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Beware the Cyber Ghouls: Spooky Threats Lurking in Digital Shadows

SecureWorld News

Spooky fact : The infamous Mirai botnet attack in 2016 turned more than 600,000 IoT devices into cyber zombies, leading to one of the most significant DDoS attacks in history. Warding off zombies : Regularly update device firmware, patch IoT devices, and monitor for unusual traffic patterns.

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IT threat evolution in Q2 2024. Non-mobile statistics

SecureList

The web antivirus reacted to 113.5 The file antivirus blocked over 27 million malicious and unwanted objects. Ransomware Quarterly trends and highlights Law enforcement successes In April 2024, a criminal who developed a packer that was allegedly used by the Conti and Lockbit groups to evade antivirus detection was arrested in Kyiv.

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Types of Malware & Best Malware Protection Practices

eSecurity Planet

Install an antivirus solution that includes anti-adware capabilities. Always change the default passwords for any IoT devices you install before extended use. However, a growing number of botnet attacks are used against IoT devices and their connected networks. Jump ahead: Adware. Bots and botnets. Browser hijacker. RAM scraper.

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What is a Cyberattack? Types and Defenses

eSecurity Planet

Also read: Best Antivirus Software of 2022. There are many types of cyberattacks , with top trends for 2022 including mobile attacks, ransomware, COVID-related scams and hacks, zero-click attacks , malicious QR codes , phishing , cryptojacking , and IoT malware attacks, among others. Crimeware and spyware. Ransomware.

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Becoming an MSSP: Tools, Services & Tips for Managed Security Services

eSecurity Planet

EDR is a centralized management tool for endpoints (laptops, mobile devices, servers and even IoT devices for some products), used to manage and respond to threats on an organization’s devices. It is usually combined with endpoint protection platforms, called EPP , which are something like enterprise-class antivirus tools.

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IDS & IPS Remain Important Even as Other Tools Add IDPS Features

eSecurity Planet

This equipment usually cannot be protected by antivirus solutions or device-specific firewalls. These solutions can, like antivirus software, use signature-based technology to identify known malware attacks, but many new IDS and IPS also incorporate anomaly-based algorithms often boosted by artificial intelligence (AI). IDS vs. IPS.

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Zero-Day Exploits in Social Media – The rise of unpatched vulnerabilities on platforms like WhatsApp

Hacker's King

A zero-day exploit is a type of cyberattack that takes advantage of a security weakness in software that the developer or antivirus programs don’t know about yet. A related threat is zero-day malware , which is a virus that antivirus software can’t detect yet because it doesn’t have the necessary signatures to block it.

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