eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

For data at rest, there are multiple mechanisms and technologies, including file-based and full disk encryption options. Users can also be fooled into revealing their passwords through social engineering. Encrypted data involves both data in transit and data at rest. For data in transit, TLS 1.3 Theft Of Device While Running.

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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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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. Phishing and Social Engineering.

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Doctor Chaos

APRIL 12, 2022

In 2008 a group of vigilante hackers attacked the Church of Scientology to disrupt (what they believed to be) an evil organization. I really enjoyed a moment in the show when Elliott mocked a Chief Technology Officer of a large technical corporation for owning a Blackberry. This comes closer to reality than most people realize.

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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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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. Conficker , or Downadup, is a fast-propagating malware discovered in November 2008. It could be hidden in a malicious advertisement, fake email or illegitimate software installation.

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Duo's Security Blog

MARCH 24, 2023

Making passwordless technology ubiquitous Chrysta: Consumers are already starting to unlock their phones, computers and accounts with their faces and fingerprints. That’s pushed a lot of technologies into individual users’ hands that allow them to start relying on passwordless authentication and to be able to stop using as many passwords.

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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. Ethan Hobart, Senior Security Consultant While at DEF CON, I attended Social Engineering AI Like You’re Piccard by Jayson E.

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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. Today, malware is a common threat to the devices and data of anyone who uses the Internet. An August 2022 Statista report counted 2.8

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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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Security Boulevard

APRIL 8, 2025

NTLM literally stands for New Technology LAN Manager, a name that didnt age well. Domain controllers starting with Windows Server 2008 and all Windows hosts starting with Windows Server 2025 and Windows 11 require SMB signing by default. The server is vulnerable to relay attacks if the signing required bit is notset.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 8, 2022

Famously attributed to the SolarWinds and StellarParticle attack campaigns, this group has been operating since about 2008 and has targets ranging across most of the planet, including both the Democratic and Republican National Committees in the US. Social engineering training. Among them are: Removal from network access.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 11, 2021

Whether that’s falling victim to social engineering (the leading breach pattern, present in about one-third of breaches), privilege misuse, or the opaquely categorized “miscellaneous errors” and “everything else,” humans remain a leading vulnerability to organizations. These numbers are a stern rebuke to the defender industry.

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Many of the contact tracing scams of 2020 similarly followed social engineering scripts that have been used in taxpayer identity theft schemes since the 1990s as well. These concerns were apparently validated by a 2019 incident where deepfaked audio technology was used to scam a CEO out of $243,000.

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