Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2021

In March 2020, CERT France cyber-security agency warned about a new wave of ransomware attack that was targeting the networks of local government authorities. According to the experts, the first infections were observed in late 2019, victims reported their files were encrypted by a strain of malware. ” continues the alert.

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Cisco Security

APRIL 19, 2021

Things improved in 2020 when (ISC)2 learned that 700,000 professionals had joined the industry. In 2020, 2.31 Army and other entities have taken trainings provided by Offensive Security , including courses in penetration testing, web application and exploit development that align with industry-leading certifications.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 18, 2021

Starting from 2016 the group developed a new custom malware using Cobalt Strike, a legitimate penetration testing framework. In May 2020, authorities arrested another member of the FIN7 group, the Ukrainian nation Denys Iarmak. Hladyr also controlled the organization’s encrypted channels of communication.”

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SecureList

DECEMBER 14, 2021

While looking for potentially malicious implants that targeted Microsoft Exchange servers, we identified a suspicious binary that had been submitted to a multiscanner service in late 2020. The malicious module was most likely compiled between late 2020 and April 2021.

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Cytelligence

JANUARY 14, 2020

While we saw the threat landscape change in 2019 with even more sophisticated attacks, we predict 2020 to be even more extreme. How can I protect my business in 2020? Going beyond simple file encryption, ransomware increasingly leverages unknown variants and file-less techniques. Contact us today to learn how you can be ready.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2021

In March 2020, CERT France cyber-security agency warned about a new wave of ransomware attack that was targeting the networks of local government authorities. According to the experts, the first infections were observed in late 2019, victims reported their files were encrypted by a strain of malware. This new version used the.

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Cytelligence

JANUARY 27, 2020

Cybercriminals or threat actors release a kind of malware which enters a computer system or network through fraudulent means and locks down files from access by encrypting them until a demanded ransom is paid to hackers in return for a decryption key. Ransomware in 2020 . Damages from ransomware in 2019 rose to over $11.5

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SC Magazine

MARCH 29, 2021

CRISC Company: ISACA Noteworthy: Nearly 30,000 professionals have earned CRISC (Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control) since it was established in 2010, and the certification was fourth on Global Knowledge’s list of top-paying IT certifications for 2020. FINALIST | BEST PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAM.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 24, 2021

Conduct risk assessments and penetration tests to determine the organization’s attack surface and what tools, processes and skills are in place to defend against attacks. Be sure to use controls that prevent online backups from becoming encrypted by ransomware. Initial Assessments. Ransomware Governance. Least Privilege.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 10, 2021

Because many powerful SQL injection tools are available open-source , your organization must test your applications before strangers do. . Also Read: Best Penetration Testing Software for 2021. . Encryption: Keep Your Secrets Secret. Also Read: Best Encryption Tools & Software for 2021 .

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Standard features of security as a service vendors include many of the same benefits of having an SOC, like 24/7/365 monitoring, cybersecurity expertise, managed detection and response (MDR), network security, penetration testing , incident response , and threat intelligence. Endpoint Encryption . Current landscape for SECaaS .

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2021

To best understand the scale of the problem, let’s look into some recently notified, large organisation security breaches, reported over a four-week period between 20 th November and 17 th December 2020. 20 th Nov 2020 – Manchester United Football Club ( www.manutd.com ). 30 th November 2020 – Embrear ( www.embrear.com ).

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

L agarde warns that operational outages that encrypted or destroyed balance accounts at a major bank could trigger a liquidity crisis. “As Below two eloquent graphs included in the Global Risks Report 2020 that show that the risk of cyber-attack has a high likelihood and a high impact. ” reported the Independent.

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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. a16z Investments. ForgePoint Investments. Insight Investments. Kleiner Perkins Investments. LVP Investments.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 8, 2022

Also known as Gozi, Ursnif has evolved over the years to include a persistence mechanism, methods to avoid sandboxes and virtual machines, and search capability for disk encryption software to attempt key extraction for unencrypting files. A 2020 LokiBot variant was disguised as a launcher for the Fortnite multiplayer video game.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Overall, organizations are spending more on budget and staff, upgrading incident response planning, spending more on security products and procedures and are being more aggressive in their protections, from penetration testing , breach and attack simulations and attack surface management, according to the report.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

553% increase in DNS Flood attacks from 1H 2020 to 2H 2023. Ransomware & Data Theft Organizations worldwide continue to feel the pain of ransomware attacks, although many ransomware gangs may be shifting to extortion over data theft instead of encrypted data. 20,551 gambling industry attacks.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 20, 2021

From then onwards, FIN7 focused its efforts on developing an even more sophisticated wave of attacks by using tailor-made malware based on the Cobalt Strike penetration testing software, but Carbanak remained part of their toolset. Hladyr also controlled the organization’s encrypted channels of communication.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

In the past, many actors would join forces to attack and encrypt as many organizations around the world as possible. This behavior was easy to identify because there was a boom in the Intel and AMD mobile graphic cards market in 2020-2021 compared to previous years. Mobile banking Trojans on the rise.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 20, 2024

Ransomware attacks have become a significant threat to organizations of all kinds worldwide, with attackers encrypting data and demanding payment for its release. For example, the healthcare sector, a prime target for these types of attacks , planned to spend $125 billion to defend against breaches from 2020 to 2025.

