CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 20, 2021

This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. It’s becoming more popular in 2021 to have a smart home with connected devices capable of communicating with each other. Read on to learn 7 main trends in connected homes for 2021. Smart homes will have improved connectivity in 2021 and beyond. More health tech.

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Duo's Security Blog

JANUARY 21, 2021

Where is my encryption-breaking dolphin? It is set in 2021, after all. I wager, there was no better way to prepare for my predictions blog. Any Device, Any Location, Any Service From Beijing to Newark, Johnny accesses the Internet from borrowed computers and back alleys. I admit it. I watched Johnny Mnemonic.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 19, 2022

Wikipedia uses a CMS for textual entries, blog posts, images, photographs, videos, charts, graphics, and “ talk pages ” that help its many contributors collaborate. As every computer security professional knows, if anything is on the Internet, it’s subject to increasingly sophisticated attacks. What can you do about it?

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Malwarebytes

JULY 12, 2021

Firefox recently announced that it will be rolling out DNS-over-HTTPS (or DoH) soon to one percent of its Canadian users as part of its partnership with CIRA (the Canadian Internet Registration Authority), the Ontario-based organization responsible for managing the.ca ” The downside of encrypting DNS.

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Webroot

APRIL 21, 2021

According to the 2021 Webroot BrightCloud® Threat Report, each of these threat types saw significant fluctuations as people all over the world shifted to working, studying, and doing everything else online. Get the full story on these details and more in the 2021 Webroot BrightCloud® Threat Report.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 5, 2022

Well, the stats are even scarier with over 50% increase in ransomware attacks in 2021, compared to 2020. As an enterprise security team, you could restrict internet access at your egress points, but this doesn’t do much when the workforce is remote. In short, anything accessible from the internet should be given extra attention.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

The government says Snatch used a customized ransomware variant notable for rebooting Microsoft Windows devices into Safe Mode — enabling the ransomware to circumvent detection by antivirus or endpoint protection — and then encrypting files when few services are running. 63 , which is in Yekaterinburg, RU.

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2023

After gaining access to SMB shares, threat actors encrypt all files and leave a ransom note demanding payment in exchange for the decryption key. All three types of malicious programs were discovered in 2021-22 and are believed to be of Russian origin. For that, they use an open-source tool called Masscan.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 5, 2022

China has enclosed its national internet servers within what is colloquially called ‘the Great Firewall.’ ’ This firewall even goes as far as to block the latest versions of the encryption service TLS (v1.3) If your staff can log on to the internet to access their emails, so can an attacker.

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Webroot

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

According to our 2021 Webroot BrightCloud Threat Report , on average, 18.8% Comprehensive antivirus protection will also provide password protection for your online accounts through secure encryption. For the ultimate all-in-one defense, we offer Internet Security Complete with AntiVirus , which protects five devices.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

A new banking trojan dubbed maxtrilha (due to its encryption key) has been discovered in the last few days and targeting customers of European and South American banks. After that, the malware creates persistence, disables Internet Explorer security settings to facilitate the download of the 2nd stage from the Internet.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. The average cost of a data breach reached an all-time high in 2021, and the attack vector grows larger by the minute. With quantum computing looming in the not-so-distant future, the way that we think about encryption will need to evolve.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 24, 2022

From December 2021 through January the following year, Bernalillo County was slammed by a ransomware attack that targeted government services. Attackers distribute this ransomware as an email attachment or try to exploit vulnerabilities in web browsers and other services exposed to the internet. You need to take us seriously.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

The attacks target a Zero-Day vulnerability that was patched in December 2021 which allows the threat actor to run arbitrary code on vulnerable devices exposed to the internet. QNAP published a blog with steps for customers to better protect devices and fight back against ransomware following this incident.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 1, 2022

Conti makes international news headlines each week when it publishes to its dark web blog new information stolen from ransomware victims who refuse to pay an extortion demand. Plus, he somehow encrypted the config, i.e. he had an encoder and a private key, plus uploaded it all to the admin panel. On Sunday, Feb.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The internet has drawn comparisons to the Wild West, making ransomware the digital incarnation of a hold-up. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received 3,729 ransomware complaints in 2021, representing $49.2 Prevalence. million in adjusted losses. Sometimes ransom payments are recovered, but not always.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 11, 2021

We looked at REvil, also known as Sodinokibi or Sodin, earlier in the year in a Threat Trends blog on DNS Security. However, when revisiting these metrics, we noticed that this changed in the beginning of 2021. For information on the methodology behind this chart, please see the end of the Threat Trends blog.). Encrypting files.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

But as soon as the Chinese government became aware of political discussions on the app, it was abruptly blocked by the country’s online censors, on Monday February 8, 2021. An investigation by the Stanford Internet Observatory found that some of the back-end infrastructure for the Clubhouse App was provided by Agora. So, is it safe?

