CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 8, 2022

Founded in the year 2004 by Kevin Mandia, the security firm offered solutions to combat cyberattacks to date. In another statement released by Alphabet Inc’s subsidiary, Russian-funded hacking group FancyBear was seen launching a phishing campaign on Ukrainians.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 4, 2022

So in 2004, the President of the United States designated October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Recognize and report phishing. Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Resilient Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) and Strong Passwords. Tue, 10/04/2022 - 05:20. Use strong passwords. Update software.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 17, 2022

is the most breached country—and has been since 2004, among other alarming findings. A recent study by cybersecurity company Surfshark showed that the U.S. With cybersecurity threats on the rise, Surfshark’s latest project is the first-ever tool that shows how countries are being affected by breaches.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 11, 2022

2004: First contact. Cast your mind back to 2004, because that’s where our tale begins. If you’re curious about the bizarre, historically accurate details from the original attack way back in 2004, someone pieced it all together during Abacha’s third and final appearance. Did I mention the arrow is in space?

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Krebs on Security

JULY 20, 2021

Junk email campaigns touting employment or “money mule” scams cost $300 per million, and phishing emails could be blasted out through Severa’s botnet for the bargain price of $500 per million. In this paid ad from 2004, Severa lists prices to rent his spam botnet. Severa was a moderator on the Russian spam community Spamdot[.]biz.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 6, 2022

There are two main types of online fraud aimed at stealing user data and money: phishing and scams. The history of scams and phishing. The term “phishing” was coined back in 1996, when cybercriminals attacked users of America Online (AOL), the largest internet provider at that time. Phishing site with chat support.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Bush and Congress in 2004 to help individuals protect themselves online as threats to technology and data privacy became more commonplace. For example, how do we discern when an email may be phishing; how do you know what to do and what not to do?". Recognizing and reporting phishing. Updating software.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 28, 2021

2004 Athens. The most interesting cyber story in the build up to the 2004 games was an infamous wiretapping incident in Athens. Phishing and bogus domains remained a strong contender for taking the scammer gold medal, with ATM carding grabbing a runner-up spot. Fake tickets and lottery winnings start doing their thing.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

The attack chain leverage multiple vectors Telegram channels, SMS messages containing a link to the malware, phishing messages, and watering hole attacks involving Iranian websites. Threat actors used a large variety of covers to avoid detection, including: VIPRE Mobile Security – A fake mobile security application.

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BH Consulting

JANUARY 16, 2024

Since our inception in 2004, we have been committed to delivering cutting-edge so services, staying ahead of the ever-evolving landscape of cyber security and data protection whilst always safeguarding the digital assets of our clients. MORE How an email greeting policy can thwart phishing scams.

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Cisco Security

MARCH 31, 2021

Among our other pre-built workflows are a phishing investigation , a workflow designed to simplify threat hunting , and many more. Since Orchestration does the work for you, you can simply receive results or document findings in your SecureX threat response casebook, Webex Teams, Slack, or via email.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 11, 2022

The three were linked together by exchanging data related to construction companies who were involved in multi-million dollar building projects, and whose emails they were able to acquire through phishing attacks against targets they had purchased from a commercial intelligence service intended to be used by potential sub-contractors. .

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Jane Frankland

JUNE 20, 2023

This increases the likelihood of making mistakes, such as clicking on phishing links, sharing data in insecure ways, using weak passwords, or not spotting cyber threat patterns. Organisations When employees suffer from burnout, their brains become tired and less able to cope with the demands of their job. Naturally, attackers take advantage.

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Jane Frankland

APRIL 28, 2022

Targeted attacks like these, plus social engineering, specifically phishing – where attackers pose as a trusted source, prey on human vulnerability, and use email or malicious websites to gain the information they want – are effective but they aren’t the only problem. Many organisations have reported on the situation.

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Centraleyes

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Established by the main major credit card financial companies back in 2004 (American Express, Discover Financial Services, JCB International, Mastercard and Visa), the standard has evolved over the years and is currently at version 4.0. Important Note: PCI DSS current version, Version 3.2.1, in March of 2024.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 10, 2022

Human identities are being phished…. This explains the rise in phishing attacks targeting users. According to Help Net Security , the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) detected 260,642 phishing attacks in July 2021. The issue is that users can’t always spot a phishing attempt. brooke.crothers.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 30, 2023

Cyber threats have steadily intensified each year since I began writing about privacy and cybersecurity for USA TODAY in 2004. A company may have thousands of employees, but it only takes one phished employee for cybercriminals to bring the network to its knees. The law of large numbers favors the bad guys.

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BH Consulting

OCTOBER 28, 2021

In the spirit of empowering people and organisations to protect themselves from cyber risks, we’re going to look back at three of the main threats from the past year: ransomware , data breaches , and phishing. More than one in three breaches tracked last year involved phishing , according to the 2021 Verizon Data Breach Investigation Report.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 1, 2024

And despite relentless efforts to advocate for improved password practices (Bill Gates declared the death of passwords back in 2004), the uphill battle against ingrained habits and the allure of convenience continues. If left to their own devices, many users would still use weak, predictable passwords.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 1, 2024

And despite relentless efforts to advocate for improved password practices (Bill Gates declared the death of passwords back in 2004), the uphill battle against ingrained habits and the allure of convenience continues. If left to their own devices, many users would still use weak, predictable passwords.

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The Falcon's View

AUGUST 29, 2017

Suddenly, it occurred to me, "Hey, you know what we really need is a new sub-field that combines all aspects of security behavior design, such as security awareness, anti-phishing, social engineering, and even UEBA." Well, low-and-behold, it already exists!

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

PAM is an essential component in protecting organizations against data leaks and cyber attacks such as ransomware, malware and phishing. KuppingerCole Analysts, founded in 2004, is an international and independent Analyst organization headquartered in Europe. About KuppingerCole Analysts.

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Herjavec Group

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Department of Homeland Security and the National Cyber Security Alliance in 2004 to recognize the importance of digital security for consumers and organizations alike. Fight Ransomware & Fight the Phish. Cybersecurity Awareness Month (CSAM) is a global initiative created by the U.S. Do Your Part, Be #CyberSmart.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2021

Launched in 2004 in Bedford, Massachusetts, EDB specializes in software solutions for the open source relational database management system (RDBMS), PostgreSQL. Benefits of SDX include stronger metadata context, full encryption with auto-TLS, and advanced governance features like data profiling , lineage, and modelling. EnterpriseDB.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Back in 2004, when I co-wrote this USA TODAY cover story about spam -spreading botnets, I recall advising my editor to expect cybersecurity to be a headline-grabbing topic for a year or two more, tops. Related: A primer on machine-identity exposures. I was wrong. This makes Vidar capable of stealing cryptocurrencies from digital wallets.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2022

Designed for zero trust and SASE security frameworks Identity-based intrusion detection and prevention ( IDPS ) and access control Automated integrations with leading cloud-hosted security vendors Integrated threat defense for DDoS , phishing , and ransomware attacks Insights into client devices with AI-based discovery and profiling techniques.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

2004 saw the first worm designed to infect cell phones in Cabir. The way it spread was not through more traditional ransomware vectors like email phishing but instead through EternalBlue, a Windows exploit initially developed by the U.S. It also would actively shut down antivirus processes to evade detection and removal.

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

Justice Department announces more than 70 indictments and 125 convictions or arrests for phishing, hacking, spamming and other Internet fraud as part of Operation CyberSweep. . 2004 — Lowe’s — Brian Salcedo is sentenced to 9 years for hacking into Lowe’s home improvement stores and attempting to steal customer credit card information. .

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