Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Kevin Breen , director of cyber threat research at Immersive Labs , said any vulnerability that is actively targeted by attackers in the wild must be put to the top of any patching list. privilege escalation vulnerabilities are often highly sought after by cyber attackers,” Breen said.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Speakers at last week’s MITRE ResilienCyCon conference had a surprisingly candid message for attendees: You will likely be breached at some point so focus on the controls and response capabilities your organization needs to survive a cyber attack. ResilienCyCon showed the error of that thinking.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

As cyber threats become increasingly sophisticated, integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into cybersecurity is more than a passing trend — it’s a groundbreaking shift in protecting our digital assets. As cyber-attacks grow increasingly complex, leveraging AI becomes crucial for staying ahead of emerging threats.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The dissemination phase consists of active processing and dissemination of the processed data for the purpose of communicating the actionable intelligence for the purpose of ensuring that an organizations defense is actively aware of the threats facing its infrastructure and security defense mechanisms.

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Hacker Combat

JUNE 2, 2022

ransomware to conduct the cyber-attack, the hackers threaten to expose stolen files unless the company pays a ransom. After a severe ransomware assault has hit them, they devote the necessary time and money to strengthening their cyber security defenses. using the LockBit 2.0

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 30, 2021

These attacks are circumventing staple security products such as next-gen firewalls, IDS/IPS systems, web and endpoint security defenses, web application firewalls and database monitoring solutions. Breaches continue to happen at an increasing rate, with more severe consequences.

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Firewall Security Defenses Cyber Attacks Technology 105

CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Much has changed in the cyber threat landscape since then. A fresh round of updates to reflect the kind of risks and new cyber attacks organizations are dealing with appears to be in order. These details are in line with the notable rise of application security solutions including Runtime Application Self-Protection (RASP).

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 7, 2022

As the demand for robust security defense grows by the day, the market for cybersecurity technology has exploded, as well as the number of available solutions. A CyberSecurity Software is a must for Cyber Security and Privacy of a business or individual. are the different parts of cybersecurity.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 24, 2023

About 90% of cyber attacks begin with a phishing email, text or malicious link, so training users not to click on anything they’re not sure about could have the highest return on investment (ROI) of any prevention technique — if those training efforts are successful and reinforced.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Diversification in Malware Delivery: A broader array of file types, including.eml,pdf, and.ppt, will be exploited to disseminate phishing and malware, challenging traditional security defenses. About the Author: Stefanie Shank.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 3, 2023

As these tools gain traction and ease of use capabilities, prospective cybercriminals would find it simpler to undertake assaults such as business email compromise (BEC) and other illicit activities, lowering the bar for sophisticated cyber attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Cyber attacks or data breaches can quickly make headlines, and the public’s perception of a bank can shift overnight. Strong cyber security measures are crucial for maintaining trust and ensuring customers feel safe conducting transactions and sharing sensitive information with their bank.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 9, 2024

Businesses need to know that pure prevention is in the past and, instead, automatically assume compromised security. Defense in depth and operational resiliency are the future for organizations that want to survive in the new world of cyber threats. How and Why Do Cyber Attacks Happen?

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DNS Cyber threats Cyber Attacks Phishing 64

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 23, 2021

While the most common cyber attack we see from Nigerian actors (and most damaging attack globally) is business email compromise (BEC), it makes sense that a Nigerian actor would fall back on using similar social engineering techniques, even when attempting to successfully deploy a more technically sophisticated attack like ransomware.”.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 13, 2023

These services are used by businesses to protect their digital assets and sensitive data from potential cyber attacks. Real-World Simulations: These services replicate real-world cyber attacks and adversaries in order to determine how effectively a system can survive different hacking efforts.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Microsoft reminds everyone that the threat landscape in Ukraine continues to evolve everyday, with data wipers and destructive attacks being a consistent theme, many of which rely on the same security weaknesses to succeed. Organizations should continue to build their security defenses to protect against these threats.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 29, 2024

government, Leidos handles sensitive information related to national security, defense, and various federal operations. The exposure of internal documents could have serious ramifications, potentially compromising national security and the integrity of government operations. As a significant IT services provider to the U.S.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 13, 2023

Now security researchers have discovered a black hat generative AI tool called WormGPT that has none of the ethical restrictions of tools like ChatGPT, making it even easier for hackers to craft cyber attacks based on AI tools.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 10, 2023

The consistent implementation of firewall best practices establish a strong defense against cyber attacks to secure sensitive data, protect the integrity and continuity of business activities, and ensure network security measures function optimally.

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Firewall Network Security Backups Education 122

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Endpoint detection and response (EDR) is an advanced safety system for detecting, investigating, and resolving cyber attacks on endpoints. It examines incidents, inspects behavior, and restores systems to their pre-attack state. Large enterprises: Use EDR solutions if you have to secure multiple devices across your enterprise.

