Centraleyes

APRIL 7, 2025

Secure Updates: Firmware and software updates must utilize secure delivery methods, such as signed updates with verification mechanisms to prevent tampering. Encryption Protocols: Compliance with robust encryption standards like TLS 1.3 authentication, encryption) that products can implement.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2022

The ransomware was involved in attacks aimed at technology and healthcare, defense contractors, educational institutions, manufacturers, companies across Europe, the United States, and Canada. To each encrypted file, it appends a randomized nine-digit hexadecimal number as an extension. ” reads the joint advisory. “The

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Security Solutions ICS systems are vulnerable to cyberattacks, so security solutions, including firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and encryption protocols, are vital to protect these critical infrastructures from unauthorized access and malicious activities.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 5, 2023

Tens of thousands of new security vulnerabilities are discovered each year; the value of CISA’s KEV catalog is that it helps organizations prioritize the software and firmware flaws that threat groups are actively exploiting — and many of those exploited flaws are older ones that users have failed to apply patches for.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2020

As an example, we could use communications between systems that are not properly encrypted. Improper encryption. Hackers or other malicious sources can intercept poorly encrypted communications on the web. The only way to tackle this challenge is to educate the users about these threats and their potential implications.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Secure practices like robust admin passwords and advanced encryption ensure control over traffic, safeguarding personal information and increasing the odds of a secure online experience. Proper home router practices , such as enabling encryption settings and providing strong default admin passwords, will dramatically improve network security.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Non-privileged threat actors can exploit these drivers to gain complete device control, execute arbitrary code, modify firmware, and escalate operating system privileges, posing a significant security risk. Twelve drivers can subvert security mechanisms, while seven enable firmware erasure in SPI flash memory, rendering the system unbootable.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

“These operations have targeted various industries, including Aerospace & Defense, Education, Energy & Utilities, Governments, Hospitality, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Retail, Technology, and Transportation. Communication to and from the EdgeRouters involved encryption using a randomly generated 16-character AES key.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

When multiple devices are interconnected into one network, there is often a vulnerable point in this network—typically, a device with less sophisticated and secure software or firmware. Strong encryption Implementing strong encryption protocols for data generated by the device, whether this data is at rest or in transit, is crucial.

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Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2023

ransom Dragon Breath APT uses double-dip DLL sideloading strategy International Press Cybercrime San Bernardino County pays $1.1-million ransom Dragon Breath APT uses double-dip DLL sideloading strategy International Press Cybercrime San Bernardino County pays $1.1-million

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 16, 2022

While anyone can fall victim to these threat actors, the FBI noted that this malware has been used to target a wide range of businesses and critical infrastructure organizations, including defense contractors, educational institutions, manufacturers, technology companies, and especially organizations in the healthcare and medical industries.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2023

SNMP v2 doesn’t support encryption and so all data, including community strings, is sent unencrypted.” The agencies recommend updating to the latest firmware and switching from SNMP to NETCONF or RESTCONF for network management. APT28 sent additional SNMP commands to enumerate router interfaces. through 12.4 through 15.6

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 5, 2023

Over the last decade, K–12 schools have made great strides in employing technologies that facilitate learning—especially since the onset of pandemic-induced distance education. By January 2023, education had claimed over 80 percent of all global malware incidents —a staggering lead that has held since 2020.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 13, 2022

Services—a catch-all term encompassing service-providing sectors such as transportation, travel, finance, health, education, information, government, and a myriad of other industries—was targeted the most by cybercriminals. In education, several colleges and K–12 districts were crippled by ransomware. Noteworthy May attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

User education is one of the most powerful tools for preventing malicious mobile apps. While this sensitive payment data is only available for milliseconds before passing the encrypted numbers to back-end systems, attackers can still access millions of records. Firmware rootkit. How to Defend Against a Malicious Mobile App.

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Digital Shadows

JANUARY 14, 2025

To gain access to internal networks, Akira targeted local accounts with disabled multifactor authentication (MFA) and SonicOS firmware versions vulnerable to exploitation, often exposed to the internet for virtual private network (VPN) access. Similar groups like REvil and DarkSide have also rebounded after law enforcement crackdowns.

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Cytelligence

MARCH 3, 2023

Additionally, encrypting your sensitive data can help prevent hackers from gaining access to your information. Check our cybersecurity assessment to see how bulletproof your company is against a cyberattack Educate your employees Your employees play a crucial role in protecting your company from cyber-attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 8, 2024

To protect your network devices from potential risks, apply patches on a regular basis and keep their firmware up to date. To improve security against side-channel attacks, securely use indirect branch predictor barrier (IBPB) and enhance the branch prediction unit (BPU) with more complicated tags, encryption, and randomization.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Instead, apply defense in depth, provide employee cybersecurity training , and use threat intelligence platforms to provide general protection and educate both non-technical and security teams about the latest threats. The vendor surveys report that: Cisco: Analyzed that 35% of all attacks in 2023 were ransomware.

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Spinone

MARCH 17, 2018

While updates tend to be released regularly for such devices, 60% of those studied downloaded these updates automatically without encryption. In many cases vulnerabilities may also not be patched immediately as the company does not want to disrupt its users by forcing a firmware upgrade.

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SecureList

MAY 10, 2021

Vulnerable devices were either misconfigured or missing the latest firmware version with the required settings. At the same time, ransomware operators, having already started to steal victims’ data before encryption, also turned their eyes on DDoS as an extortion tool.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 25, 2023

Ransomware attacks: Ransomware is malware extortion attack that encrypts a victim’s files, demanding a ransom payment in exchange for the decryption key. Preparation: This step involves establishing a comprehensive incident response plan , educating team members, and executing essential preventative steps to limit potential risks.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 13, 2022

And so, what I didn't want to do is is make it that I'm just completely rogue, and I dumped the firmware and I posted on for everybody to see and you do these things that you're not that legally, you know, as kind of a society we say we don't want to do, but we still need to look at these things. What are choices that are being made?

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 1, 2021

a lack of firmware updates, important for security and performance. Conti typically steals victims' files and encrypts the servers and workstations in an effort to force a ransom payment from the victim. The Key to Cybersecurity is an Educated Workforce. AWARENESS, EDUCATION AND THREAT INTELLIGENCE.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

However, instead of encrypting the data, it purposefully destroyed it in the affected systems. The attackers will not just encrypt data; they will destroy it, posing a significant threat to organizations vulnerable to politically driven attacks. They attribute the wiper, named SwiftSlicer, to Sandworm (aka Hades).

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 2, 2022

Gosh, there must be 20 or more villages at DEFCON if you want to learn radio if you want to learn tampering with seals if you want to learn encryption, if you want to learn you name it. There was a cannabis village recently at DEF CON. The wireless village has been around for quite some time. is or what it controls.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

” So should analyzing a device’s firmware for security flaws be considered illegal? Play it out across a few decades and you start to see the type of trouble we’ll be in if we don’t start educating our legislators now, if current trends are allowed to just continue. It’s not.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

” So should analyzing a device’s firmware for security flaws be considered illegal? Play it out across a few decades and you start to see the type of trouble we’ll be in if we don’t start educating our legislators now, if current trends are allowed to just continue. It’s not.

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