eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 18, 2024

Cloud storage is a cloud computing model that allows data storage on remote servers operated by a service provider, accessible via internet connections. Local storage prioritizes direct access, potential cost savings, and reduced reliance on the internet, yet lacks the scalability and security of the cloud.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 22, 2021

million customers Adobe addresses two critical vulnerabilities in Photoshop Hamburg’s data protection agency (DPA) states that using Zoom violates GDPR Kalay cloud platform flaw exposes millions of IoT devices to hack Fortinet FortiWeb OS Command Injection allows takeover servers remotely 1.9

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

I think we will continue seeing attacks targeting the infrastructure of different countries and organizations. Phishing attacks are going to become even more sophisticated, since a lot of basic tactics have already been tried this year, and businesses learned to repel those. Vladimir Dashchenko, Security Evangelist, Kaspersky.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Byron: Since I started, the cyber threat landscape has grown exponentially, with more sophisticated attacks and diverse attackers ranging from individual hackers to professional criminal rings to state-sponsored entities. Erin: What are some of the biggest cyber threats that businesses face today?

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Sometimes when you are down in the cyber attack trees defending your organization, it can be tough to see the cyber threat forest. And now we have brand new research coming from the EU which unpacks the top cyber threats as they stand now. Web-based Attacks. Web Application Attacks. Identity Theft.

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SecureList

MARCH 14, 2022

In the webcast, we also provided an analysis of attacks identified using Kaspersky’s honeypot network in Ukraine; as well as an analysis of the APT attacks by Gamaredon, Cyclops Blink, Hades/Sandworm and unknown groups, using commodity malware such as PandoraBlade. Install security software on endpoints.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 16, 2022

Cyber attackers, fraudsters, and hackers target both small-scale, midsized, and large online ecom enterprises. . . According to research, frauds and cyber attacks are among the top three threats weighing on the US business environment – with a weightage of 65%. . Internet scammers are cunning criminals.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 21, 2020

For example, a break of an internet router causes downtime in the work of an entire office. Malware, social engineering , and cyber attacks. For example, a phishing email aims to obtain the credit card data of a person to steal money. For example, a DDoS attack on a server intrudes in an esports match.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 28, 2021

The system developers weren’t overly preoccupied with security because they had no conception of something called the Internet. With no Internet in existence at the time, the systems were “air gapped” – meaning not connected to other systems or the outside world, for years. Their tactics went beyond the typical DDoS attack.

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Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2019

Hackers published a list of allegedly phished Discord login credentials. Kazakhstan wants to intercept all HTTPS Internet traffic of its citizens. German firms BASF, Siemens, Henkel hit by cyber attacks. Imperva blocked the largest Layer 7 DDoS attack it has ever seen.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Vulnerable devices could be used to spread malware within the enterprise, used for corporate espionage, surveillance of personnel, or plan whaling phishing campaigns. Cyber attacks against the company aren’t the only relevant threat, however. That’s precisely what happened in the case of Dyn back in October 2016.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 29, 2022

IT asset management aka ITAM counts among the key components of a vigilant, full-fledged security strategy — because it allows your security staff to retain a real-time database of IT assets and the related attack vectors. . Let us now see how you can make the best use of ITAM to minimize cyber attacks.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

For instance, financially-motivated threat actors often plant in malicious URLs spoofing these events to fraudulent sites, hoping to maximize their chances of scamming naive internet users for a quick (illicit) profit. As you can see below, the attackers here merely changed the TLD to deceive users into trusting this webpage.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 30, 2023

By carrying out these scans, you can boost your cybersecurity defenses and keep your company safe from cyber attacks by identifying and addressing vulnerabilities before they are exploited. These include: Malware Malvertising Phishing DDoS Ransomware Session hijacking Drive-by attack When Should You Do an External Vulnerability Scan?

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

26 key cyber security stats for 2024 that every user should know, from rising cyber crime rates to the impact of AI technolog y. Cyber Crime Surge: During COVID-19 , cyber crimes shot up by 600%, showing how threats adapt to global changes. Phishing Attacks: Phishing is the top cyber attack, causing 90% of data breaches.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Cyber Security Terms: Must-Know List This cybersecurity terms dictionary will bring some clarity in those words you encountered but couldn’t grasp. Also, this list will make you more aware of the threats that lie in wait for you around every internet corner. You did it!

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Spinone

MAY 8, 2020

What Is a Cyber Attack? A cyber attack refers to a type of attack that is carried out by cybercriminals using a computer or group of computers to attack another computer, group of computers, or network. Cyber attacks target data in one way or another. Who are behind cyber attacks?

