SecureWorld News

AUGUST 6, 2024

The industry is also vulnerable to ransomware attacks, in which cybercriminals encrypt critical data and demand a ransom for its release. Investing in Advanced Technologies: Leveraging advanced security technologies, such as AI-driven threat detection and response systems, can provide proactive protection against sophisticated cyber threats.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

GenAI adoption is accelerating Broad Use Cases: More than 70% of professionals use GenAI for tasks like automating workflows, drafting documents, fraud detection, and data search. Industry Variances: Retail and manufacturing sectors show high adoption, deploying GenAI for customer service, inventory management, and fraud detection.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Microsoft's Threat Intelligence team has uncovered a new ransomware threat actor, Storm-050, targeting various critical sectors in the U.S., including government, manufacturing, transportation, and law enforcement. Once inside, they deploy ransomware, encrypting files and demanding hefty payments to restore access.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Industrial control systems (ICS) are the backbone of critical infrastructure, powering essential operations in the energy, manufacturing, water treatment, and transportation sectors. These systems are integral to the smooth operation of industries such as manufacturing, power generation, oil and gas, water management, and more.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 22, 2021

of computers in the ICS engineering and integration sector protected by Kaspersky were targeted by malware, an increase compared with detections for H1 2020 (31.5%). Building automation, automotive manufacturing, energy and oil & gas, suffered major increases in the ICS engineering sector. In H2 2020, 39.3%

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Cisco Security

MARCH 22, 2021

84% of surveyed customers reduced threat detection and response times by 40% or more with Secure Network Analytics. Secure Network Analytics also scored high on its ability to save teams time by significantly reducing detection and remediation times.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

For example, the recent ransomware that leverages IT/OT convergence including the manufacturing and energy industries has prompted CISA to issue guidance regarding ransomware impacting OT environments ( read the guidance and how Tenable can help). They also don't have event logs or audit trails.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Since March, the attackers have been trying to conduct multistage attacks on large corporate networks of medical labs, banks, manufacturers, and software developers in Russia. The operators use a suite of custom tools with the ultimate goal of encrypting files in the infected system and holding it for a ransom of about $50,000.

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Digital Shadows

JANUARY 14, 2025

The sectors targeted by ransomware groups have also remained consistent: Professional services and technical services (PSTS) and manufacturing companies are primary targets because of their economic importance, low tolerance for operational downtime, and higher willingness to pay ransoms.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 11, 2022

Some on-premises use cases for this include video AI, synchronous media collaboration and industrial manufacturing. And these use cases can span many industries – manufacturing, public sector, healthcare, education, stadiums, retail and more.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 28, 2024

The Rise of API-Centric Regulations Industries in healthcare, finance, retail, and manufacturing are experiencing a significant increase in regulations that directly affect the management and security of APIs. Data Encryption: Protect data in transit and at rest using strong encryption algorithms.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 30, 2024

Next, the IT team sets up access controls and data encryption methods, followed by network security configuration and cloud activities monitoring. Data encryption : Ensure that your data is safe in transit and at rest to prevent unauthorized access. To protect data, it uses encryption, access controls, monitoring, and audits.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 20, 2021

They have a flying camera drone that docks when it’s not being used with end-to-end encryption, and if the home is broken into, they fly around filming what’s happening in the house to ensure it captures everything that’s going on. There are also smart home cams available now. Conclusion.

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Meow” took fourth place in Q3 2024, shifting its tactics from data encryption to selling stolen data on cybercriminal forums and its own data-leak site. Cybercriminals focus on targeting the manufacturing and HSA sectors as these sectors are much more susceptible to operational disruptions, making ransom demands more effective.

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Spinone

MARCH 17, 2018

These smart devices include cars, household appliances, building systems such as lighting and heating, televisions, medical devices, manufacturing equipment, and many other types of systems used both in a consumer and industrial setting. Lack of Data Encryption 70% of devices were found to send data over the network unencrypted.

