The Last Watchdog

MARCH 13, 2019

In the not too distant future, each one of us will need to give pause, on a daily basis, to duly consider how we purchase and use Internet of Things devices and services. It’s clear IoT-enabled cyber attacks will only escalate. Only when we demand it, will the Internet of Things achieve a level of trust that makes it stable.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 9, 2021

Data leaks and data theft are part and parcel of digital commerce, even more so in the era of agile software development. It’s important to understand the nuances of these full-stack attacks if we’re ever to slow them down. based software security vendor specializing in API data protection.

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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 helps security teams make informed decisions on potential threats to their environments.

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SecureBlitz

JANUARY 23, 2024

Here are the best Internet Security Suites for 2024. A cyber attack happens every 39 seconds. In a day, that’s 2,300 attacks; in a week, 16,100, and 69,000 every month. So, if you need anything, it's a reliable software to keep your system safe. These dangers can cripple your device, making them non-functional.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Tens of thousands of applications that are critical to the operations of data centers around the globe are exposed to the internet, with many secured with default factory passwords, posing a significant cyber risk to enterprises worldwide. Growing Presence of DCIM Software. Public-Facing Software a Threat.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 9, 2023

A DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack is a common form of cyber attack that aims to disrupt the normal functioning of a network by overwhelming it with traffic. In this type of attack, the attacker uses multiple devices to flood a network or a server with traffic, making it unavailable to legitimate users.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 23, 2024

Two weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, a large, mysterious new Internet hosting firm called Stark Industries Solutions materialized and quickly became the epicenter of massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on government and commercial targets in Ukraine and Europe.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 25, 2020

As jarring as this abrupt shift to remote work has been for countless companies, government agencies and educational institutions, it has conversely been a huge boon for cyber criminals. The Internet from its inception has presented a wide open attack vector to threat actors. Threat actors haven’t missed a beat.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 18, 2021

Everything connected to the internet is vulnerable to cyber attacks. When device manufacturers and software developers find out about bugs, they immediately release a patch to fix them. Other Tips for Internet Safety in a Nutshell. Keep All Your Devices Up to Date.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 17, 2023

The Internet of Things ( IoT ) is on the threshold of ascending to become the Internet of Everything ( IoE.) Latency build-up has become intolerable, Rosteck noted, as more and more IoT devices send larger and larger rivers of data up into the Internet cloud for processing. Very well said! I’ll keep watch and keep reporting.

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Cisco Security

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Someone on the Internet successfully accessed the computer controlling the chemicals used to treat drinking water for the city and changed the level of sodium hydroxide to 11,100 parts per million (ppm), a significant increase from the normal amount of 100 ppm. How did this industrial workstation become accessible from the Internet?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Every week or month a company in Australia is falling prey to cyber attack and the latest to add to the list is TPG Telecom LTD. And as soon as the Internet Service provider (ISP) went public about the hack, its shares fell drastically, closing at 2.8%.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 11, 2020

A flaw in the impacting Avast and AVG AntiTrack privacy software could expose users to browser hijacking and Man-in-The-Middle (MiTM) attacks. “A remote attacker running a malicious proxy could capture their victim’s HTTPS traffic and record credentials for later re-use. ” continues the advisory.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 7, 2020

Handing people VPN software to install and use with zero training is a recipe for security mistakes, but not using a VPN is even worse. From an agency memo : A new wave of cyber-attacks is targeting Federal Agency Personnel, required to telework from home, during the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 29, 2022

From the past few hours, a news piece related to Wi-Fi vulnerability on Android phones is doing rounds on the internet and security analysts state that the threat could be larger than what is being projected. And the affected companies are mostly from IT and software development sector.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 28, 2022

Intelligence agencies from the west have issued a special alert yesterday stating that the Work from Home (WFH) culture could add fuel to Russian Cyber Attacks and may rise their success score from 30% to 70%. The post Work from home culture could fuel Russian Cyber Attacks appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 6, 2021

A VPN encrypts all internet traffic so that it is unreadable to anyone who intercepts it. This keeps your information away from prying eyes, such as internet service providers and hackers. Use antivirus software. Having to update devices and software can be a minor annoyance, but it is essential to maintenance.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 31, 2023

The University of Michigan experienced an internet outage on August 27th that affected students, faculty, and staff across all three campuses just as the fall semester was kicking off. Students and faculty were also unable to connect to the internet on their personal devices. The outage began at approximately 1:40 p.m.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2021