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 28, 2024

Some of the biggest threats in cloud security are DDoS attacks, cloud storage buckets malware, insider threats, and APT attacks. Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attacks DDoS attacks flood cloud services with excessive traffic, rendering them inaccessible to users.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 6, 2023

For example, DDoS attacks and unauthorized encryption (e.g. ransomware) were not a “data breach" unless attackers were able to view or copy/ transmit data out of the environment. Basic Web Application Attacks: SQL Injection, exploiting vulnerabilities, using stolen credentials. Do those perceptions reflect reality?

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Public clouds enable multiple businesses to share resources from a shared pool over the internet. DDoS Attacks How they occur: Distributed Denial of Service ( DDoS ) attacks overload cloud and network systems, interrupting access and triggering service disruptions. Also read: What is Private Cloud Security?

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 16, 2023

Definition, Threats & Protections Public Internet Threats If your enterprise network is connected to the public internet, every single threat on the internet can render your business vulnerable too. These threaten enterprise networks because malicious traffic from the internet can travel between networks.

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NopSec

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

The year 2016 will be remembered for some big moments in the world of cybersecurity: the largest known distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, a phishing attack on a United States presidential candidate’s campaign, and ransomware attacks on major healthcare organizations are just a few. For a preview, read on.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 13, 2022

This time around, if you thought ransomware and phishing should have been at the top (these fall under System Intrusion and Social Engineering ) you would have been right! If the news media and the internet are leading us astray, maybe we can pinpoint what those influences are and systematically reduce our bias on those topics.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. From mining cryptocurrency to launching DDoS attacks against networks, there are countless ways in which malware can access and utilize victim’s computers and data. Warning signs.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

If the news media and the internet are leading us astray, maybe we can pinpoint what those influences are and systematically reduce our bias on those topics. phish email, not Phish the band), and tallied the number of hits in each category by outlet. What did “the internet” think was causing breaches in 2020? Try it out!

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Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 7, 2023

For example, DDoS attacks and unauthorized encryption (e.g. ransomware) were not a “data breach" unless attackers were able to view or copy/ transmit data out of the environment. Basic Web Application Attacks: SQL Injection, exploiting vulnerabilities, using stolen credentials. Do those perceptions reflect reality?

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 25, 2023

Botnets : Networks of compromised computers are controlled by a central attacker and used for various malicious activities such as launching coordinated distributed denial of service ( DDoS ) attacks, providing a staging point for attacks on other victims, or distributing spam.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. From mining cryptocurrency to launching DDoS attacks against networks, there are countless ways in which malware can access and utilize victim’s computers and data.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 13, 2022

This time around, if you thought ransomware and phishing should have been at the top (these fall under System Intrusion and Social Engineering ) you would have been right! If the news media and the internet are leading us astray, maybe we can pinpoint what those influences are and systematically reduce our bias on those topics.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 24, 2021

Some instructive fresh intelligence about how cyber attacks continue to saturate the Internet comes to us from Akamai Technologies. Akamai, which happens to be the Hawaiian word for “smart,” recently released its annual State of the Internet security report. The world is ‘always-on’ and so are the attackers.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

From ransomware attacks locking businesses out of their data until they pay potentially millions of dollars to spyware tracking users’ every move through their infected device, the effects of malware can be devastating. Today, malware is a common threat to the devices and data of anyone who uses the Internet.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

On the modern Internet, malware is a near-constant presence. Department of Defense’s Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET), the precursor of the modern Internet we know, love, and sometimes hate. Worms and the Dawn of the Internet Age: 1987-2000. Want to Learn More About Malware?

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Colonial shut down its pipeline, the largest of its kind in the US, after the company learned it was the victim of this cyber extortion attempt. And if the whole world goes blind, the internet shuts down. Vamosi: We mentioned the initial infection could be through phishing. Vamosi: Ransomware is the latest trend in malware.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

President Joe Biden for “massive cyberattacks” aimed at disrupting the Russian invasion – initial reports of cyber attacks have in some cases been destructive and damaging, but not anywhere near anyone’s worst-case fears of utility system attacks, for example. Espionage, which has included targeting U.S.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

From IoT devices to internet-based services, the security of countless devices and web-based services' are dependant upon a secure Linux account privilege model. UK media didn't report UK gym chain Total Fitness had been hit by a ransomware attack. Kia Reportedly Under Ransomware Attack with $20M Demand.

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1988 — The Morris Worm — Robert Morris creates what would be known as the first worm on the Internet. The potentially harmless exercise quickly became a vicious denial of service attack when a bug in the worm’s spreading mechanism leads to computers being infected and reinfected at a rate much faster than he anticipates. .

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Spinone

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

To bear the changing tide of regulatory requirements, these high net clients have proactively adopted rapid updates with cybersecurity solutions to ensure confidential information remains ironclad against the latest cyber attacks. Thirty Nine Essex Street fell victim of a cyber attack.

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