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Jane Frankland

JUNE 25, 2024

This allows for immediate identification and mitigation of threats, thereby protecting sensitive data and ensuring business continuity. And as most come with built-in security features such as encryption and secure boot, AI can finally be deployed more securely, and become truly transformative.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 27, 2021

For an introductory price of $45 a year for 10 Windows and macOS devices and unlimited Android and iOS devices, you get predictive artificial intelligence (AI) threat detection that can stop unknown threats and learns by experience (how cool is that?), Those protections include: AI- and behavioral-based threat detection.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 29, 2025

Prediction 2: Ransomware threat actors will adopt highly targeted attack strategiesSophisticated ransomware groups will shift away from large-scale, indiscriminate attacks and instead focus on low-volume, high-impact campaigns in 2025. This removes the possibility of accessing the corporate network, reducing the risk of initial compromise.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The US, manufacturing sector, and professional, scientific, and technical services (PSTS) sector are primary targets amidst an overall increase in ransomware attacks. Additionally, securing internal documents with encrypted storage and using safe file-sharing platforms is crucial, especially when sharing externally.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Most device or software manufacturers place backdoors in their products intentionally and for a good reason. Cybersecurity vendors like Panda Security suggest the best way to defend against crimeware is using a combination of antivirus, anti-spyware, firewalls, and threat detection technology. Backdoors. Ransom trojan.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 18, 2024

In another example, consider a manufacturing company that mandates an API standard that requires that all external facing APIs that deliver CAD design documents be over an encrypted channel, authenticated via JWT, and must always be served by a particular API gateway, behind a particular CDN.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

The Global State of Information Security Survey 2017 suggests that companies should look into deploying threat detection tools and processes (including monitoring and analyzing security intelligence information), conducting vulnerability and threat assessments, penetration tests and security information, and event management (SIEM) tools.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 21, 2021

The Riskonnect GRC platform has specific use cases for risk management, information security, compliance, and audit professionals in healthcare, retail, insurance, financial services, and manufacturing. Enterprise threat detection. These modules include: Process control. Audit management. Business integrity screening.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 21, 2021

The Riskonnect GRC platform has specific use cases for risk management, information security, compliance, and audit professionals in healthcare, retail, insurance, financial services, and manufacturing. Enterprise threat detection. These modules include: Process control. Audit management. Business integrity screening.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The US, manufacturing sector, and professional, scientific, and technical services (PSTS) sector are primary targets amidst an overall increase in ransomware attacks. Additionally, securing internal documents with encrypted storage and using safe file-sharing platforms is crucial, especially when sharing externally.

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SecureList

AUGUST 12, 2021

Moreover, the security subsystem was moved to a separate updatable component, independent of the device manufacturer. Users with relatively recent versions would get off more lightly with just some annoying advertising and subscriptions, but devices running older versions were in for a plethora of threats such as the xHelper mobile Trojan.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 31, 2023

Regarding the dynamic analysis, it is worth noting that some sandbox environments might fail to detect the RAT due to its utilization of several techniques to evade virtualization and sandbox detection mechanisms and string encryption subsequent payloads. Creating a scheduled task to execute the malware using PowerShell.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 16, 2021

CLOP is suspected to be behind many high-profile cyber-attacks including that on Accellion’s FTA software that allowed hackers to access classical information from multinational companies such as aircraft manufacturer Bombardier. .

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 17, 2025

The Executive Order on Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nations Cybersecurity calls for promoting security with and in AI, saying it can speed up the identification of new vulnerabilities, scale up threat detection and automate cyberdefenses. IoT manufacturers will soon be able to seek the U.S.

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Jane Frankland

JANUARY 12, 2025

Ransomware remains a prominent threat, but the methods have evolved. Double extortion ransomware is now a preferred techniquea devastating one-two punch where attackers not only encrypt a companys data but also steal sensitive information. million annually compared to those that don’t.

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