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Threat Protection: The REvil Ransomware

Cisco Security

We looked at REvil, also known as Sodinokibi or Sodin, earlier in the year in a Threat Trends blog on DNS Security. In it we talked about how REvil/Sodinokibi compromised far more endpoints than Ryuk, but had far less DNS communication. Figure 1-DNS activity surrounding REvil/Sodinokibi. Changing firewall rules.

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Is Your Small Business Safe Against Cyber Attacks?

CyberSecurity Insiders

Back in 2018, almost two-thirds of the small businesses suffered from cyber security attacks. . With a VPN like Surfshark to encrypt your online traffic and keep it protected against any security breach, your valuable data isn’t going to get compromised easily anytime soon. Firewalls . Protecting your data is very simple.

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FBI warns cyber actors abusing protocols as new DDoS attack vectors

Security Affairs

In December 2018, security experts from Trend Micro discovered that some machine-to-machine (M2M) protocols can be abused to attack IoT and industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) systems. According to our estimate, CoAP can reach up to 32 times (32x) amplification factor, which is roughly between the amplification power of DNS and SSDP.”.

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How to Improve Email Security for Enterprises & Businesses

eSecurity Planet

It can be time consuming to establish these protocols on an organization’s DNS servers, but doing so will provide two key benefits. Email security tools offer features that screen emails for malicious content using antivirus, anti-spam, DNS, attachment, and other analytics.

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Abusing cloud services to fly under the radar

Fox IT

observed Q2 2017 Cobalt Strike v3.12, observed Q3 2018 Cobalt Strike v3.14, observed Q2 2019. Besides using the Cobalt Strike beacon, the adversary also searches for VPN and firewall configs, possibly to function as a backup access into the network. The adversary compresses and encrypts the data by using WinRAR from the command-line.

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Addressing Remote Desktop Attacks and Security

eSecurity Planet

Between 2016 and 2018, the malware strain SamSam made brute force RDP attacks an integral part of its attacks on several public organizations. By exploiting weak server vulnerabilities, the Iran-based hackers were able to gain access, move laterally, encrypt IT systems, and demand ransom payment. clinical labs company September U.S.

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10 Best CASB Security Vendors of 2022

eSecurity Planet

In the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud Access Security Brokers, Censornet was a Niche Player in 2017 and 2018. In the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud Access Security Brokers, Forcepoint was a Niche Player in 2018 and 2019 before becoming a Visionary in 2020. Recognition for Censornet. Forcepoint. Recognition for Forcepoint.

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