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Antivirus Threat Detection Small Business Technology 111

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

Cyber attacks happen to almost all organizations; limiting their damage is critically important. Also read: Network Protection: How to Secure a Network 2. Document Your Response Process Even if you have the best possible breach prevention strategy, a data breach may still occur.

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Data breaches Big data Penetration Testing Cyber Attacks 98

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Cyber attackers frequently use legacy technology as part of their attack strategies, targeting organizations that have yet to implement mitigations or upgrade obsolete components. In an Active Directory environment, one such component is legacy protocols, which attackers can use to gain access to Active Directory.

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Risk Authentication Encryption Cybersecurity 142

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 20, 2023

To guard against cyber attacks, cloud systems include powerful security features such as encryption, firewalls, authentication, and data backups. Data security is improved by privacy features like number masking and dynamic caller IDs. Depending on demand, operations can be scaled up or down to optimize expenses.

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Backups Firewall Encryption Architecture 122

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 30, 2023

The essential overlooked step of enforcement of email authentication protocols is a big reason why phishing emails remain the root cause of the overwhelming majority of cyber attacks and fraud. Instead of resisting security, the sales teams will start to help motivate the entire organization to stop email impersonation.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

As cyber attacks continue to increase in number and sophistication, the need for MSSPs grows. Bottom Line: MSSPs Help Clients Avoid Costly Breaches In an environment of increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks, organizations cannot hope that security threats will simply overlook their vulnerabilities.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Ransomware attacks have become much more dangerous and have evolved beyond basic security defenses and business continuity techniques like next-gen antivirus and backups. Any organization that directly holds vast amounts of data or holds client, supplier, or partner information is vulnerable to double extortion attacks.

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Hacker's King

OCTOBER 18, 2024

With over 60 billion devices connected to the internet and rising cyber-attacks, businesses, governments, and individuals are at risk more than ever before. AI-Driven Attacks: Attackers now use AI to create malware that can adapt and evolve, making traditional security defenses less effective.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 12, 2024

Additionally, it uses regular backups and disaster recovery strategies to assure data availability in the event of deletion, corruption, or cyber-attacks. Implement intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDS/IPS) to increase defenses by identifying and stopping hostile activity in real time.

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Encryption Backups Data breaches Authentication 72

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

As most cyber attacks begin with phishing, organizations can always do more here to protect themselves. Backdoor or vulnerability exploitation An attacker may find a backdoor in a computer system, and once they enter the system, they scavenge for opportunities to continue moving through it.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 14, 2022

Taken together, this new Trends functionality allows security teams to quickly understand if a vulnerability is relevant to their organization, and to buy them the time they need to put security defenses in place. . . The new Trends Attack Visibility graph is included for members of the free GreyNoise community.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 10, 2023

Proactive configuration suggestions make safeguarding cloud systems easier, and real-time scanning abilities guarantee ongoing compliance and help enterprises stop security issues brought on by incorrect setups. It provides continuous monitoring, behavioral analysis, and preemptive threat identification.

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Risk Technology Accountability Small Business 98

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 18, 2024

Inadequate Security Patching Security patches not applied promptly make systems vulnerable to exploitation. Cyber attackers target known vulnerabilities, exploiting them to obtain unauthorized access or jeopardize the cloud environment’s integrity.

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Risk Backups Encryption DDOS 126

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Increasing Threats from Ransomware, Phishing & Malware The increasing incidence of ransomware, phishing, and malware attacks in public cloud services poses a growing threat. These risks primarily target cloud users, making protecting sensitive data and apps from emerging cyber attacks increasingly difficult.

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Risk Threat Detection Architecture Data breaches 108

NopSec

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

For example, a threat takes the form of an actual human being exploiting an existing security vulnerability in system in order to breach the system’s security defenses and obtain some sort of information. Threat intelligence helps in the vulnerability management process At NopSec, we focus on vulnerability management.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Ultimately, prioritizing these security use cases in line with your organization’s security objectives and risk tolerance improves overall security and incident response capabilities. Threat Detection To avoid breaches and cyber attacks, it is critical to identify and mitigate urgent security concerns.

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Risk Threat Detection Firewall Network Security 115

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The platform’s threat intelligence feeds are constantly updated so it can identify and respond to the most recent cyber attacks, including zero-day vulnerabilities. Don’t put it off until it’s too late; the cost is low enough for anyone to protect their communications through email security software.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Antivirus programs and firewalls are pretty good at catching malware before it can infect devices, but occasionally malware can slip through defenses, endangering personal and financial information. We’ll go over malware removal tools and steps, and offer some tips to keep your devices from getting reinfected.

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