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A new Mirai botnet variant targets DigiEver DS-2105 Pro DVRs

Security Affairs

The experts pointed out that this Mirai variant has been modified to use improved encryption algorithms. Akamai researchers spotted a Mirai -based botnet that is exploiting an remote code execution vulnerability in DigiEver DS-2105 Pro NVRs. TheMiraivariant incorporates ChaCha20 and XOR decryption algorithms.

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GUEST ESSAY: Here’s why managed security services — MSS and MSSP — are catching on

The Last Watchdog

Enterprises that embrace IoT technologies to enhance end-user and employee experiences are likely to turn to MSS providers for quick and effective security […]. Kjaersgaard.

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SHARING INTEL: Here’s why it has become so vital to prioritize the security-proofing of APIs

The Last Watchdog

Indeed, APIs have opened new horizons of cloud services, mobile computing and IoT infrastructure, with much more to come. Yet, in bringing us here, APIs have also spawned a vast new tier of security holes. Runtime security, paired with behavior analysis, is the ideal approach, which brings us back to Big Data.”.

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2022: The threat landscape is paved with faster and more complex attacks with no signs of stopping

Webroot

In particular, we witnessed an increase in distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks and a surge in the usage of the internet of things (IoT). Criminals can extort their targets based on the impending threat of ransomware without ever having to encrypt or exfiltrate the data.

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Your network is talking. Are you listening? 

Cisco Security

Cisco Secure Network and Cloud Analytics provides a path beyond simply seeing; it is about knowing and gaining actionable, always-on security insights to thwart attackers before they can get any data out. But all this complexity built on cloud, mobility, and IoT can become your greatest asset in the arms race that is network security.

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March Madness and Distracted Employees – Bracket Busted

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

The answer is a full-court press of encryption. It’s the top tool for protecting data through digital transformation, it’s the top tool for regulatory compliance and it’s a top tool for IoT. Now, if only encryption could help with those brackets….

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IDS & IPS Remain Important Even as Other Tools Add IDPS Features

eSecurity Planet

The most significant barrier to visibility is encryption. Although encryption helps to protect data from interception, encrypted traffic needs to be decrypted for IDS or IPS to inspect and analyze the contents. After all, these solutions can only take action on packets they can inspect. Diverse Local Networks.

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