Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2022

This month, the experts noticed that the number of infected hosts passed from 2000 to around 30,000. The growth is linked to the increased use of Linux and common cloud application vulnerabilities and poorly secured configurations for services such as Docker, Apache WebLogic, and Redis. PwnRig cryptocurrency miner execution.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Clorox estimates the costs of the August cyberattack will exceed $49 Million Mastodon fixed a flaw that can allow the takeover of any account Iranian hackers breached Albania’s Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) Operation Synergia led to the arrest of 31 individuals Ex CIA employee Joshua Adam Schulte sentenced to 40 years in prison Cloudflare breached (..)

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Notice Bored

JANUARY 9, 2021

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". So, egged-on by information security pro's and IT auditors (me, for instance), management took the risk seriously and invested significant resources into solving "the Y2k issue".

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Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2022

In February, US and UK cybersecurity and law enforcement agencies published a joint security advisory about the Cyclops Blink bot that has been linked to the Russian-backed Sandworm APT group. Experts warn of an increase of IoT attacks on a global scale, making internet routers one of the primary targets.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The Sandworm group (aka BlackEnergy , UAC-0082 , Iron Viking , Voodoo Bear , 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). ” Mandiant has yet to determine how Sandworm gained initial access to the target environment.

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Telecommunications Hacking Technology Internet 140

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2022

” The arrest is the result of Operation Guardian led by AFP which became aware of a number of text messages demanding some Optus customers transfer $2000 to a bank account or face their personal information being used for financial crimes.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

These devices are installed in airplanes to offer internet connectivity to the passengers, the above vulnerabilities can be exploited by an attacker to compromise the inflight entertainment system and potentially conduct other malicious activities. ” reads the advisory published by Contec.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2023

The maintainers of the software have released security patches to address an insecure default configuration, tracked as CVE-2023-27524 (CVSS score: 8.9), that could lead to remote code execution. The issue was discovered by Horizon3 researchers who reported that there are more than 3000 instances of the platform exposed to the Internet.

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Authentication Education Media Hacking 98

Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2022

. “The Justice Department today announced a court-authorized operation, conducted in March 2022, to disrupt a two-tiered global botnet of thousands of infected network hardware devices under the control of a threat actor known to security researchers as Sandworm, which the U.S. ” reads the press release published by DoJ.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

Study shows connections between 2000 malware samples used by Russian APT groups. Airbus suppliers were hit by four major attack in the last 12 months. Botnet exploits recent vBulletin flaw to protect its bots. Emsisoft releases a free decryptor for the WannaCryFake ransomware. The Dumb-Proof Guide.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 10, 2022

In December 2021 security teams scrambled to find Log4j-vulnerable assets and patch them. Eight months later many Global 2000 firms are still fighting to mitigate the digital assets and business risks associated with Log4j. INTRODUCTION. each month (PDF).

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 7, 2023

In 2000, Forescout entered the security market as an NAC provider and then expanded capabilities to encompass more security and asset control features. This wide compatibility enables rapid deployment with minimal issues to sprawling networks with a variety of networking equipment. Who is Forescout?

IoT 98

IoT Technology Energy and Utilities Wireless 98

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 16, 2022

Computer networking brought me into the cyber security world. I began with securing networking equipment for customers to now securing mobile devices, gaming systems, Internet of Things (“Alexa”), the work environment, social engineering, etc. I entered computer networking over 20 years ago.

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Engineering Cybersecurity Energy and Utilities Software 124

Notice Bored

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

What about the technology risks, not least our ever-increasing dependence on the Internet? And are you looking to exploit information security knowledge and expertise in all corners of the world, or are you still chasing the evaporating pool of local talent?

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Risk Technology InfoSec Artificial Intelligence 66

Responsible Cyber

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

This year’s CYBERSEC leitmotif – “Together Against Adversarial Internet” and the mission of the forum will enhance cooperation of like-minded countries to secure digital transformation. CYBERSEC goes global and online in 2020. The 6th edition of the EUROPEAN CYBERSECURITY FORUM will be held on 28–30 September online.

