SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 9, 2020

But operational security is often imperfect, and there were a couple of glitches in this case: "Subsequent forensic investigation revealed that the hackers were largely able to hide the origins of the attacks on BCM's servers by routing their communications through Virtual Private Networks ('VPNs'). In the U.S., State of Qatar ].

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2018

Security researchers from WizCase have discovered several vulnerabilities in WD My Book, NetGear Stora, SeaGate Home, Medion LifeCloud NAS. WD My Book, NetGear Stora. If you are using one of the above devices and they are connected on the WAN, make sure to remove your device from the internet. Summary of Our Findings.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 18, 2021

This deal reads like to the epilogue to a book titled The First 20 Years of the Supremely Lucrative Antivirus Market. There are simple steps consumers can take today, for free, to lower their overall risk of a cyber attack, including using multi-factor authentication for their accounts and using strong passwords.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The attack surface of company networks is as expansive and porous as ever. Related: Preparing for ‘quantum’ hacks That being so, a new book, Fixing American Cybersecurity , could be a long overdue stake in the ground. It also advocates a smarter, more concerted public-private partnership as the core solution.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 13, 2021

However, the fact is that the internet juggernaut commissioned Cybersecurity company VirusTotal for this project, which recruited a team of experts to analyze the submitted file encrypting malware samples that targeted individuals, government and private networks operating across 140 countries.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 20, 2024

The financial sector is a prime target for cyber attacks. In fact, pioneering cyber threat intelligence tools powered with the right data can stop those responsible for cybercrime in the financial sector a lot easier. There’s no shortage of researchable financial cybercrime on the internet.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The company currently ranks fourth behind Maersk Line , MSC , and COSCO Shipping Lines , all companies that have been curiously hit by malware attacks in the past. In response to the attack, the IT staff at the CMA CGM isolated some applications for the Internet to avoid the malware from spreading to other systems.

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Cytelligence

MARCH 3, 2023

In the 21st century, the internet has become an inseparable part of our daily lives. We need the internet to perform our daily tasks and to connect with the world around us. The Internet is essential to check daily mail and perform office tasks. The students depend on the internet for learning and projects.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 30, 2022

Macmillan, that is into the publishing business of educational content, was hit by a cyber attack that is suspected to be of ransomware variant. However, a slight delay to the shipments of books would be observed, as access to email to employees has been barred to contain and mitigate risks involved in the incident.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

Let me inform you that my new book, “Digging in the Deep Web” is online with a special deal. Bank of Valletta shut down its operations after a cyber attack. Russia is going to disconnect from the internet as part of a planned test. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! 20% discount.

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Security Affairs

JULY 2, 2023

WordPress sites using the Ultimate Member plugin are under attack LockBit gang demands a $70 million ransom to the semiconductor manufacturing giant TSMC Avast released a free decryptor for the Windows version of the Akira ransomware Iran-linked Charming Kitten APT enhanced its POWERSTAR Backdoor miniOrange’s WordPress Social Login and Register plugin (..)

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Security Boulevard

MAY 6, 2021

As indoor spaces begin to open in the next few months, employees will want to venture out to new spaces to work, such as coffee shops and internet cafes – but working on open networks and personal devices creates unlocked gateways for cyberattacks to take place. This trend is not likely to ease up any time soon either.

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The Security Ledger

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Related Stories Episode 227: What’s Fueling Cyber Attacks on Agriculture ? First formulated by Eric Raymond in his 1999 book “ The Cathedral and the Bazaar, ” and named after Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux. Click the icon below to listen. Spotlight: Your IoT Risk Is Bigger Than You Think. And What To Do About It.)

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IT Security Guru

AUGUST 17, 2023

It’s surprising, to see just how many businesses have plans in place for all sorts of things such as fire, flood and COVID-related issues, yet don’t have any action plans in place should a cyber attack occur. What happens in the minutes, hours and days after an attack is crucial.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 23, 2018

Let me inform you that my new book, “Digging in the Deep Web” is online with a special deal. US ballistic missile defense systems (BMDS) open to cyber attacks. The best news of the week with Security Affairs. 20% discount. Kindle Edition. Paper Copy. Once again thank you!

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 24, 2021

Some instructive fresh intelligence about how cyber attacks continue to saturate the Internet comes to us from Akamai Technologies. Akamai, which happens to be the Hawaiian word for “smart,” recently released its annual State of the Internet security report. Related: DHS launches 60-day cybersecurity sprints.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 29, 2019

There’s a widening security skills shortage , the complexity of company networks is going through the roof, cyber attacks continue to intensify and now regulators are breathing down their necks. Acohido is dedicated to fostering public awareness about how to make the Internet as private and secure as it ought to be. (LW

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 16, 2018

Let me inform you that my new book, “Digging in the Deep Web” is online with a special deal. A new variant of Shamoon was uploaded to Virus Total while Saipem was under attack. Cyber attack hit the Italian oil and gas services company Saipem. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived!

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The infection chain was divided into four stages : The malware was installed through a dropper, a program executed by opening an attachment to a deceptive e-mail, probably a fake pdf or doc file, or executed directly from the Internet, without user interaction, exploiting the exploit described in the point 4. What should we learn from this?

