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The Impact of AI on Social Engineering Cyber Attacks

SecureWorld News

By appealing to these traits, attackers can convince users to unwittingly provide them with access to critical systems or highly sensitive information. Even the most security-aware and technologically apt teams can fall victim to a sophisticated attack like this. How does AI-powered social engineering affect businesses?

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China-linked APT Silk Typhoon targets IT Supply Chain

Security Affairs

Silk Typhoon is a China-linked cyber espionage group involved in the cyber attack against the US Treasury. Though not directly attacking Microsoft cloud services, they exploit unpatched apps to escalate privileges and gain access to customer networks.

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A Deep Dive into DDoS Carpet-Bombing Attacks

Security Boulevard

With the rapid growth of the internet, especially in areas like cloud computing, 5G, and IoT technologies, the scale of botnets continues to expand, intensifying the battle between attack and defense. In response, DDoS attacks have evolved, taking on a more intelligent form to evade security defenses.

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Manual work is better than automated operations, suggests Kaseya Ransomware Attack

CyberSecurity Insiders

But the Colonial Pipeline cyber attack that took place in May this year and the latest Kaseya Ransomware attack suggests that the need for manual operations is still in demand and those skills can only be got from the veterans generation who are above 50-60 in age.

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Top Cybersecurity Companies for 2022

eSecurity Planet

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. Protect your company computers, laptops and mobile devices with security products all managed via a cloud-based management console. Learn more about Rapid7.

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AI and Cyber Security: Innovations & Challenges

eSecurity Planet

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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Five Reasons Memory-Based Cyberattacks Continue to Succeed

Security Boulevard

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. Focusing on the endpoint has become a popular model as traditional perimeter security is disappearing.

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