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Digital transformation Technology Artificial Intelligence Cybersecurity 52

ForAllSecure

MAY 25, 2021

Back in 2000, it was just Black Hat USA followed by DEF CON, and only a handful of people knew about it. TOR : If you’re really paranoid, then you can add The Onion Router to your internet connection, but it’s not necessary. Elevators no longer get hijacked; the internet doesn’t get shut down either.

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VPN Passwords Internet Internet 52

ForAllSecure

MAY 25, 2021

Back in 2000, it was just Black Hat USA followed by DEF CON, and only a handful of people knew about it. TOR : If you’re really paranoid, then you can add The Onion Router to your internet connection, but it’s not necessary. Elevators no longer get hijacked; the internet doesn’t get shut down either.

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VPN Passwords Internet Internet 52

Spinone

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

To protect personal information and feel safe while surfing the internet; 2. 3 Basic Cyber Security Training Courses For Everybody The best cyber security courses online listed below contain the information everybody must know to keep their data safe in the high-risk online environment.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 27, 2021

And I talk about the need for military brass to better understand computer security if they are going to enact policies that involve computer security. What’s a good entry point for starting CTFs or information security for that matter? Is that going to be public on the internet.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 27, 2021

And I talk about the need for military brass to better understand computer security if they are going to enact policies that involve computer security. What’s a good entry point for starting CTFs or information security for that matter? Is that going to be public on the internet.

Computers and Electronics 52

Computers and Electronics InfoSec Hacking Education 52

McAfee

AUGUST 24, 2021

From the 1960’s to 2000 infusion pumps were mostly electromechanical devices with some embedded electronics, but the turn of the century delivered “smarter” devices with better safety mechanisms and the possibility to program them, which slowly opened the door to information security challenges.

Computers and Electronics 145

Computers and Electronics Authentication Software Risk 145

SC Magazine

MARCH 18, 2021

military and serving as deputy chief information security officer at Globe Life and global information security risk director at GM Financial. Founded in 2000, the nonprofit aims to “launch pathways for prosperity and economic mobility, particularly by helping to launch digital careers,” said Vaughn.

Education 81

Education Media InfoSec Engineering 81

ForAllSecure

MAY 2, 2023

That, of course, was not all, but it is an example of how someone -- anyone on the internet -- can take a photo or blog post or Yelp review from social media, or some other seemingly random open source item and tie it back to a crime. Which then I could configure to get on the internet, you know. Mine was 2000.

Hacking 40

Hacking Media InfoSec Internet 40

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2022

See the Top Zero Trust Security Solutions. Forrester Research developed the formal concept of zero trust more than a decade ago: Zero Trust is an information security model that denies access to applications and data by default. Also read: Most Security Product Buyers Aren’t Getting Promised Results: RSA Panel.

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Architecture Firewall Technology VPN 125

ForAllSecure

JUNE 21, 2022

Hanslovan: This is using nothing more than built in features in the operating system within Office to load and run malicious payloads downloaded from the internet. But as of a week ago, no one had really even known about that in the security research community. Microsoft, for example, has to maintain its backward compatibility.

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Ransomware Marketing Software Antivirus 52

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

In mid-November, Palo Alto Networks confirmed it had observed threat activity exploiting an unauthenticated remote command execution vulnerability against a limited number of firewall management interfaces which are exposed to the Internet. ” reads the report published by Palo Alto.

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Firewall Hacking VPN Cybersecurity 115

The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

These three names will go down in the history of internet commerce, right alongside Jack Dorsey, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos. ‘Mafiaboy’ The trouble is Clark, 17, of Tampa, Florida, is teaching us much the same lessons in the summer of 2020 that de Guzman and Calce did in the spring of 2000. I’ll keep watch.

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