article thumbnail

Russia-linked Cyclops Blink botnet targeting ASUS routers

Security Affairs

Sandworm (aka BlackEnergy and TeleBots) has been active since 2000, it operates under the control of Unit 74455 of the Russian GRU’s Main Center for Special Technologies (GTsST). ” Cyclops Blink is nation-state botnet with a modular architecture, it is written in the C language.

IoT 95
article thumbnail

SHARED INTEL Q&A: My thoughts and opinions about cyber threats — as discussed with OneRep

The Last Watchdog

I held this position from 2000 through 2014, during which time Windows emerged as a prime target for both precocious script kiddies and emerging criminal hacking rings. We’ve arrived at a critical juncture: to enable the full potential of the Internet of Everything, attack surface expansion must be slowed and ultimately reversed.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Sandboxing: Advanced Malware Analysis in 2021

eSecurity Planet

In 2021, sandboxes are now a fundamental part of an organization’s cybersecurity architecture. Avast Internet Security. Comodo Internet Security. We look at what a sandbox is, why sandboxing is important, and what to consider for implementation or purchase of sandbox software. Sandbox Vendors. Enterprise sandbox solutions.

Malware 57
article thumbnail

Y2k + 20: risk, COVID and "the Internet issue"

Notice Bored

For a long time prior to the year 2000, a significant number of software programmers had taken the same shortcut we all did back in "the 90s". Go ahead, show me the associated risk profiles and documented security architectures. The sheer scale of the Internet problem is the real issue. then 00, "coming ready or not!".

article thumbnail

LDAPFragger: Command and Control over LDAP attributes

Fox IT

These networks contained workstations joined to the same Active Directory domain, however only one network segment could connect to the internet. In this example, workstations in segment A were able to reach the internet, while workstations in segment B could not. The name of the pipe as well as the architecture can be configured.

article thumbnail

Top Web Application Firewall (WAF) Vendors

eSecurity Planet

A staple in the cybersecurity industry since 2000, Fortinet is known for its line of firewalls, including the FortiWeb web application firewall. Web application firewalls or WAFs are essential components to the security of organization networks and service-oriented architecture. Read our in-depth review of F5 Advanced WAF.

article thumbnail

Customer Q and A: Advantasure Developers Talk AppSec

Security Boulevard

Clay : The Internet of Things (IoT) is still the biggest vulnerability out there. s comments, you need to consider high-speed internet. I think it starts with architecture. In the early 2000???s When we joined the Advantasure team, security was a big part of the acquisition. What are some AppSec trends you???ve