eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2021

Security services and tools include anti-DDoS , SOCaaS , web application firewalls (WAF), data encryption , and more. Other features include applying secure socket layer (SSL) or transport layer security (TLS) and AES-256 encryption. Also Read: Best Encryption Software & Tools for 2021. Facebook, and Oracle. EnterpriseDB.

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Security Affairs

JULY 1, 2023

Cybersecurity firm Avast released a free decryptor for the Akira ransomware that can allow victims to recover their data without paying the ransom. “During the run, the ransomware generates a symmetric encryption key using CryptGenRandom() , which is the random number generator implemented by Windows CryptoAPI. .

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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. Todd Moore | VP, Encryption Products.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 23, 2021

LastPass is password management software that’s been popular among business and personal users since it was initially released in 2008. Your business can use LastPass to maintain unique passwords for each employee’s online accounts—a critical practice for modern cybersecurity health. When it was acquired by LogMeIn Inc.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

cybersecurity agencies, which highlighted the threats in a pair of warnings issued in recent days. And the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added 15 more vulnerabilities to its list of actively exploited vulnerabilities. cybersecurity advisories in recent weeks. The FBI and U.S. 7 SP1, 8, 8.1)

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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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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Data in the clear is no small cybersecurity risk for organizations of all sizes. In cases, full disk encryption is a necessary feature. Encrypted data provides an obstacle and a layer of risk mitigation against loss since the data is not easily readable without the right encryption key. For data in transit, TLS 1.3

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Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2020

Cybersecurity researchers discovered a new version of the ComRAT backdoor, also known as Agent.BTZ , which is a malware that was employed in past campaigns attributed to the Turla APT group. Earlier versions of Agent.BTZ were used to compromise US military networks in the Middle East in 2008.

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Security Affairs

MAY 23, 2023

Each module of the CommonMagic framework is used to perform a certain task, such as communicating with the C2 server, encrypting and decrypting C2 traffic, and executing plugins. Further analysis revealed that the actor behind the above operations has been active since at least 2008. ” reads the new report published by Kaspersky.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2021

“However, instead of sending it in cleartext, the client deploys a symmetric AES encryption for any communication over the WebSocket for the first exchange, as no shared secret is established yet, and the AES encryption will generate a default key for this first exchange. ” continues the analysis.

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SecureList

MAY 13, 2025

One widely used method for dynamically adding functionality is reflective DLL injection, introduced in 2008. Furthermore, Mythic supports both standard communication protocols (HTTPS, TCP) and covert channels, such as encrypted communication over Slack or Telegram. This type of injection has both its upsides and downsides.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 8, 2021

Since the company’s launch in 2008, LastPass has reported numerous security breaches that range in severity from vulnerabilities in browser extensions to full-blown breaches. Both tools use local AES-256 encryption , which is the industry standard for preventing attackers from accessing stored passwords.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Common vulnerabilities for Azure blobs involve misconfigurations with role-based control access (RBAC) and multi-factor authentication (MFA), encryption for data at rest, activity logs, network security groups (NSGs) with overly permissive rules, and unintentionally exposing resources to the public. Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 4, 2021

However, with the emergence of new strains of ransomware that exfiltrate data prior to encrypting it, access control for accounts becomes increasingly important. Encryption is the method most often employed for both data at rest, as well as data in transit. This is why encryption is only part of the overall security formula.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 14, 2021

All of your 1Password data is stored with AES 256-bit, end-to-end encryption that can only be decrypted with a Secret Key that’s stored locally on your devices. These tools are paving the way for the future of cybersecurity, and it’s important to stay ahead of the curve to be prepared for tomorrow’s attacks.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The first-ever large-scale malware attacks on IoT devices were recorded back in 2008, and their number has only been growing ever since. Brute-force attacks on services that use SSH, a more advanced protocol that encrypts traffic, can yield similar outcomes. BTC to recover the data.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 26, 2022

Network monitoring is where business performance meets cybersecurity , making it a critical component of any organization’s development, security, and operations ( DevSecOps ) pipeline. AES-256 encryption for data at rest and TLS v1.2 Also read: Top Cybersecurity Startups to Watch in 2022. Auvik Features. Catchpoint.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 17, 2024

On May 18, 2024, Kaspersky’s Global Research & Analysis Team (GReAT), with the help of its partners, held the qualifying stage of the SAS CTF, an international competition of cybersecurity experts held as part of the Security Analyst Summit conference. This is done in two stages. get_value('MachineGuid').encode('utf-16le')

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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. Whether they’re nation-state actors, cybercrime groups, or hacktivists, understanding who these groups are and how they operate is the first step in fortifying your cybersecurity posture.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 23, 2022

The DazzleSpy backdoor software had interesting features to foil detection, including end-to-end encryption to avoid firewall inspection as well as a feature that cut off communication if a TLS-inspection proxy was detected. See the Best Cybersecurity Awareness Training for Employees. Deploy data encryption at rest and in transit.

