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Five Reasons Memory-Based Cyberattacks Continue to Succeed

Security Boulevard

These attacks are circumventing staple security products such as next-gen firewalls, IDS/IPS systems, web and endpoint security defenses, web application firewalls and database monitoring solutions. Focusing on the endpoint has become a popular model as traditional perimeter security is disappearing.

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Menlo Security Finds Cloud Migration and Remote Work Gives Rise to New Era of Malware, Highly Evasive Adaptive Threats (HEAT)

CyberSecurity Insiders

.–( BUSINESS WIRE )– Menlo Security , a leader in cloud security, today announced it has identified a surge in cyberthreats, termed Highly Evasive Adaptive Threats (HEAT), that bypass traditional security defenses. Since July 2021, Menlo Security has seen a 224% increase in HEAT attacks.

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What is SASE? Secure Access Service Service Edge Explained

eSecurity Planet

In practice, various SASE vendors will emphasize their specialty, such as networking or cloud access, in their definition of the technology to provide their solution with advantages. SASE vendors provide points of presence (PoPs) worldwide using the cloud or SD-WAN technology. What Are the SASE Benefits?

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A Ransomware Group Claims to Have Breached the Foxconn Factory

Hacker Combat

In December 2020, the DoppelPaymer extortion gang exposed documents allegedly stolen from some of its databases in the United States. However, unconfirmed reports indicate that the impact of the latest ransomware attack on Foxconn’s operational technology system is still unknown. How to Recognize a Ransomware Attack.

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Soaring ransomware payments, consistent infections, deceptive URLs and more in this year’s 2022 BrightCloud® Threat Report

Webroot

The year-end average for 2021 more than doubled the 2020 average, reaching $322,168. Businesses’ ability to prepare for and recover from threats will increase as they integrate cyber resilience into their technologies, processes, and people,” said Mark J. Barrenechea, OpenText CEO & CTO.

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Top 7 Cloud Storage Security Issues & Risks (+ Mitigations)

eSecurity Planet

Lack of Skilled Personnel Without qualified personnel, companies may fail to analyze and mitigate security issues. Complicated cloud technologies need specialized expertise for successful adoption and management. Encrypt data-in-transit and at-rest: Apply encryption technologies to protect information during transmission and storage.

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Four ways to stay ahead of the AI fraud curve

SC Magazine

Session on deepfakes at World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2020 in Davos, Switzerland. Unfortunately, bad actors will weaponize deepfake technology for fraud as biometric-based authentication solutions are widely adopted. Secure and manage AI to prevent malfunctions. WorldEconomicForum CreativeCommons Credit: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.