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The Security Ledger

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

In this week’s podcast (episode #111), sponsored by CyberSN: what happens when the Internet gets physical? Noted author and IBM security guru Bruce Schneier joins us to talk about his new book on Internet of Things risk: Click Here to Kill Everybody. But why does precious cyber talent walk? Read the whole entry. »

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Magecart attackers target mobile users of hotel chain booking websites. Iran denies successful cyber attacks hit infrastructures of its oil sector. Two selfie Android adware apps with 1.5M+ downloads removed from Play Store. taxpayers hit by a phishing campaign delivering the Amadey bot.

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BH Consulting

AUGUST 16, 2023

The agency’s ninth Internet Organised Crime Assessment (IOCTA) 2023 report gives a law enforcement perspective on current cybercrime techniques. The first will cover cyber attacks as part of crime-as-a-service; the second will examine online fraud; while the third will tackle child exploitation offences.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 29, 2022

IT asset management aka ITAM counts among the key components of a vigilant, full-fledged security strategy — because it allows your security staff to retain a real-time database of IT assets and the related attack vectors. . Let us now see how you can make the best use of ITAM to minimize cyber attacks.

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The Security Ledger

JULY 23, 2019

In this episode of the podcast, Richard Clarke joins us to discuss his new book, The Fifth Domain: Defending Our Country, Our Companies, and Ourselves in the Age of Cyber Threats. . When we last spoke to Richard Clarke, he was on tour to promote his book Warnings: Finding Modern Cassandras to Stop Catastrophes.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 29, 2022

Several threat actors have taken advantage of the war in Ukraine to launch a number of cyber attacks. The Malwarebytes Threat Intelligence continues to monitor cyber attacks related to the Ukraine war. This blog post was authored by Hossein Jazi. fskn.gov.ru, bk.ru, ukr.net. Figure 12: Infrastructure.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 27, 2020

The powershell script tests the internet connectivity by pinging to google.com and then starts the infection. However, the cyber attackers could exploit an infected INF file to execute arbitrary commands bypassing the UAC, elevating privileges in a stealthy way. The script downloads two other pastes.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 11, 2020

It is possible, if not probable, that we are about to witness an accelerated rate of adoption of cyber hygiene best practices, as well as more intensive use of leading-edge security tools and services. Cyber hygiene isn’t difficult. There is an urgency in the air to do the right thing.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 16, 2022

Computer networking brought me into the cyber security world. I began with securing networking equipment for customers to now securing mobile devices, gaming systems, Internet of Things (“Alexa”), the work environment, social engineering, etc. I have read articles and books and done research papers on Fromm.

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DoublePulsar

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Earlier in the week, the BBC reported that a ‘cyber incident’ (ransomware) at CTS, a legal tech firm (cloud MSP) in the UK, is leaving UK home sales in limbo: Cyber-attack leaves home sales in limbo CTS own Sprout IT as a core brand: Sprout IT ran Netscaler and hadn’t patched it until late. We’re all poorer.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 12, 2021

When I found unknown parts, I investigated on the Internet and referred to other technical books. The background of the increase is progress in IT technology, an increase of security products they have to handle and an intensification of cyber attacks. What resources did you use? I mainly used the text for CISSP.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 10, 2019

The last days of March 2019 are making headlines due to a targeted cyber attack involving a new variant of infamous EMOTET malware. Themida uses an extremely complex virtual machine environment combined with every anti-debug and anti-analysis trick in the books, combined with many different obfuscation methods.

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Spinone

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Why you need a backup of Outlook account settings: There’s a high probability of computer malfunctions due to a bug or cyber attack You begin using a new computer You transfer to another Outlook or Windows version You need to reinstall Outlook or Windows Some might find this particular backup process excessive. .’

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

To protect personal information and feel safe while surfing the internet; 2. 3 Basic Cyber Security Training Courses For Everybody The best cyber security courses online listed below contain the information everybody must know to keep their data safe in the high-risk online environment. All presented with real examples.

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Zigrin Security

OCTOBER 11, 2023

But both first scenario is likely to be lead second one since the buyer of the credential is going to use it for some other cyber attack. Implement Firewalls and Antivirus Software Firewalls act as a barrier between your internal network and the external internet, monitoring and blocking unauthorized access.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 27, 2020

It’s difficult to convey the scope and scale of cyber attacks that take place on a daily basis, much less connect the dots between them. Related: The Golden Age of cyber spying A new book by Dr. Chase Cunningham — Cyber Warfare – Truth, Tactics, and Strategies — accomplishes this in a compelling, accessible way.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 6, 2025

We can both work well from a laptop on more or less any time zone from any hotel with decent internet access. I also enjoy tackling new challenges like how to secure the growing internet of things and particularly the healthcare internet of things. Q : You've had a fascinating career in cybersecurity.

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BH Consulting

MARCH 21, 2024

Its findings included data from Irish businesses, which ranked cyber attacks and data breaches as their top risk they face. MORE The FBI’s internet crime report shows email scams making way for crypto fraud. MORE Mark Hillick’s book (DRM-free) on the various paths into security. MORE Old tech never dies.

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