The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Digital technology, like music, is all about math. Tatsuaki Okamoto, director of NTT Research’s Cryptography and Information Security (CIS) Lab , and Dr. Amit Sahai, professor of computer science at UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and director of UCLA Center for Encrypted Functionalities (CEF).

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2022

VPNLab was launched in 2008 and was offering online anonymity to criminal organizations. Its technology was based on OpenVPN and adopted 2048-bit encryption, the price for the subscription was very low, just $60/year. The authorities seized 15 VPNLab.net servers across 10 countries.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

The attack is possible because the machines use a smart card payment system that leverages insecure technology, the MIFARE Classic smart cards. The researchers wrote a Python script that used to crack the weak encryption and dumped the card’s binary. The vulnerability was disclosed by the security researcher Polle Vanhoof.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The deadline is fast approaching The PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) was developed in 2008 to standardize the security controls that need to be enforced by businesses processing payment card data in order to protect cardholder data and sensitive authentication data wherever it is stored, processed, or transmitted.

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SecureList

MAY 19, 2023

Encryption and communication As we have mentioned above, two modules (Crypton.dll and Internet.dll) are bundled with every installation of the CloudWizard framework. The Crypton module performs encryption and decryption of all communications. module execution results) is encrypted with a combination of AES and RSA. and new (5.0)

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 5, 2018

Healthcare’s IT evolution has brought numerous security challenges including regulations, the use of digitally transformative technologies that have created huge amounts of data to store and protect, and the extraordinary value of electronic personal health information (ePHI) to cybercriminals. Almost all (96%) of U.S.

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SC Magazine

MAY 12, 2021

Today’s special columnist, Scott Register of Keysight Technologies, says government and industry must come together to secure the nation’s critical infrastructure in the wake of the Colonial Pipeline hack. Scott Register, vice president, security solutions, Keysight Technologies. Credit: Colonial Pipeline.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The ransomware encrypts files on compromised Windows host systems, including physical and virtual servers, the advisory noted, and the executable leaves a ransom note in all directories where encryption occurs, including ransom payment instructions for obtaining a decryption key. 7 SP1, 8, 8.1)

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 28, 2020

This increasing investment and reliance on cloud technology means that targeting misconfiguration for users isn’t going away. The Google Cloud Platform (GCP) was founded in 2008 and has since seen Azure surpass their market position. Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) also offers added security and ease of use for blob authorization.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 25, 2023

It comes equipped with a built-in TOR network tunnel for communication with command servers, along with update and delivery functionality through trusted services such as GitLab, GitHub, and Bitbucket, all using custom encrypted archives. The malware executable file is placed in /tmp directory with a random name. 8, 15.0.0.0/8, 8, 16.0.0.0/8,

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Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 30, 2018

So here it is - 10 Personal Financial Lessons for Technology Professionals. For example, the ICT industry (Information, Communication, Technology) was the 5th highest paying with an average salary of $104,874 (dollars are Aussie, take off about 30% for USD). Intro: This Industry Rocks! Banking is below that. Medical even lower.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 2, 2022

It is a highly demanding activity, which requires time, multidisciplinary skills, efficient technology, innovation and dedication. We have been doing so since 2008, benefiting from Kaspersky’s decades of cyberthreat data management, and unrivaled technologies. But why are we offering cyber threat intelligence at all?

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

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. Encrypted data involves both data in transit and data at rest. Top Full Disk Encryption Software of 2021.

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Cytelligence

JULY 30, 2020

In many cases, this resulted in organizations either deploying new technologies, boosting the capabilities of existing solutions or installing secondary and tertiary solutions in case the primary access method suffered a failure of some kind. . Is RDG the solution? . Next steps ? .

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 6, 2021

At the same time, WAF technology is increasingly a part of more comprehensive security solutions like next-generation firewalls (NGFW), unified threat management (UTM), and more. From the 1998 MIT Entrepreneurship Competition to today, Akamai Technologies is now a top provider of WAF solutions. Microsoft Azure. Signal Sciences.

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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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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

In 2013, for example, the FIDO Alliance was created to solve the world’s password problem by replacing login technology. But beyond these cases, how advanced is the implementation of the technology that wants to end passwords once and for all? The Challenges of New Authentication Technologies. See the Top Password Managers.

