CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

SolarWinds is one example of a threat actor finding a way to compromise one company and leveraging that attack to allow them to compromise the customers of the initial target. Threat actors gained access to telecommunications providers, which then enabled them to access and monitor communications for customers of those providers.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 28, 2021

As attack methodologies evolve due to AI, machine learning and nation-state hackers , security startups are receiving a lot of funding to develop products that can secure application access for remote workers , provide real-time visibility into cyber attacks and protect data as it travels from the cloud to IoT devices.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

According to Jay McBain, an analyst at Forrester Research, spending on IT and telecommunications will be worth about $7 trillion by 2030. The research shows that cyber threats like ransomware have become a top priority for business executives and boards of directors,” said Jon Oltsik, an analyst with ESG. Competition is fierce.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 7, 2023

Limited tests can focus on narrower targets such as networks, Internet of Things (IoT) devices, physical security, cloud security, web applications, or other system components. The downside of ISSAF is that it is no longer updated, and keeping up to date is critical in an ever-evolving cyber threat landscape.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 10, 2024

Last week’s vulnerability news revealed a significant increase in serious flaws targeted by cyber threat actors across multiple large platforms. The problem: The Muhstik botnet exploited a severe RCE issue in Apache RocketMQ ( CVE-2023-33246 ) to attack Linux systems and IoT devices for DDoS and cryptomining.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

Different states have their own laws and statutes regulating the definition and disclosure of data breaches, so it is important for organizations to be aware of these standards in the event they are party to any type of cyber security incident. Every organization is, to varying degrees, potentially at risk of experiencing a data breach.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Cybercriminals used the names of well-known APT groups to intimidate victims, demanded ransoms in cryptocurrency, and carried out demonstration attacks to back up their threats. In October, telecommunications firm Telenor Norway was another to fall victim. Extortionists’ activity regularly made the news throughout 2020.

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Jane Frankland

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Cybersecurity can often feel like a game of cat and mouse where cyber attackers and defenders engage in a chase, with one party trying to outsmart the other. Just like in previous years, 2024 is set to test practitioners’ skills as the frequency of cyber threats continues to surge leaving no room for complacency.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Many of these messages were attempts to recruit people who could be hired to deploy a piece of malware that enslaved host machines in an Internet of Things (IoT) botnet. However, Vars_Secc would be banned from XSS after attempting to sell access to the Russian telecommunications giant Rostelecom. [In government server for $2,000.

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