Architecture, Cryptocurrency and Firewall

Top 9 Trends In Cybersecurity Careers for 2025

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Knowledge of cloud systems architecture and how it interacts with various devices is invaluable. Blockchain: Developed primarily for cryptocurrency applications and maligned for manipulating those markets, blockchain can be a valuable security tool, as its universe of connected nodes is almost impossible to corrupt or destroy.

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence Penetration Testing CISO

MY TAKE: Why companies had better start taking the security pitfalls of API proliferation seriously

The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 4, 2022

Legacy security architectures just don’t fit this massively complex, highly dynamic environment. This enabled the attackers to swiftly install a cryptocurrency botnet, steal credentials and seek out other unpatched vulnerabilities to exploit. As the API attack vector continues to grow, so too will the protections,” he says.

Digital transformation

Digital transformation Hacking Architecture Cyber Risk

US CISA and NSA publish guidance to secure Kubernetes deployments

Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2021

In recent months the number of cyberattacks against misconfigured Kybernetes systems has surged, threat actors mainly used the to illegally mine cryptocurrencies. Use firewalls to limit unneeded network connectivity and encryption to protect confidentiality. Run containers and Pods with the least privileges possible.

System Administration

System Administration Architecture Firewall Risk

Cryptojacking campaign targets exposed Docker APIs

Security Affairs

JUNE 19, 2024

A malware campaign targets publicly exposed Docker API endpoints to deliver cryptocurrency miners and other payloads. Researchers at Datadog uncovered a new cryptojacking campaign linked to the attackers behind Spinning YARN campaign. The threat actors target publicly exposed and unsecured Docker API endpoints for initial access.

Internet

Internet Internet Malware Architecture

Data Loss Prevention in an API-Driven World

CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 16, 2023

They typically safeguard web applications with application security tooling or Web Application Firewalls (WAF). Cloud Security is often implemented with dedicated secure access service edge (SASE) architectures, including cloud access security brokers (CASBs).

Risk

Risk Firewall Data breaches InfoSec

NSA, CISA Report Outlines Risks, Mitigations for Kubernetes

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 5, 2021

“While data theft is traditionally the primary motivation, cyber actors seeking computational power (often for cryptocurrency mining) are also drawn to Kubernetes to harness the underlying infrastructure. . “Kubernetes can be a valuable target for data and/or compute power theft,” the authors wrote.

Risk

Risk Encryption Malware Engineering

Staying Ahead of Adversarial AI with Incident Response Automation

Security Boulevard

JUNE 29, 2024

Hackers also invest in AI and ML with predictive analytics to help develop their cyberattack tools, increase their attack automation capabilities globally, and optimize their ability to collect ransom in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies faster and more securely. Surprisingly, the hackers see increased revenue from their illicit activities.

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence Engineering Cyber Insurance Phishing

What Is Encryption? Definition, How it Works, & Examples

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

ECC is used for email encryption, cryptocurrency digital signatures, and internet communication protocols. NIST continues to encourage the development of lightweight cryptography that can be used in constrained environments and researchers also continue to explore new types of hardware (microchips, architecture, etc.)

Encryption

Encryption Passwords IoT Firewall

Cryptominer ELFs Using MSR to Boost Mining Process

Security Affairs

AUGUST 5, 2021

MSR registers in processor architecture are used to toggle certain CPU features and computer performance monitoring. With the rise and sky-high valuation of Bitcoin and several other cryptocurrencies, cryptomining-based attacks have continued to dominate the threat landscape. Miners Using MSR to Disable Hardware Prefetcher. Conclusion.

Malware

Malware Architecture Firewall Cryptocurrency

IT threat evolution Q2 2024

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

After creating tunnels on the target hosts using OpenSSH or SoftEther VPN, the threat actor also installed the FRP client , a fast reverse proxy written in Go that allows access from the internet to a local server behind a NAT or firewall. ToddyCat used various tools to collect data. The collected data are zipped and sent to the C2.

Malware

Malware Passwords Ransomware Encryption

Vulnerability Recap 4/22/24 – Cisco, Ivanti, Oracle & More

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 22, 2024

Unless major security players [adopt] secure-by-design architectures, this trend will only accelerate due to platformization and consolidation.” The fix: Ideally, apply patches to exposed and vulnerable Palo Alto firewalls configured with GlobalProtect Gateway or GlobalProtect portal.

Authentication

Authentication Firewall Encryption Cybersecurity

Latin American Javali trojan weaponizing Avira antivirus legitimate injector to implant malware

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The steps 7 and 8 from Figure 2, the malware obtains some details from the infected machine and report them to the C2 server, including the version of the Operating System (OS), architecture, the name of the installed antivirus and EDRs, computer name, and the victim’s geolocation. The next diagram demonstrates how Javali trojan banker works.

Antivirus

Antivirus Malware Banking Internet

Types of Encryption, Methods & Use Cases

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Still, research remains in early stages, so initial standards remain in draft form and a full mitigation architecture for federal agencies isn’t expected until the 2030s. The NIST and the US National Security Agency (NSA) started to release algorithms and resources in 2022 against quantum threats.

Encryption

Encryption Passwords Authentication Password Management

Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

For access to the decryption key, the victim must make prompt payment, often in cryptocurrency shielding the attacker’s identity. The next three actions: prioritize assets and evaluate traffic, microsegmentation, and adaptive monitoring are central steps of the zero trust architecture and greatly reduce your risks of an attack.

Ransomware

Ransomware Backups Software Encryption

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