The Last Watchdog

MAY 1, 2019

In short, it’s a perfect environment for cybercriminals to gather intelligence about us, then craft creative ruses to trick victims into installing malware that gives them a foothold. This is stunning: phishing attacks soared in 2018, rising 250% between January and December, according to Microsoft’s Security Intelligence Report.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Over the past year, Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) has observed an evolution of the tools, techniques, and procedures employed by Iranian nation-state actors. Learn more from this blog summarizing these trends, as presented at #CyberWarCon : [link] — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) November 16, 2021.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Company Sector Year Status Vicarius Vulnerability management 2022 Private Dragos ICS and OT security 2021 Private Safeguard Cyber Risk management 2021 Private CyberGRX Risk management 2019 Private Signifyd Fraud protection 2018 Private RedOwl Security analytics 2015 Acquired: Forcepoint. Accel Investments. BVP Investments.

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Security Affairs

JULY 9, 2019

See how #MicrosoftDefenderATP next-gen protection defeated the #fileless attack: [link] — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) July 8, 2019. The Astaroth Trojan was first spotted by security firm Cofense in late 2018 when it was involved in a campaign targeting Europe and Brazil.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

As The 2018 Thales Global Data Threat Report notes, “The top Big Data security issue is that sensitive data can be anywhere – and therefore everywhere – a concern expressed by 34% of global and U.S. The age of Big Data is upon us. respondents.”.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Back in 2018 , Infosecurity Magazine shared a survey of network security decision makers where those working for large organizations revealed that they commonly allocated over £700,000 each year for password-related support costs. In an article for Security Intelligence , I said, “ the password doesn ’ t matter.

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Lenny Zeltser

MAY 3, 2019

I formulated the advice above mostly based on the tactics used against 2016 and 2018 election campaigns in the United States, as publicly described by the news media, cybersecurity companies, and the U.S. government.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Microsoft’s “ Security Intelligence Report, Volume 24 ” shows a 250% increase in the number of phishing emails and attacks since 2018. In the world of cybersecurity, the looming menace of advanced persistent threats and state-sponsored attack groups tend to dominate the headlines.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 30, 2020

To ease these burdens, SECaaS and SOCaaS vendors have emerged as cloud-based security as a service that can collect, analyze, and correlate your information from diverse systems and applications — turning former headaches into actionable information security intelligence. Security as a Service (SECaaS) .

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Sixty-four percent of the more than 1,200 senior security executives from around the world, whom we surveyed for the 2018 Thales Data Threat Report (DTR), believe artificial intelligence (AI) “increases data security by recognizing and alerting on attacks,” while 43% believe AI “results in increased threats due to use as a hacking tool.”.

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NopSec

APRIL 16, 2018

Using this criteria, the following are some of NopSec’s predictions for 2018: Remote command execution (criticality) vulnerabilities in JavaScript frameworks, like JQuery, Angular and Node: these frameworks are widely used (popularity), web-based (ease of exploitation) and are accessible via the Internet (attack vector).

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 27, 2022

Intelligence: Services leverage machine learning (ML), advanced analytics, cryptography, distributed ledgers, cognitive computing, and automation. Delivery: Can be deployed on-premises or in the cloud. See our previous look at Accenture/Symantec.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 27, 2022

Cisco’s acquisition of Duo Security in 2018 gave the networking giant a strong presence in both IAM and zero trust. Provides visibility and control of privileged user activities to deliver actionable security intelligence to address evolving threats. Scale from 10 to 10,000 resources.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 18, 2022

According to the IBM Cost Per Breach Report for 2019, the average total data breach cost increased from $3.86M in 2018 to $4.24M in 2019. Organizations with a more mature security posture tended to have lower fees and better risk management than those without. Many of these tools and skills can be found on the darknet.

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The Security Ledger

AUGUST 16, 2019

In all, more than 6,000 firmware versions were analyzed, totaling close to 3 million binaries created from 2003 to 2018. Time and again, firmware from commonly used manufacturers failed to implement basic security features even when researchers studied the most recent versions of the firmware. Does Threat Intelligence make you Smarter?

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Spinone

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

By incorporating the security features found in the existing blockchain network and the proven certificate method of authentication, in early 2018, Spinbackup will introduce a world class mechanism for organizations to secure their public cloud services and data.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Google describes Security Center as a security analytics and best practice recommendations utility that enables G Suite administrators to operate G Suite environments much more intelligently and with greater visibility. This helps administrators to take a more proactive approach to security intelligence.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 15, 2019

million cards added; 2018 brought in 9.2 That’s according to an analysis by Flashpoint , a security intelligence firm based in New York City. Allison Nixon , the company’s director of security research, said Flashpoint had help from numerous parties in crunching the numbers from the massive leaked database.

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Penetration Testing

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Akamai Security Intelligence Research Team (SIRT) has uncovered a vulnerability in DigiEver DS-2105 Pro DVRs is being actively exploited by the Hail C**k botnet, a Mirai variant enhanced with modern... The post DigiEver DVR Vulnerability Under Attack by Hail C**k Botnet appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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