SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Web application vulnerabilities To prevent attackers from interfering with the operation of web applications, experts recommend using a Web Application Firewall (WAF). It serves as a barrier between web applications and the Internet, identifying traces of various cyber attacks.

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Hacker's King

DECEMBER 17, 2024

YOU MAY ALSO WANT TO READ ABOUT: Recent Cyber Attacks: Trends, Tactics, and Countermeasures What is FASTCash? Implement Multi-Layered Security A multi-layered approach, combining firewalls, intrusion detection systems (IDS), and endpoint security, can help detect and mitigate threats before they escalate.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2023

CISA and ENISA enhance their Cooperation CISA adds Qlik bugs to exploited vulnerabilities catalog Report: 2.6 CISA and ENISA enhance their Cooperation CISA adds Qlik bugs to exploited vulnerabilities catalog Report: 2.6

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The attacker gained initial access to two employee accounts by carrying out social engineering attacks on the organization’s help desk twice. Within six hours, the attacker began encrypting the organization’s systems. This concealed their attack until the environment was encrypted and backups were sabotaged.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

.” The alert warns of cyber actors often using misconfigured or improperly secured RDP access controls to conduct cyber-attacks. Ensure anti-virus, spam filters, and firewalls are up to date, properly configured and secure. Train users to identify and report attempts at social engineering. Windows 10).

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

ransomware builder used by multiple threat actors Cisco fixes 3 high-severity DoS flaws in NX-OS and FXOS software Cybercrime Unpacking the MOVEit Breach: Statistics and Analysis Cl0p Ups The Ante With Massive MOVEit Transfer Supply-Chain Exploit FBI, Partners Dismantle Qakbot Infrastructure in Multinational Cyber Takedown U.S.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Quishing, an insidious threat to electric car owners Google fixed actively exploited Android flaw CVE-2024-32896 Discontinued D-Link DIR-846 routers are affected by code execution flaws.

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Security Through Education

MARCH 3, 2021

Many Corporations are taking extensive measures to protect themselves from cyber-attacks. However, they often overlook the role of social engineering in cyber security. Indeed, even the most experienced IT professional can be a victim of this type of attack. Knowledge is power.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 26, 2023

This ransomware is most distributed through phishing attacks where the victim clicks on a link which starts the download process. Since then, it has been responsible for many cyber-attacks that have been launched against devices using Linux OS. Babuk is a ransomware that was first discovered in early 2021.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Phishing is the most formidable social engineering tactic that cybercriminals use to persuade employees to disclose sensitive information, whether it be clicking a suspicious link, downloading an attachment or visiting a malicious website – not to mention simply providing credential information outright.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Staying safe online is not just a worry for parents of young children and teenagers – organizations are also constantly at risk from cyber-attacks, which is why training staff to reduce the likelihood of any such attack is crucial. The rise of cyber-attacks and phishing. Remote working risks.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2019

A common thread runs through the cyber attacks that continue to defeat the best layered defenses money can buy. Related: We’re in the midst of ‘cyber Pearl Harbor’ Peel back the layers of just about any sophisticated, multi-staged network breach and you’ll invariably find memory hacking at the core.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 13, 2023

Stay informed about the latest cyber threats, such as phishing, malware, ransomware, and social engineering attacks. Recognize that cyber-criminals are constantly evolving their tactics, so it is essential to stay up to date with emerging trends and vulnerabilities.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

With this modernized banking, banks and financial institutions are under constant threat from a wide range of cyber attacks. These attacks can lead to catastrophic consequences for the financial institution and its customers, resulting in financial loss, reputational damage, and loss of trust.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 12, 2022

The Livingston firewall rapidly became replaced with Checkpoint running on Windows NT server, (Stop laughing, I actually set one up once). Cisco came to market with the PIX firewall, Netscreen came to market with the ASIC based firewall, and suddenly, security had a voice. Social engineering through LinkedIn still works.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 1, 2022

Fiction: Monitoring my edge firewall is the only monitoring needed. Your edge firewall will only inspect traffic that is transiting that firewall. According to the National Cyber Security Alliance , 60% of small businesses that suffer a cyber attack go out of business within six months of the incident.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Phishing often serves as the gateway to cyber attacks, opening the door to impactful follow-on activity like malware and ransomware deployment or access to internal networks, ultimately causing substantial financial losses. This incident shows that while security tools are essential, phishing emails can still slip through.

