eSecurity Planet

JULY 20, 2023

Kevin Mitnick, who turned legendary hacking exploits and two prison terms into a career as an esteemed cybersecurity leader, died Sunday at age 59 after a 14-month battle with pancreatic cancer, KnowBe4 revealed today. KnowBe4 has been ranked in the top 20 on our list of the top cybersecurity companies for several years.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 17, 2024

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an alert regarding an ongoing phone-based impersonation fraud campaign where scammers are masquerading as CISA staff. Ezra Graziano, Director of Federal Accounts at Zimperium, emphasized the urgency for defense against such evolving social engineering tactics.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Despite all this, there is one tech category that has held up fairly well: Cybersecurity. Just look at a report from M&A advisory firm Houlihan Lokey , which found that private cybersecurity company funding grew by 9.4% There have been a number of impressive funding rounds this year for cybersecurity startups.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Security Forensics Investigation. Ray has wasted little time in assembling a top-notch team, which includes an unnamed cybersecurity forensics firm. He has “worked around the clock” to secure assets, identify crypto on the blockchain , find records, and work with regulators and government authorities. “The The Vulnerabilities.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Every business that takes cybersecurity seriously has a multi-layered approach to defending its uptime and data against the ocean of current threats. The post Email Cybersecurity Must Evolve to Combat Threats appeared first on Security Boulevard. To fight them, we deploy a variety of technologies in front of and inside our.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 21, 2023

The cybersecurity landscape is constantly changing. While it might seem like throwing more money into the IT fund or paying to hire cybersecurity professionals are good ideas, they might not pay off in the long run. However, organizations in 2023 know one crucial area to spend money n is cybersecurity.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 5, 2024

From phishing schemes and ransomware attacks to social engineering and doxxing, high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) face an ever-evolving array of cyber threats, and the risks of digital exposure are greater than ever. The post Why HNWIs are Seeking Personal Cybersecurity Consultants appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 8, 2024

A beleaguered health care industry that already is a top target of cybercriminals is under attack again, with bad actors recently using social engineering techniques in calls to IT helpdesks to gain access into the systems of targeted organizations.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 8, 2022

Companies spend a staggering amount of money on cybersecurity products to defend their networks and data from hackers, but a couple of industry pros say that money is wasted if companies don’t change their internal cybersecurity culture. In 2004, the global cybersecurity market was worth just $3.5 trillion by 2025.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 18, 2023

Experts are worried that ChatGPT’s ability to source recent data about an organization could make social engineering and phishing attacks more effective than ever. The post When ChatGPT Goes Phishing appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 3, 2022

ZINC, a sub-group of the notorious North Korean Lazarus hacking group, has implanted malicious payloads in open-source software to infiltrate corporate networks, Microsoft’s threat hunting team has reported. Admins and security teams can use them to assess potential attacks and block inbound traffic from listed IPs.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The post Why an HR-IT Partnership is Critical for Managing Cybersecurity Risk appeared first on Security Boulevard. By aligning priorities into a shared game plan, HR and IT can finally set their organizations up to defend against modern cyberthreats.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

As 2023 draws to an end and cybersecurity budgeting is nearly complete, it helps to consider the year’s events and try to predict next year’s trends. After receiving input from industry experts and doing my own analysis of the year’s driving forces, I identified five major cybersecurity trends. Bottom line: Prepare now based on risk.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 31, 2024

UnitedHealth Group, which is still picking up the pieces after a massive ransomware attack that affected more than 100 million people, hired a new and experienced CISO to replace the previous executive who became a target of lawmakers for having no cybersecurity background.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 18, 2022

As more and more businesses increase the number of their digital assets and incorporate new technology to operate, they turn their attack surface into an intricate network. Securing all the systems that include remote employees’ endpoint devices and multi-cloud environments has been a challenge. To Conclude.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 27, 2023

Okta and Zoom today announced an integration through which cybersecurity administrators will be able to centrally manage end-to-end encryption across the Zoom videoconferencing platform. The post Zoom Taps Okta to Bring Zero-Trust Cybersecurity to Videoconferences appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 15, 2024

If you’re a small business owner, it’s crucial to understand the significance of cybersecurity and the steps needed to safeguard your data, customers, and company reputation. This article explores why cybersecurity for small businesses matters, common challenges, effective strategies, and essential tools to help you strengthen your defenses.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 1, 2023

The post The AI Takeover: Cybersecurity Tool or Terminator? appeared first on Security Boulevard. The Spring 2022 release of OpenAI’s DALL-E 2 image generator wowed users with its ability to create nearly any conceivable image based on a natural language description, even as.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 14, 2024

Whether it be purely text-based social engineering, or advanced, image-based attacks, one thing's for certain — generative AI is fueling a whole new age of advanced phishing. The post The “Spammification” of Business Email Compromise Spells Trouble for Businesses Around the Globe appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 29, 2023

As attacks continue to evolve, harnessing AI and advanced social engineering techniques for increasingly sophisticated, stealthy attacks, many. The post We’ve Been Using Email Since 1971—It’s Time We Make it Secure appeared first on Security Boulevard. Email is one of the most important communication tools used today.