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 1, 2021

This blog post was authored by Hossein Jazi. On December 2020, KISA (Korean Internet & Security Agency) provided a detailed analysis about the phishing infrastructure and TTPs used by Kimsuky to target South Korea. 2021-05-07.zip) The actor conducted this spearphishing attack on May 7, 2021. 2021-05-07.pdf.jse)

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 10, 2021

pic.twitter.com/Iv87v9yewy — ACCEIS (@acceis) March 10, 2021. — Rust (@playrust) March 10, 2021. But even in the cloud your data is always somewhere , and that somewhere still needs security (which may be different from what you’re used to), data protection, internet access, backups and disaster recovery.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 5, 2021

You’ve likely heard the benefits of using a VPN: You can watch TV shows restricted to certain countries, you can encrypt your web traffic on public WiFi networks, and, importantly, you can obscure your Internet activity from your Internet Service Provider, which may use that activity for advertising.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Hence, all network traffic “must be encrypted and authenticated as soon as practicable.” of all internet activity in 2021 , up from 40.8% of all internet activity in 2021 , up from 40.8% This includes traffic between devices, containers, APIs and other cloud workloads. In fact, bot traffic made up 42.3% UTM Medium.

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Security Affairs

MAY 10, 2022

Initially, the service popped up in the Dark Web around 22 nd March 2021, and has been significantly upgraded since then. Frappo” grants cybercriminals the ability to work with stolen data anonymously and in an encrypted format. The last update of the service was registered May 1, 2022. To nominate, please visit:? Pierluigi Paganini.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 31, 2021

Tue, 06/01/2021 - 06:55. In our previous blog post , we discussed the challenges for securing IoT deployments, and how businesses and consumers benefit from authenticating and validating IoT software and firmware updates. My thanks go to my colleague Welland Chu for his valuable input into this blog. Cloud Encryption Gateway.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 22, 2020

New EU restrictions could force companies to change data transfer practices and adopt more advanced data encryption methods. Privacy experts predict that companies will likely turn to new and more advanced data encryption methods to comply with recent EU restrictions. Tue, 12/22/2020 - 10:08. In the Dec.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2022

A new variant of a Brazilian trojan has impacted Internet end users in Portugal since last month (February 2022). The victims’ data is encrypted and sent to the C2 server geolocated in Russia. The URL available on the email templates downloads an HTML file called “ Dividas 2021.html Introduction. Phishing wave.

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Cisco Security

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The Apache Log4j vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228) has taken the Internet by storm in the past few days. This blog details quick ways Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) and Secure IPS users can protect against attacks leveraging this vulnerability while patching their infrastructure. Additional Resources.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Tue, 02/16/2021 - 16:33. An IoT device connected to a network is simply a potential bridge between the internet and a malicious entity. The use of digital certificates to sign code, ensure mutual authentication of devices connected to corporate networks, and encrypt data traffic is a well-established and effective solution.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 6, 2021

With the introduction of lockdowns across the globe, our reliance on internet networks to work remotely, call relatives across seas, or even to take part in leisure activities via a screen has soared. As of January 2021, there were 4.66 billion active internet users worldwide. Bridging the Digital Divide.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Last week the Log4j vulnerability turned the internet upside down. Uptycs has already shared details about remediation and detection steps for its customers in the previous blog. In this blog post, we will talk about various malware categories that attackers are taking advantage of the Log4j vulnerability. Coinminers.

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McAfee

AUGUST 10, 2021

Vulnerability Analysis: CVE-2021-34535. One such vulnerability is identified as CVE-2021-34535, which is a remote code execution flaw in the Remote Desktop client software, observed in mstscax.dll, which is used by Microsoft’s built-in RDP client (mstsc.exe). But does this flaw, despite its impressive 9.9 Attack Scenario.

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SiteLock

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Babuk ransomware was discovered fairly recently, in early 2021, but it hasn’t taken long for this destructive new malware to gain notoriety. Some victims have had their files corrupted beyond repair, while others have had their private data published on the internet and dark web. on our blog for insight into this serious threat.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 4, 2021

Tue, 05/04/2021 - 09:40. Take for example, if you are asked to calculate the factors of the current year “2021”, you may do this by dividing 2021 with 2, then 3, … until you reach the number 43, which gives you the result of 43 x 47 = 2021. Internet Of Things. CryptoAgility to take advantage of Quantum Computing.

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McAfee

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

BlackMatter is a new ransomware threat discovered at the end of July 2021. The main goal of BlackMatter is to encrypt files in the infected computer and demand a ransom for decrypting them. The compile date of this sample is the 23rd of July 2021. has a compile time of 12 August 2021 and the latest version, 2.0,

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McAfee

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

BlackMatter is a new ransomware threat discovered at the end of July 2021. The main goal of BlackMatter is to encrypt files in the infected computer and demand a ransom for decrypting them. The compile date of this sample is the 23rd of July 2021. has a compile time of 12 August 2021 and the latest version, 2.0,

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 8, 2021

In 2020, the number rose to a near 20,000 and we’re on the way to approaching 30,000 vulnerabilities in 2021. . However, as IT and OT teams try to balance the need for increased remote access and automation, any Internet exposure creates numerous risks for these systems that are no longer air-gapped. Additional Learning.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The Internet as we know it operates within the service-oriented paradigm, which heavily favors providers over users. This makes Wildland something akin to a file-based Internet that you can browse and manage using Finder, Thunar, Konqueror or any other file browser of your choice. in June 2021.

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