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Protecting Industrial Control Systems Against Cyberattacks – Part 1

Security Boulevard

The system developers weren’t overly preoccupied with security because they had no conception of something called the Internet. With no Internet in existence at the time, the systems were “air gapped” – meaning not connected to other systems or the outside world, for years. Their tactics went beyond the typical DDoS attack.

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Ten Years Later, New Clues in the Target Breach

Krebs on Security

For many years, Ika held a key position at one of Russia’s largest Internet service providers, and his (mostly glowing) reputation as a reliable provider of web hosting to the Russian cybercrime community gave him an encyclopedic knowledge about nearly every major player in that scene at the time. .”

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Top Database Security Solutions for 2021

eSecurity Planet

Security services and tools include anti-DDoS , SOCaaS , web application firewalls (WAF), data encryption , and more. For customers looking to bundle, Huawei offers vulnerability scanning , WAFs, and advanced DDoS protection. McAfee is widely known for bringing the first antivirus software to market.

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The History of Computer Viruses & Malware

eSecurity Planet

On the modern Internet, malware is a near-constant presence. Department of Defense’s Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET), the precursor of the modern Internet we know, love, and sometimes hate. Worms and the Dawn of the Internet Age: 1987-2000. Viruses Get Their Name: 1974-1986. Want to Learn More About Malware?

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Former Russian Cybersecurity Chief Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison

Krebs on Security

In 2013, Vrublevsky was convicted of hiring his most-trusted spammer and malware writer to launch a crippling distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack against one of his company’s chief competitors. law enforcement and intelligence agencies.

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Weathering Russian Winter: The Current State of Russian APTs

Security Boulevard

However, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has put the risk and incredible rate of advancement in Russian cyberattacks front and center – with much of the internet (and the world) caught in the crossfire. Antivirus companies like McAfee jumped on the opportunity to provide anti-APT products. What Is An APT?