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Andrew Hay

DECEMBER 10, 2024

As we approach 2025, the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity continues to challenge professionals and organizations alike. AI-Powered Threats and Defenses The ubiquity of artificial intelligence in cybersecurity is inevitable. Regulatory bodies will push for stricter IoT security standards globally.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Such security audits require various techniques and tools to simulate classic steps of an attack, such as information gathering (reconnaissance), phishing, or privilege escalation. BeEF , or Browser Exploitation Framework, makes classic tasks such as enumeration, phishing, or social engineering seamless.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 28, 2024

Recent reports claim that the Microsoft Threat Intelligence team stated that a cybercriminal group, identified as Storm-1811, has been exploiting Microsoft’s Quick Assist tool in a series of social engineering attacks. This group is known for deploying the Black Basta ransomware attack.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 8, 2024

In a significant cybersecurity breach — not as big as the NPD breach , though — Chinese hackers recently infiltrated the networks of major U.S. Details of the Breach The breach was discovered following months of suspicious activity within the networks of U.S. telecom providers, accessing highly sensitive wiretapping data.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 28, 2023

This ensures the entirety of the network and its endpoints are marked for testing and evaluation. Network tests Some organizations differentiate internal from external network security tests. Most cyberattacks today start with social engineering, phishing , or smishing.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 11, 2024

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency penetrated in February, via vuln in Ivanti. The post Irony of Ironies: CISA Hacked — ‘by China’ appeared first on Security Boulevard. Free rides and traffic jams: U.S.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Penetration testing is a critically important cybersecurity practice, but one that many organizations lack the on-staff skills to do themselves. The company offers a range of pentesting services, including applications, networks, remote access, wireless, open source intelligence (OSINT), social engineering, and red teaming.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

This places serious demands on security of mobile devices and privacy-preserving ways of storing the data. Companies will fight the human factor in cybersecurity to curb insider threat and social engineering to protect user data.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The cybersecurity operational risks businesses face today are daunting, to say the least. Related: Embedding security into DevOps. Edge-less networks and cloud-supplied infrastructure bring many benefits, to be sure. Instead, companies should recognize that security delivers a competitive advantage.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

This strategy seems to be a trade-off, as such services are way easier to take down by authorities, but it allows bypassing network security products that don’t block legitimate providers. AT&T labs provided a list of IoCs (indicators of compromise) that system administrators can use to add specific rules to security solutions.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 29, 2024

According to threat researchers at cybersecurity firm Proofpoint, bad actors running multiple ongoing campaigns since January have been using such piano-themed emails to entice targets into advanced fee fraud. The post Scammers Build Fraud Campaigns Around Free Piano Offers appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 15, 2024

HackerGPT, first launched in 2023, is a ChatGPT-powered tool that merges AI technology with cybersecurity-focused expertise. in February 2024, it serves as an extensive repository of hacking tools and techniques to actively assist users in managing complex cybersecurity protection strategies. Launch of HackerGPT 2.0

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Security Boulevard

MAY 10, 2024

The tech giant says the information stolen doesn't represent a significant risk to users, but cybersecurity experts disagree. The post Dell Data Breach Could Affect 49 Million Customers appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2022

I’ve been writing about phishing scams , advising users not to click on suspicious attachments or links, and covering cybersecurity in general for years. See the winners of eSecurity Planet’s 2022 Cybersecurity Product Awards. Security Awareness Training Improvements Coming. “As I wanted to get to the bottom of it.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Red Teams are a necessary part of a good cybersecurity program. The Red Team is offensive security, explained Richard Tychansky, a security researcher speaking at (ISC)2 Security Congress.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 31, 2024

Researchers at cybersecurity company Proofpoint wrote in a report this week that the return of tax season reliably brought the threat group TA576 back into action. The post Tax Season is Upon Us, and So Are the Scammers appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 13, 2024

An unknown hacker called MUT-1244 used information-stealing malware to not only grab sensitive data from cybersecurity professionals but also to steal WordPress credentials from other bad actors who had bought them on the dark web.

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