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Cisco Security

JULY 14, 2021

The pandemic has further increased opportunities for cyber attackers as employees access company resources from myriad devices/networks not managed by the corporate IT team. How exactly do attackers get in? At the same time, the private sector has been urging stronger action from the government.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 10, 2024

Each new technology comes with its own set of vulnerabilities and potential chinks in the armor for attackers to slip through, making it increasingly challenging to maintain robust defenses. Moreover, the asymmetric nature of cyber attacks exacerbates the problem.

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Hacker's King

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Reverse shells are a common tactic employed by red teamers and pen-testers when facing firewall restrictions on inbound connections. However, its crucial to note that this approach exposes the attackers control server, making it susceptible to detection by network security monitoring services. It may be PHP, Python, Java, etc.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

Breach and Attack Simulation Product Guide Top 20 Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) Vendors Penetration Testing Penetration testing is a tried-and-true method of cyber attack simulation. NDR solutions are designed to integrate well with the rest of your cybersecurity solutions stack.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Back then, endpoint security focused on computers, which meant the installation of antivirus, malware protection, firewall, and (sometimes) VPN in every computer. To say that endpoint security management needs improvement in 2022 is probably an understatement, with the backdrop of increasingly sophisticated and aggressive cyber attacks.

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Jane Frankland

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Cyber-attacks have risen from last year with the most common forms of attack being credential theft, phishing, misconfigured cloud, and vulnerabilities in third-party software. And if employees have a PC issue, it can be repaired wherever it is, even if it’s outside the firewall, or if the OS has failed.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 14, 2021

It’s very important to ensure regular training so employees and management can better spot various forms of cybersecurity attacks especially phishing and social engineering attacks. Reliability: SD-WAN can prioritize critical applications to ensure more reliable connectivity for all employees.

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IT Security Guru

MAY 12, 2024

Employ Firewalls Firewalls act as a barrier between your website and potential attackers, especially if you work in industries that carry a lot of sensitive data including large corporations, insurance firms, medical practices and companies that offer bad credit loans. Test the backup and restore process periodically.

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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. Source . .

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Responsible Cyber

JULY 13, 2024

Social Engineering Techniques Social engineering is different—it’s about manipulating people instead of hacking technology. Attackers use psychology tricks to deceive users into sharing confidential information or giving them access rights. Real-life examples show how effective social engineering can be.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 12, 2021

These machines are usually the heaviest guarded against attacks: they are protected by firewalls and monitored for suspicious activities. This will lower your risks of complete system compromise during an attack. Cyber attacks do not happen within a few hours or even a few days.

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The attacker gained initial access to two employee accounts by carrying out social engineering attacks on the organization’s help desk twice. Within six hours, the attacker began encrypting the organization’s systems. This concealed their attack until the environment was encrypted and backups were sabotaged.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 16, 2022

He has extensive experience in routing and switching, network design, firewalls, cyber security, and data analysis. 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.

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NopSec

AUGUST 16, 2022

According to SANS, the CIS Controls mitigate 83% of all attack techniques found in the MITRE ATT&CK Framework. Most cyber attacks are carried out using a combination of social engineering, phishing emails, and vulnerabilities — Java, Adobe Flash and Acrobat, Firefox and Chrome plugins, 0-day client-side / browser vulnerabilities.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 20, 2023

These are the most common types of vulnerability assessments: Network vulnerability assessment: This focuses on identifying vulnerabilities in a network infrastructure, including routers, switches, and security tools such as firewalls. Social engineering methods include phishing , baiting, and tailgating.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 10, 2023

Malware delivery and execution techniques like DLL side loading with Winword.exe are identical to previous cyber-attacks done by Dark Pink group ( 1 ). Key Judgments Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) groups are almost certainly a significant cyber threat to ASEAN countries. In particular: - Ensure the firewall has TLS 1.3

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Cytelligence

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Cybersecurity refers to the set of technologies, processes, and practices designed to protect digital devices, networks, and data from cyber threats. With the increase in the number of cyber-attacks and data breaches, it has become essential to take cybersecurity seriously. Why Is Cybersecurity Important?

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Hacker's King

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The reasons are obvious: the digital world is expanding rapidly, and with it, the need for cybersecurity experts to guard against cyber-attacks. Learning about firewalls, encryption, and different types of security protocols will give you a solid base to build on.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Here are only seven out of 26 topics: Insider threats Passwords Security of mobile devices Social engineering Viruses Email security Human error To start the course, you need to register and choose the type of account you need. It includes parsing of malicious programs like Trojan horse, worms, different types of network attacks.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 28, 2022

“Used correctly, it can provide an additional layer of security to prevent opportunistic threat actors from compromising credentials, even if those credentials are exposed during phishing campaigns, brute force attacks, keyloggers, credential stealing malware incidents or many other types of sophisticated cyber intrusions.”.

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