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The evolution of ransomware in 2019: attackers think bigger, go deeper and grow more advanced

Security Affairs

The findings come as highlights of Group-IB whitepaper titled “ Ransomware Uncovered: Attackers’ Latest Methods ,” closely examining the evolution of the ransomware operators’ strategies over the past year, issued today. More recommendations can be found in the relevant section of the whitepaper. . Big Game Hunting.

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Thousands of Hikvision video cameras remain unpatched and vulnerable to takeover

Malwarebytes

However, according to a whitepaper published by CYFIRMA , tens of thousands of systems used by 2,300 organizations across 100 countries have still not applied the security update, and are therefore vulnerable to exploitation. In September 2021 we told you about insecure Hikvision security cameras that were ready to be taken over remotely.

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Russia-linked Cozy Bear uses evasive techniques to target Microsoft 365 users

Security Affairs

. “This is a critical log source to determine if a threat actor is accessing a particular mailbox, as well as to determine the scope of exposure,” warns Mandiant in an APT 29 whitepaper. When an organization first enforces MFA, platforms like Azure Active Directory allow users to enroll their first MFA device at the next login.

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Have I Been Pwned is Now Partnering With 1Password

Troy Hunt

Less than 6 months ago, I wrote about how I decide what products I endorse and I said this about 1Password: For example, I'm frequently very vocally supportive of both the 1Password password manager and Freedome VPN. I use them both daily, I've written about them both and I constantly recommend them to anyone who asks.

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Preventing the Spread of Ransomware

Security Boulevard

Most companies were unprepared to secure an entirely remote workforce, relying on remote desktop protocol (RDP) and strained VPN infrastructures, leaving workers ripe for attack. Learn more in this whitepaper: Defending Against Ransomware with Zscaler Workload Segmentation.

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How Groove Gang is Shaking up the Ransomware-as-a-Service Market to Empower Affiliates

McAfee

To ATR’s understanding, the latter has been used several times by exploiting vulnerable VPN servers. We have compiled a list of TTPs based on older Babuk cases and some recent cases linked to Groove: T1190: Exploit Public-Facing Application (VPN services). Lateral Movement, Discovery and Privilege Escalation. MITRE TTPs.

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If Infosec Was a Supermarket Business

Security Boulevard

and 3rd party vendors (VPN to cloud provider, service provider, etc.). Check out the whitepaper on “ 5 Questions to Ask About Your EDR ” to help you make an informed decision. What’s stopping anyone from the shop floor from accessing the delivery system? Rather than physical goods that are being delivered and returned, it is data.

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