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

2014 — eBay — A cyberattack exposes names, addresses, dates of birth, and encrypted passwords of all of eBay’s 145 million users. . Within days, tens of thousands of businesses and organizations across 150 countries are locked out of their own systems by WannaCry’s encryption. Marriott announces it in late 2018. . east coast.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Armis was acquired at a $1 billion price tag by Insight Partners in January 2020, joining Insight’s other cybersecurity subsidiaries like SentinelOne, Perimeter81, Mimecast, and Tenable. For implementer services, the vendor offers managed IoT monitoring and managed security testing for validating embedded systems. Armis Features.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2023

It offers a wide range of security testing capabilities, including code scanning, vulnerability assessment , and penetration testing. Encryption: This protects sensitive data by converting it into a coded form that can only be accessed or decrypted with the appropriate key.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 13, 2021

Be it advanced locks, encryption barriers, or deleted and unknown content, the UFED (Universal Forensic Extraction Device) can extract physical and logical data. What thrust Exterro deeper into the DFIR space was its acquisition of industry-known AccessData in December 2020. billion in 2020. Market Size.

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SecureList

AUGUST 15, 2022

The attack starts by driving targets to a legitimate website and tricking them into downloading a compressed RAR file that is booby-trapped with the network penetration testing tools Cobalt Strike and SilentBreak. Yanluowang ransomware: how to recover encrypted files. This ransomware is relatively recent.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 20, 2021

On top of that, due to changes in legislation that limited financial institutions in hiring external services, the number of cases we investigated for financial industry clients in 2020 was zero. We investigated 200 cases for clients in Russia in 2020, and already over 300 in the first nine months of 2021.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 23, 2023

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has updated its #StopRansomware guide to account for the fact that ransomware actors have accelerated their tactics and techniques since the original guide was released in September of 2020. Cobalt Strike is a commercial penetration testing software suite.

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NetSpi Executives

MARCH 11, 2025

– Thomas Cumberland, Tier 3 Senior Analyst at Cyber Sainik Since the beginning of 2020, the external attack surface has become the primary exposure point for all organizations. Amateur attackers are showing how simple it is to gain access to an organizations private network or cloud solutions through remote services.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

A March 2020 software update of the SolarWinds Orion management platform gave malicious actors unhindered access to key government and enterprise networks. Read Also: The IoT Cybersecurity Act of 2020: Implications for Devices. Also Read: Best Penetration Testing Software for 2021. Orion Vulnerabilities Keep Emerging.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

Author of numerous articles in the cybersecurity field as well as authored the book Penetration Testing with Backbox. The attackers inserted malicious code into otherwise legitimate software updates in what is referred to as a supply-chain attack, since it infects software as it was under assembly. Pierluigi Paganini.

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NopSec

MARCH 6, 2020

SMBMap is a handy SMB enumeration utility used in penetration testing! The tool was created with penetration testing in mind. First, keep in mind that SMBMap fills a fairly niche gap within a larger penetration testing methodology. SMBMap was developed to address this gap. Neat, so what now? Command: $./smbmap.py

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 12, 2023

Impacket v0.9.22 - Copyright 2020 SecureAuth Corporation Password: [proxychains] Strict chain. Configure /etc/proxychains4.conf conf [proxychains] preloading /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libproxychains.so.4 4 [proxychains] DLL init: proxychains-ng 4.14 [proxychains] DLL init: proxychains-ng 4.14 [proxychains] DLL init: proxychains-ng 4.14

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Krebs on Security

MAY 11, 2021

From today we introduce moderation and check each company that our partners want to encrypt to avoid social consequences in the future.” “Now our team and partners encrypt many companies that are trading on NASDAQ and other stock exchanges,” DarkSide explains. We’re looking for one person or a team.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

— Dave Kennedy (@HackingDave) July 15, 2020. link] pic.twitter.com/cVIyB44o6q — Eugene Kaspersky (@e_kaspersky) June 22, 2020. Through tenures at Citrix, HP, and Bugcrowd, Jason Haddix offers his expertise in the areas of penetration testing , web application testing, static analysis, and more.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2022

Series A Cado Security 2020 London, UK 26 $11.5 Series B Wiz 2020 Tel Aviv, Israel 186 $230.0 GitGuardian is a developer favorite offering a secrets detection solution that scans source code to detect certificates, passwords, API keys, encryption keys, and more. Series A Lightspin 2020 Tel Aviv, Israel 43 $20.0

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The FBI recently published a warning stating that ransomware gang OnePercent Group has been attacking companies in the US since November 2020. Encrypt all sensitive company data. Database records, system files and data stored in the cloud should all be encrypted. Ensure all web traffic is encrypted with SSL or TLS.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

For ransomware attacks where network data gets encrypted , backups are the definitive method for restoring network infrastructure. Coveware reported earlier this year the average downtime for ransomware victims jumped from 15 days in 2019 to 21 days in 2020. Beyond Encryption: Exfiltration and Extortion. Data Exfiltration.

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