T he percentage of ICS computers hit by a cyber attack in the second half of the year on a global scale was 33.4%, (+0.85% than H1 2020). Unlike past years, in 2020, experts did not observe seasonal fluctuations in cyber attacks. of ICS computers hit by a cyber attack in H2 2020 appeared first on Security Affairs.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Creating ever smarter security software to defend embattled company networks pretty much sums up the cybersecurity industry. Acohido is dedicated to fostering public awareness about how to make the Internet as private and secure as it ought to be. (LW The transformation progresses. I’ll keep watch and keep reporting.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 29, 2022

Let us now see how you can make the best use of ITAM to minimize cyber attacks. Here is a rundown of the benefits of an asset management software in cutting down cyber-related threats. IoT devices could be used like botnets so as to execute DDoS attacks. . . Control the cost and reporting of software assets. .

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 8, 2021

Transportation Command in 2017, after learning that their computerized logistical systems were mostly unclassified and on the internet. Military software is unlikely to be any more secure than commercial software. .” That was Bruce’s response at a conference hosted by U.S. This is not speculative. weapons systems.

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The Security Ledger

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Mackenzie Jackson, the Developer Advocate at GitGuardian joins Paul to discuss how “secrets sprawl” on sites like GitHub threatens software supply chains. The post Spotlight: How Secrets Sprawl Undermines Software Supply Chain Security appeared first on The Security Ledger with Paul F. Click the icon below to listen.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 27, 2020

Israel’s National Cyber Directorate announced to have received reports of cyber attacks aimed at supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems at wastewater treatment plants, pumping stations and sewage facilities. “As of this morning, reports have been received in the National Cyber ?? .”

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 25, 2024

The unknown hackers were able to breach the council's networks and deploy malicious software, causing widespread disruption. Due to the attack, thousands of street lamps remained illuminated throughout the day, wasting significant energy and money. One of the most visible impacts was on the city's street lighting system.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Three things are common among corporate software engineering teams: They seek faster innovation. Instead, faster innovation demands efficient reuse of code, which has led to a growing dependence on open source and third-party software libraries. This is the definition of the modern software supply chain.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

A review of the screenshots posted to the cybercrime forum as evidence of the unauthorized access revealed several Internet addresses tied to systems at the U.S. Other domains and Internet addresses included in those screenshots pointed to Miracle Systems LLC , an Arlington, Va. based Miracle Systems. based Miracle Systems.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 17, 2022

However, that IT department often does not have the investment it requires, so holes in their security leave them vulnerable to attacks — from viruses to hackers to phishing. These attacks often begin with an email with links or attachments that seem benign but give the hacker access to a single system followed by the network.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 26, 2023

Earlier this week, the Norwegian National Security Authority (NSM) disclosed that a series of attacks targeting government agencies exploited a previously unknown Zero-Day vulnerability in Ivanti's Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) software, formerly known as MobileIron Core.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

French software firm Centreon announced this week that the recently disclosed supply chain attack did not impact its paid customers. The first attack spotted by ANSSI experts dates back to the end of 2017 and the campaign continued until 2020. ” reads a press release published by the software vendor.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 15, 2022

And if an enterprise is under an active ransomware attack, or a series of attacks, that’s a pretty good indication several other gangs of hacking specialists came through earlier and paved the way. In short, overlapping cyber attacks have become the norm. This grim outlook is shared in a new white paper from Sophos.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The software updates for your IT management tools arrive automatically and contain legitimate changes—but hidden inside the update is malware that gives hackers secret access to your network. Government and prominent security researchers, this type of attack is playing out right now on a global scale. And according to the U.S.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 26, 2021

PKI and digital certificates were pivotal in the formation of the commercial Internet, maturing in parallel with ecommerce. As business networks shift into the era of cloud computing and agile software, the volume of digital certificates has swelled dramatically. Related: A primer on advanced digital signatures.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Mukerji: The big problem is complexity, which leads to an ever-expanding attack surface. Every time somebody rolls out a new application, new third-party service, new virtual machine, new software container or any new initiative this basically increases that attack surface. You need machine learning to keep up with it.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have offered a list of free cybersecurity tools and services that will help companies to defend themselves from cyber attacks.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 21, 2022

Most recently, Russian threat actors have taken aim at a large software development company in Ukraine that is utilized by various government agencies within the country, according to a report from Cisco Talos. The backdoor itself is a rather simple piece of software written in the Go programming language.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 28, 2020

As coronavirus-themed cyber attacks ramp up, consumers and companies must practice digital distancing to keep themselves protected. Social engineering invariably is the first step in cyber attacks ranging from phishing and ransomware to business email compromise ( BEC ) scams and advanced persistent threat ( APT ) hacks.

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