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Experts spotted a variant of the Agenda Ransomware written in Rust

Security Affairs

The main reasons to rewrite malware in Rust is to have lower AV detection rates, compared to malware written in most common languages, and to target multiple architectures. The Qilin ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group uses a double-extortion model, with most of the victims in the manufacturing and IT industries. AGENDA.THIAFBB.”

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GUEST ESSAY: In pursuit of smarter cybersecurity — to overcome complex risks and grow revenue

The Last Watchdog

Departments such as support, manufacturing, design, services, and delivery are enhanced by smart security measures, which allay distracting setbacks and increase the overall inertia. This means secure file transfer solutions, so you don’t waste time with slow encrypting protocols. Automated offense.

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New DigiCert poll shows companies taking monetary hits due to IoT-related security missteps

The Last Watchdog

Carried out by ReRez Research , DigiCert’s poll queried senior officials at organizations in the fields of healthcare, industrial manufacturing, consumer products and transportation ranging in size from 999 to 10,000 employees. The most common security practices in place at top-tier enterprises were: •Encryption of sensitive data.

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GUEST ESSAY: Taking proactive steps to heal the planet — by reducing the impact of video streaming

The Last Watchdog

This should include everything from the extraction of raw materials, design, manufacturing, transportation, and even the final recycling of the devices. In 2021, VITEC invested in photovoltaic panels and batteries to generate electricity for its manufacturing needs in three separate facilities in Germany, California and Georgia.

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Dynamic analysis of firmware components in IoT devices

SecureList

It can also emulate the interactions between multiple processors (on multiprocessor devices), each of which can have its own architecture and firmware. It supports x86, x86_64, ARM, ARM64, MIPS, and 8086 architectures and various executable file formats. Qiling is an advanced multi-platform framework for emulating executable files.

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Top Cybersecurity Trends to Watch Out For in 2025

Centraleyes

Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) Expands The Zero Trust model, which focuses on verifying every person and device attempting to access a system, is gaining ground as a best practice in cybersecurity. Expect to see more investments in privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) such as encryption, anonymization, and data masking.

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The 2022 ThreatLabz State of Ransomware Report

Security Boulevard

Double-extortion attacks, which include data exfiltration in addition to encryption, are rising even faster at 117% year-over-year. Some industries saw particularly high growth of double-extortion attacks, including healthcare (643%), food service (460%), mining (229%), education (225%), media (200%), and manufacturing (190%).