eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

The researchers said the attackers have encoded the final payload with several layers, requiring several loops of decoding before it gets deployed, making it impossible to detect by signature-based antivirus solutions. Two of them regard the current user and the rest are for the root account. Five Scripts Provide Persistence.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2019

“According to the indictment, Bugat is a malware specifically crafted to defeat antivirus and other protective measures employed by victims. ” According to the indictment, the criminal duo used the stolen banking credentials to make unauthorized transfers from the victims’ bank accounts to bank accounts owned by “money mules.”

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Implement network segmentation , “such that all machines on your network are not accessible from every other machine” Update antivirus software on all hosts and enable real-time detection. Update and patch operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as updates and patches are released. How to Use the CISA Catalog.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

A disaster recovery plan is only as useful as it is accessible, and an inaccessible password vault could slow down literally every single part of a data recovery effort if administrators simply cannot access their accounts. Early the next morning, Northshore systems administrator Ski Kacoroski arrived on scene.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

As new forms of malicious code appeared, an antivirus (AV) industry arose to tackle the challenge of detecting and responding to cyber threats. This technique lets attackers deliver malicious code to thousands of systems through a vector that security measures routinely ignore?—?a Ransomware. Trojans/Spyware. Logic bombs.

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Spinone

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

These are words that no system administrator or business leader wants to hear from anyone using a computer on their network. Traditional antivirus solutions typically leverage this type of detection mechanism. SpinOne still allows the user account access to the environment.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2022

This cloud-centric model offers administrators granular network management opportunities while leveraging the bandwidth and reducing the cost of service delivery. Experienced administrators understand the importance of inspecting all network traffic. Traditional Networks vs Software-Define Networks (SDN). Inspecting Web Traffic.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Here are the top Twitter accounts to follow for the latest commentary, research, and much-needed humor in the ever-evolving information security space. Kennedy founded cybersecurity-focused TrustedSec and Binary Defense Systems and co-authored Metasploit: The Penetration Tester’s Guide. Eugene Kaspersky | @e_kaspersky.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2025

Since June 2023, MirrorFace has used the Windows Sandbox feature to execute LOADEINFO malware within an isolated environment, evading antivirus detection. The alert issued by Japan NPA recommends System Administrators to: Implement centralized log management to track breaches, as logs are critical for identifying causes and scope.

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