CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

For the first time in the history of cyber attacks, a China-based university serving Aviation industry has accused the United States National Security Agency (NSA) for hacking into its servers to steal intelligence related to aviation, aerospace and navigation study material.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 23, 2022

NOTE- Donuts Leaks, a new data extortion group is also linked to Ragnar Locker and is responsible to target Sheppard Robson, the UK-based Architectural company, and Construction giant Sando and the same group was responsible to announce to the world the digital attack on DESFA.

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IT Security Guru

JUNE 28, 2022

The past decade has seen cybersecurity barge its way into the mainstream. A meteoric rise in attack rates during COVID-19 , major incidents such as the Colonial Pipeline attack, and an increasingly tense geopolitical landscape have all contributed to cybersecurity’s current position at the top of global news feeds.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 12, 2021

Federal Reserve Chairman Statement on Cyber Risk. CBS News Anchor Scott Pelley asked the Fed Chairman about the odds of a systemic crisis like the one we saw in 2008, where banks and others needed bailouts. There are cyber attacks every day on, on all major institutions. Cybersecurity continues to rise in prominence.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 29, 2021

Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky discovered a new strain of malware that is believed to be part of the arsenal of theUS Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has discovered a new malware that experts attribute to the US Central Intelligence Agency.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 24, 2022

The National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) announced earlier this year that they have expanded the Data Privacy Day campaign into Data Privacy Week , a full week-long initiative. Data Privacy Day began in the United States and Canada in January 2008 as an extension of Data Protection Day in Europe. Tue, 01/25/2022 - 05:15.

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Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2019

This means that the machine could be exposed to cyber attacks that leverage the vulnerabilities addressed by Microsoft, including a Windows zero-day flaw and an RDS vulnerability that can be exploited to carry out WannaCry -like attack. The experts suggest to remove Windows update by booting the system in Safe mode.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 8, 2024

These vulnerabilities include risk to tampering, fraud, and cyber attacks, which can emphasize the integrity of elections and affect public trust. From a cybersecurity perspective, E2E-V systems mitigate several key risks associated with electronic voting. While they offer a physical record, issues persist.

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Security Affairs

MAY 23, 2019

The vulnerability doesn’t affect Windows 8 and Windows 10, anyway previous versions are exposed to the risk of cyber attacks. Microsoft also advised Windows Server users to block TCP port 3389 and enable Network Level Authentication to prevent any unauthenticated attacker from exploiting this vulnerability. Patch now or GFY!

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

In the past 18 months, we’ve experienced the beginning of an era that has seen cybersecurity and cybercrime at the center of it all. Since the pandemic began, cybersecurity has been named a top priority for national security and we’ve witnessed some of the largest, and most destructive cyber breaches in history.

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Jane Frankland

AUGUST 10, 2022

Increasing cyber attacks. During my career, in the UK, up until now, there have been 3 periods of recession – the early 90s when I just graduated, the Great Recession (2008-2009), and the Covid-19 Recession (2020). Defaults on loans. Repossessions. Projects on hold. Revised revenue targets and KPIs. Exceptional competition.

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Pen Test

OCTOBER 12, 2023

This specialized form of testing has emerged as a crucial tool for evaluating the security of wireless networks and assessing their resilience against potential cyber-attacks (Davis & Brown, 2020). It underscores the vital role it plays in fortifying the burgeoning landscape of wireless technologies. What is Radio Frequency (RF)?

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Spinone

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Yet, devastating moments such as the 2008 U.S. 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.

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Our report spotlights five major threat actors dominating the cybersecurity landscape in 2024 that every professional should know about. By examining their methods, motivations, and recent attacks, we equip enterprises with the insights needed to strengthen their defenses against these actors.

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Our report spotlights five major threat actors dominating the cybersecurity landscape in 2024 that every professional should know about. By examining their methods, motivations, and recent attacks, we equip enterprises with the insights needed to strengthen their defenses against these actors.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Our collective priority must be people’s physical safety, but Russia’s assault could also produce a range of cybersecurity-related risks that organizations and people will need to protect themselves against, starting today. These tactics are nothing new, and familiar cybersecurity best practices around privileged access hold true.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

They can be used to launch spam emails and distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, leveraging hundreds of thousands of compromised computers. Conficker, or Downadup, is a fast-propagating malware discovered in November 2008. Today, bad actors often launch cyber attacks that are a combination of several malware types.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

They can be used to launch spam emails and distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, leveraging hundreds of thousands of compromised computers. Conficker , or Downadup, is a fast-propagating malware discovered in November 2008. Today, bad actors often launch cyber attacks that are a combination of several malware types.

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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. billion malware attacks worldwide in the first half of 2022 alone. An August 2022 Statista report counted 2.8

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NopSec

DECEMBER 7, 2016

If you’ve read cybersecurity news lately, you’ve probably heard that it’s back. But this obscures the fact that energy and industrial companies are attacked on a daily basis by actors as diverse as hacktivists and nation states, using digital weaponry like open source to tools that cost millions of dollars to produce or procure.

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NetSpi Technical

AUGUST 16, 2024

government’s approach has historically been reactive, highlighted by the 2008 Russian hack against the Department of Defense using simple USB drives, which led to the creation of US Cyber Command. How do we approach a situation where, for example, Russia utilizes cyber-attacks on Microsoft Azure to attack Ukraine?

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ForAllSecure

JULY 6, 2022

Contrasting that is, perhaps, a more nuanced statement from Howard Schmidt, President Obama’s first cybersecurity czar, who said “We see people talking about the digital Pearl Harbor from the worms and Trojans and viruses. Like in 2008, when I presented with Chris Boyd from the UK, on the rise of teenage hackers.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Russia’s asymmetrical cyber-attacks have been a well-documented, rising global concern for most of the 2000s. C yber a ttack s on Georgia (2008 , 2019 ) Georgian government websites get defaced; thousands of government and private websites get blocked, including two major TV stations. It’s not just Russia.

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