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Centraleyes

APRIL 23, 2024

Illustration : Adobe’s bold move during the 2008 crisis exemplifies this benefit. Moreover, according to a Harvard Business Review , 80% of cybersecurity breaches are due to human error, emphasizing the need for automated and digital systems. This flexibility enables organizations to redefine service offerings and stay agile.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 2, 2022

We have been doing so since 2008, benefiting from Kaspersky’s decades of cyberthreat data management, and unrivaled technologies. Operational level: helping organizations decide where to focus their existing cybersecurity efforts and capabilities. But why are we offering cyber threat intelligence at all?

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Hacker's King

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

In the world of cybersecurity, Telnet might seem outdated and was replaced by SSH protocol but it's still a powerful tool for penetration testers and hackers. Telnet has been largely replaced by SSH (Secure Shell) due to its lack of encryption, it’s still in use, especially in older systems or poorly secured networks.

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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. Whether they’re nation-state actors, cybercrime groups, or hacktivists, understanding who these groups are and how they operate is the first step in fortifying your cybersecurity posture.

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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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Security Boulevard

JUNE 15, 2023

Enter Mystic Stealer, a fresh stealer lurking in the cyber sphere, noted for its data theft capabilities, obfuscation, and an encrypted binary protocol to enable it to stay under the radar and evade defenses. Example Mystic Stealer constant obfuscation technique Encrypted binary custom protocol. All data is encrypted with RC4.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 6, 2021

Israeli cybersecurity vendor Check Point Software Technologies made waves in 1993 when it launched the first stateful inspection security module, FireWall-1. Cloudflare is a web infrastructure and cybersecurity company founded in 2009 and located in San Francisco, California. Read our in-depth review of Barracuda WAF. Cloudflare WAF.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 31, 2024

Of course it was before 2008, when we created the Security and Human Behavior workshop. I know I was at the Fast Software Encryption workshop in December 1993, another conference he created. There I presented the Blowfish encryption algorithm. I can’t remember when I first met Ross. Okay, he created both—I helped.)

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ForAllSecure

MAY 4, 2021

Duff: What MITRE does is provide usually high level understanding to our government customers on problems that they face, and that can range anything from work we do with the FAA to work we do with the NCC OE so the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, which is operated by NIST, a variety of programs in between.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 4, 2021

Duff: What MITRE does is provide usually high level understanding to our government customers on problems that they face, and that can range anything from work we do with the FAA to work we do with the NCC OE so the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, which is operated by NIST, a variety of programs in between.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

Ransomware programs gain access to a computer’s file system and execute a payload to encrypt all data. Unfortunately, most of the data it encrypted was lost for good due to faulty code. Conficker, or Downadup, is a fast-propagating malware discovered in November 2008. The data is neither stolen nor manipulated. Trojan Horse.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 21, 2023

Understanding the history of computer hacking is important for understanding its impact on technology and society, the current state of cybersecurity, and for developing effective strategies for protecting against cyber threats.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Ransomware programs gain access to a computer’s file system and execute a payload to encrypt all data. Unfortunately, most of the data it encrypted was lost for good due to faulty code. Conficker , or Downadup, is a fast-propagating malware discovered in November 2008. The data is neither stolen nor manipulated. Trojan horse.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Boost your organization’s IT literacy with ongoing cybersecurity training so they recognize the threats posed by malware attacks. In cybersecurity, a bot typically refers to an infected device containing malicious software. In 2008, the Kraken botnet with 495,000 bots infected 10% of the Fortune 500 companies.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Since 2008, antivirus and cybersecurity software testers AV-TEST have kept track of the number of newly-developed malware worldwide, totaling at nearly 1 billion as of September 2022. Activation: The ransomware begins encrypting sensitive files or locking down the system. An August 2022 Statista report counted 2.8 Ransomware.

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NopSec

DECEMBER 7, 2016

If you’ve read cybersecurity news lately, you’ve probably heard that it’s back. Modern variants of ransomware, called crypto ransomware, entomb the files stored on a hard drive using strong encryption. What can be done about cybersecurity threats to energy and industrial companies? We’re glad you asked.

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NetSpi Technical

AUGUST 16, 2024

Luke Langefels, Security Consultant One of the talks that I went to while at DefCon was Matt Burch’s presentation on defeating ATM disk encryption. Switching to full-disk encryption would have effectively remediated the 6 findings. This was the approach Burch ultimately recommended to Vynamic. One key takeaway was that the U.S.

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