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MY TAKE: Memory hacking arises as a go-to tactic to carry out deep, persistent incursions

The Last Watchdog

One tried-and-true incursion method pivots off social engineering. It was designed to make it convenient for system administrators to automate tasks and manage configurations across all Windows endpoints and servers in a company network. A network breach begins, of course, with an incursion.

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Top Cybersecurity Accounts to Follow on Twitter

eSecurity Planet

lazydocker : A simple terminal UI for both docker and docker-compose : [link] pic.twitter.com/HsK17rzg8m — Binni Shah (@binitamshah) July 1, 2019. Facebook Plans on Backdooring WhatsApp [link] — Schneier Blog (@schneierblog) August 1, 2019. — Jason Haddix (@Jhaddix) July 27, 2019. Brian Krebs | @briankrebs.

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The Phight Against Phishing

Digital Shadows

Going back a bit, it was also the top attack vector in 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, and well, hopefully, you get the picture. The social engineering aspect around phishing works because humans want to be helpful, informed, paid well, get stuff for free sometimes, and generally not end up on the wrong side of management.

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Addressing Remote Desktop Attacks and Security

eSecurity Planet

In November 2021, an unauthorized third party called a Robinhood customer support employee and, through social engineering , gained access to the company’s customer support systems. A few days later, IT systems started malfunctioning with ransom messages following. Examples of Notable RDP Attacks. Check Point.

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