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First Cyber Attack ‘Mass Exploiting’ BlueKeep RDP Flaw Spotted in the Wild

Security Affairs

Microsoft has released patches for Windows 7, Server 2008, XP and Server 2003. Windows 7 and Server 2008 users can prevent unauthenticated attacks by enabling Network Level Authentication (NLA), and the threat can also be mitigated by blocking TCP port 3389. The researcher Z??osum0x0 Pierluigi Paganini.

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15 Top Cybersecurity Certifications for 2022

eSecurity Planet

Two exam formats are available: a four-hour streamlined Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT) exam that adjusts questions and scoring based on answers to initial questions, or the full linear exam, which takes six hours. The CEH certification from the EC-Council was introduced in 2003 and is now in version 11. CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker).

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UNRAVELING EternalBlue: inside the WannaCry’s enabler

Security Affairs

Once they identify a vulnerable system, they proceed to exploit the vulnerability, gain access, and then move laterally within the network to escalate privileges and achieve their objectives Exploit execution Once the target system is identified, the attacker launches an exploit against the vulnerable system. What is Metasploit Framework?

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Cyber CEO: The History Of Cybercrime, From 1834 To Present

Herjavec Group

Investigators determined that two hackers, known as Datastream Cowboy and Kuji, are behind the attack. After being released in 2003, he uses WiFi to commit attacks, program malware and steal credit card information. 1999 — NASA and Defense Department Hack — Jonathan James, 15, manages to penetrate U.S. east coast.

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Top VC Firms in Cybersecurity of 2022

eSecurity Planet

Company Sector Year Status Beyond Identity Identity management 2020 Private Expel Managed security service 2016 Private Tigera Zero trust for K8s 2016 Private Intrinsic Application security 2016 Acquired: VMware HackerOne Penetration testing 2015 Private Virtru Data encryption 2014 Private Cloudflare Cloud infrastructure 2010 NYSE: NET.