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NopSec

DECEMBER 7, 2016

When the malware hit Saudi Aramco four years ago, it propelled the company into a technological dark age, forcing the company to rely on typewriters and faxes while it recovered. Attacks can also be for technological acquisition. If you’ve read cybersecurity news lately, you’ve probably heard that it’s back.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

out of 5 stars on Chrome web store, 9 out of 10 pairs of participants failed to complete the assigned task of exchanging encrypted emails, i.e. 90% failure rate. The most common mistake that repeatedly occurred in all of these studies [13,14,15] was to encrypt a message with the sender’s public key. This type of scheme (e.g., [8,9])

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SecureList

OCTOBER 12, 2021

In late August and early September 2021, Kaspersky technologies detected attacks with the use of an elevation of privilege exploit on multiple Microsoft Windows servers. Microsoft Windows Server 2008. Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2. All communication is encrypted with SSL. Executive Summary. Microsoft Windows 7.

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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. With MFA, your IT administrators can configure an extra layer of authentication that combines biometric technology with contextual intelligence. When it was acquired by LogMeIn Inc.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 23, 2022

For example, the BlackTech cyber-espionage ATP group, suspected to be backed by the Chinese government, sent emails containing Excel files with malicious macros to Japanese and Taiwanese corporations in the defense technology, media, and communications sectors. Deploy data encryption at rest and in transit. Vulnerability Exploitation.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 26, 2022

AES-256 encryption for data at rest and TLS v1.2 AES-256 encryption for data at rest and TLS v1.2 Assembled by Broadcom subsidiary CA Technologies, DX NetOps offers network visibility and actionable intelligence for monitoring digital user experiences. Auvik Features. Read more : Best SIEM Tools of 2022. Catchpoint.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

In 2008, the Kraken botnet with 495,000 bots infected 10% of the Fortune 500 companies. Cybersecurity vendors like Panda Security suggest the best way to defend against crimeware is using a combination of antivirus, anti-spyware, firewalls, and threat detection technology. Since 2008, RAM scraping has been a boon for retailers.

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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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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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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 14, 2022

. “The search activities were based on the appeal of the US authorities, who reported on the leader of the criminal community and his involvement in encroaching on the information resources of foreign high-tech companies by introducing malicious software, encrypting information and extorting money for its decryption,” the FSB said.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2020

The following VBScript is run through cscript.exe, It’s an obfuscated and xor-encrypted payload. The encryption is performed by a simple xor having as key the single byte 0 while the encoding procedure is a multi conversion routine which could be summarized as follows: chr(asc(chr(“&h”&mid(x,y,2)))).

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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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Kali Linux

MARCH 28, 2023

Enter BackTrack 3 in June 2008. 2008 was no exception. With technology, trends change. In infosec, trends change as technology changes, software stacks change, attack surface changes, and defenses improve. There was then a shift to “Live-Boot” (either CDs or USBs). Times were different to how it is now.

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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. Hacking has gone through several eras over the years, each with its own unique characteristics and motivations.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

As a leading VC, BVP offers budding companies plenty to consider, with a set of roadmaps and tools for today’s technologies and market complexities. Notable cybersecurity exits for the company include AVG Technologies, Cognitive Security, OpenDNS, and Carbon Black. Also read : Addressing Remote Desktop Attacks and Security.

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1903 — Wireless Telegraphy — During John Ambrose Fleming’s first public demonstration of Marconi’s “secure” wireless telegraphy technology, Nevil Maskelyne disrupts it by sending insulting Morse code messages discrediting the invention. Dateline Cybercrime . A DSW data breach also exposes transaction information from 1.4

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ForAllSecure

JULY 6, 2022

Like in 2008, when I presented with Chris Boyd from the UK, on the rise of teenage hackers. That statue, it seems, had been placed on the ship as a prank by some students from the Helsinki University of Technology the night before. Digital technologies are the main tool for achieving our goals. Vamosi: This is interesting.

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Spinone

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Yet, devastating moments such as the 2008 U.S. Is blockchain technology the new path that the legal industry should take to sustain in the digital age? Let us consider the most significant implications of decentralized technologies to the legal industry. We will explore these pillars more in depth.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 4, 2021

So, the ATT&CK framework Ed's itself, the enterprise ATT&CK had this portion that was all the things before you get on the network that adversaries do, let's bring that over impact was a extension last year which focuses on the other side of thing, what do they do, as, as kind of that end goal, do they wipe systems, do they encrypt it.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 4, 2021

So, the ATT&CK framework Ed's itself, the enterprise ATT&CK had this portion that was all the things before you get on the network that adversaries do, let's bring that over impact was a extension last year which focuses on the other side of thing, what do they do, as, as kind of that end goal, do they wipe systems, do they encrypt it.

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