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NCSC warns of a surge in ransomware attacks on education institutions

Security Affairs

Once gained the foothold in the target network, the attackers will attempt lateral movements to elevate the privileges and search for high-value machines to encrypt (i.e. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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API Security and Hackers: What?s the Need?

Security Affairs

Encryption. You and your partners can cipher all TLS (the successor to SSL) transfers, be it one-way encryption (also called standard one-way TLS) or even better, shared encryption (two-way TLS). API Firewalling. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Just be cryptic.

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5 Ways to Protect Yourself from IP Address Hacking

Security Affairs

VPN also provides an encrypted tunnel for all your online activities and closes all doors for spies and cybercriminals. It is essential to install firewall and antivirus software on your routers and keep them up-to-date. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Secure Your Router.

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Malware researcher reverse engineered a threat that went undetected for at least 2 years

Security Affairs

During the analysis time, only really few Antivirus (6 out of 60) were able to “detect” the sample. AntiVirus Coverage. The used encryption algorithm is AES and everything we need to decrypt is in this file, so let’s build up a simple python script to print our decryption parameters.

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How to Prevent Data Leaks

Spinone

There have been some very high profile data breaches in the last couple of years, all of which have cost thousands of dollars of damage and a severe blow to the reputation of the company involved: In late 2014, hackers stole the account information of over 500 million Yahoo email accounts.

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Top Network Detection & Response (NDR) Solutions

eSecurity Planet

Whereas older solutions like antivirus, firewalls, and endpoint detection and response (EDR) have long focused on threats at the network perimeter, the intent of NDR is to monitor and act on malicious threats within organization networks using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) analysis. billion in 2016.

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The Hacker Mind: Shellshock

ForAllSecure

That meant I tested the release candidates -- not the final product you’d buy in the stores - for consumer-grade antivirus programs, desktop firewalls, and desktop Intrusion detection systems. Vamosi: In the fall of 2014, Shellshock was publicly disclosed. Really, never roll your own encryption. Just don’t.