The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

Balaban This ransomware was doing the rounds over spam generated by the Gameover ZeuS botnet, which had been originally launched in 2011 as a toolkit for stealing victim’s banking credentials and was repurposed for malware propagation.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 28, 2023

Threat Actor Brief LockBit is a well-known ransomware affiliation program started back in September 2019, where the developers use third parties to spread the ransomware by hiring unethical penetration testing teams. He is a former member of the ANeSeC CTF team, one of the firsts Italian cyber wargame teams born back in 2011.

Penetration Testing 98

Penetration Testing Ransomware Firewall Social Engineering 98

Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

2011 — Sony Pictures — A hack of Sony’s data storage exposes the records of over 100 million customers using their PlayStation’s online services. 2011 — RSA SAFETY — Sophisticated hackers steal information about RSA’s SecurID authentication tokens, used by millions of people, including government and bank employees. east coast.

Cybercrime 135

Cybercrime Computers and Electronics Banking Hacking 135

NopSec

MAY 31, 2013

The only real criticism I have of the publication is that that NopSec is not mentioned… but since NopSec did not enter the vulnerability management market until the launch of Unified VRM in November 2011, I don’t have a valid grievance.

Marketing 40

Marketing Penetration Testing Cyber Attacks Engineering 40

ForAllSecure

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Shoenfield calls on a 2011 study that showed 85% of static analysis findings were false positives. It’s about efficiently getting the most amount of code and testing coverage. While some may look to penetration testing to solve exactly this problem, Shoenfield asserts that pen testing is akin to a scalpel.

Penetration Testing 52

Penetration Testing Marketing 52

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 13, 2021

Noticing that digital forensic tools used by law enforcement were insufficient, Canadian police officer Jad Saliba founded Magnet Forensics in 2011. Solutions offerings from GDF include computer forensics and security, e-discovery services, penetration testing, and breach response. Magnet Forensics.

Software 139

Software Computers and Electronics Marketing Mobile 139

Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 21, 2024

While the OMB initially developed FedRAMP in 2011, many other entities have come together to operate the program, including the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Types of FedRAMP Certifications As of August 2024, there will be one level of certification: FedRAMP Authorized.

Government 64

Government Risk Penetration Testing Financial Services 64

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Company Sector Year Status Isovalent Cloud security 2020 Private Illumio Cloud security 2015 Private SignalFx Monitoring 2015 Acquired: Splunk CipherCloud Cloud security 2012 Acquired: Lookout Lookout Mobile security 2011 Private. Bessemer Venture Partners. NightDragon. Tiger Global Management.

Cybersecurity 129

Cybersecurity Technology Marketing Healthcare 129

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Executive summary Tropic Trooper (also known as KeyBoy and Pirate Panda) is an APT group active since 2011. Swor: A simple penetration testing tool whose author tried to make it immune to removal by security solutions. The output is directed to a text file, which is used later for lateral movement.

Government 128

Government Malware Encryption Penetration Testing 128

Kali Linux

DECEMBER 30, 2019

That moved us to basing BackTrack 5 off of Ubuntu instead of Slackware live (February 2011). Especially after walking around Defcon and noticing how many people were using a version of BackTrack that was vulnerable to a certain exploit which came out a few weeks prior. When people do so, they obviously don’t run as default root user.

Penetration Testing 52

Penetration Testing Passwords Accountability 52

Kali Linux

MARCH 28, 2023

Longer history lesson Knoppix - Initial two weeks work Whoppix (White-Hat and knOPPIX) came about as the founder, @Muts, was doing an in-person air-gap network penetration test lasting for two weeks in 2004. It was not until May 2011 that the next major version of BackTrack got released, which also happens to be the last, BackTrack 5.

InfoSec 52

InfoSec Penetration Testing Architecture Software 52

eSecurity Planet

JULY 20, 2023

Once dubbed “the world’s most wanted hacker” after his youthful exploits attacking Digital Equipment Corporation and Pacific Bell, Mitnick completed his decade-long transition to cybersecurity luminary when he joined KnowBe4 as Chief Hacking Officer and part owner in 2011.

Cybersecurity 98

Cybersecurity Social Engineering Education Engineering 98