways to protect your company’s data? million in losses.

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eCommerce Risk Financial Services Authentication 115

CSO Magazine

APRIL 18, 2023

An analysis of customer data collected by content delivery network and internet services giant Akamai found that attacks targeting web applications rose by 137% over the course of last year, as the healthcare and manufacturing sectors in particular were targeted with an array of API and application-based intrusions.

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Manufacturing Healthcare Data collection Internet 125

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 15, 2022

Long-term search capabilities for slower threats spanning historical data. Access to 350+ cloud connectors for data collection and API-based cloud integrations. This article was written by Paul Shread on January 6, 2021, and updated by Sam Ingalls on August 12, 2022. Fortinet FortiSIEM. Trellix SecOps and Analytics.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 20, 2022

billion for the quarter ending September 2022. Of course, most of those earnings come from Equifax’s continued legal ability to buy and sell eye-popping amounts of financial and personal data on U.S. Americans currently have no legal right to opt out of this data collection and trade.

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Google Security

APRIL 27, 2023

In 2022, we prevented 1.43 Developer Support and Collaboration to Help Keep Apps Safe As the Android ecosystem expands, it’s critical for us to work closely with the developer community to ensure they have the tools, knowledge, and support to build secure and trustworthy apps that respect user data security and privacy.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 18, 2022

for “deceptive statements” the company and its founder allegedly made over how they handle facial recognition data collected on behalf of the Internal Revenue Service , which until recently required anyone seeking a new IRS account online to provide a live video selfie to ID.me. ” But several days after a Jan.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 27, 2023

For October 2022–June 2023, the CrowdSec network detected increased new threats linked to IPv6 addresses. However, contrary to popular belief, data collected by the CrowdSec network indicates that VPNs and proxies play a far less significant role in cybercriminal activities.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Thanks to your readership and support, I was able to spend more time in 2022 on some deep, meaty investigative stories — the really satisfying kind with the potential to affect positive change. Some of that work is highlighted in the 2022 Year in Review review below. million users. million user accounts earlier this year.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 12, 2022

All the data collected by Europol regarding citizens linked to no criminal activity will from now on be deleted after a retention period of just 6 months. In general, the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation maintains enormous data sets containing information of individuals as per the governing body policing.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

A report published by Splunk that analyzed three years of data showed a marked increase in the number of cyberattacks that employ four specific types of techniques. Based on analysis of data collected from 2020 to 2022, the report found a steady increase in the number of cyberattacks using a command and scripting interpreter, such.

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Data collection Malware Cybersecurity 91

The Last Watchdog

JUNE 13, 2022

According to Gartner, 45 percent of organizations worldwide have experienced attacks on their software supply chain in 2022, a threefold increase from 2021. The Log4j vulnerability reported at the end 2021 heightened concern even more.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The malicious package was first uploaded to the repository on December 11, 2022, in just two days, attackers pushed twenty versions of the malicious project. The packages were published between December 8th and 11th, 2022. “The code likewise performs a directory listing of the root directory.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 3, 2022

The following research is based on information gathered by Flashpoint analysts and data collections. Key takeaways: February 2022 ISIS attacks Attacks claimed by ISIS worldwide in February were down at least 15-20 percent from the average monthly tally in the last six months. For January’s report, click here.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

CloudSorcerer is a sophisticated cyber-espionage tool used for stealth monitoring, data collection and exfiltration via Microsoft, Yandex and Dropbox cloud infrastructures. Mallox is a relatively new ransomware variant that first came to light in 2021 and kicked off an affiliate program in 2022.

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Energy and Utilities Ransomware Malware Government 101

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Researchers discovered that analytics data associated with iPhone include Directory Services Identifier (DSID) that could allow identifying users. Researchers at software company Mysk discovered that analytics data collected by iPhone include the Directory Services Identifier (DSID), which could allow identifying users.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 2, 2022

The following research is based on information gathered by Flashpoint analysts and data collections. Military Iraqi Shiite insurgents carried out approximately 14 separate attacks in February 2022 targeting the […]. For last month’s report, click here.

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Data collection 52

Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

This is from a court deposition : Facebook’s stonewalling has been revealing on its own, providing variations on the same theme: It has amassed so much data on so many billions of people and organized it so confusingly that full transparency is impossible on a technical level.

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Anton on Security

JANUARY 20, 2022

Let’s start with a sad fact that some of the problems that plagued the SIM/SEM of late 1990s and early 2000s are still with us today in 2022. One of the most notorious and painful problems that has amazing staying power is of course that of data collection. This is literally 20 years of regress in front of your eyes!]

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 27, 2022

Going deep into the details, the Alphabet Inc’s subsidiary will make it mandatory for developers to stay transparent with their users regarding overall data collection. The app developer will also be required to follow Google Play’s Family Policy to protect children while accessing content from the play store.

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Mobile Data collection Cybersecurity 113

Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The State of Security Within eCommerce in 2022 Report from Imperva is now available and answers that question. For this report, Imperva’s cybersecurity experts analyzed 12 months of data, collected from our global network of customers, and have made this information available just in time […].

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eCommerce DDOS Retail Data collection 52

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Talos believes that NineRAT was built around May 2022, but was first spotted on March 2023 as part of Operation Blacksmith. Two of these malware strains are remote access trojans (RATs), respectively tracked as NineRAT and “DLRAT” The former relies on Telegram bots and channels for C2 communications.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 9, 2023

In an effort to address these concerns, they have sent a letter to Twitter’s management, urging them to provide a comprehensive report ensuring that recent developments do not violate the 2022 consent decree issued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 21, 2022

Key Findings: MY2022, an app mandated for use by all attendees of the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing, has a simple but devastating flaw where encryption protecting users’ voice audio and file transfers can be trivially sidestepped. Citizen Lab examined the app and found it riddled with security holes.

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Encryption Data collection Surveillance 145

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

In 2022, we published an article about how photographs of children taken by a stalkerware-type app were found exposed on the internet because of poor cybersecurity practices by the app vendor. The stalkerware-type app involved, TheTruthSpy, has shown once again that the way in which it handles captured data shows no respect to its customers.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Research conducted by ARD’s Panorama and STRG_F revealed that data collected during surveillance is processed using statistical methods, effectively breaking Tor’s anonymity. In December 2022, he was sentenced to several years in prison, though the verdict is not yet final. in June 2022.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 20, 2022

Here’s more on the various types and benefits of MSS, as well as the state of the MSS(P) market in 2022! As new data protection legislation (such as the GDPR and the CCPA) joins current laws, the regulatory environment becomes increasingly complex (like HIPAA and PCI DSS). MSSPs in 2022. Fully-managed vs. co-managed.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 21, 2023

Info stealers are also indiscriminate, infecting as many computers as possible to maximize the amount of data collected. They have become a significant source of compromised personal data due to their simplicity and effectiveness. Group-IB's analysis revealed that the Asia-Pacific region accounted for 40.5%

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 17, 2022

This increased demand for apps also raises the need for improved data protection measures, which Google took steps to address with the new data safety section they launched in July 2022. Greediest data harvesters. Social media and business apps collect the most data.

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