Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2020

“They exhibit extensive knowledge of systems administration and common network security misconfigurations, perform thorough reconnaissance, and adapt to what they discover in a compromised network.” In many cases, some machines run without standard safeguards, like security updates and cloud-delivered antivirus protection.”

Ransomware 144

Ransomware Cybercrime Social Engineering Banking 144

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. Five Scripts Provide Persistence. How to Protect Against Shikitega.

Malware 117

Malware Social Engineering System Administration Antivirus 117

CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Attackers may use the following methods to obtain administrator privileges: Compromised passwords. Social engineering. It is possible to manage many different elevated access levels: basic user, power user, user with basic admin rights, database administrator, system administrator, etc. Security vulnerabilities.

Accountability 133

Accountability Passwords Authentication Social Engineering 133

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.

Malware 96

Malware Software Ransomware Adware 96

SiteLock

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The audit process helps the customer ascertain that the provider has implemented and follows all the necessary security procedures, including those that specify rules for interacting with contractors and controlling the work of system administrators. David runs MacSecurity.net.

System Administration 52

System Administration Insurance Penetration Testing Social Engineering 52

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. My screen shows a large red skull and says all of my files are locked!

Ransomware 52

Ransomware Encryption Malware Backups 52

ForAllSecure

AUGUST 16, 2022

But once they get in, how do they operate, and a lot of them just use the same tools that your system administrators would use to move around the environment. Because those are the same behaviors that real users real administrators are using. And so then it becomes Okay, well, how can you defend against this?

InfoSec 40

InfoSec Firewall Engineering System Administration 40