CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 7, 2023

Small businesses are more vulnerable to cyber-attacks since hackers view them as easy victims to target. While this may seem unlikely, statistics reveal that more than half of these businesses experienced some form of cyber-attack in 2022. They also have a limited budget to spend on effective cyber security measures.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 15, 2021

Tenable’s Security Response Team says that in the past 2 months over 56 breaches were disclosed by the end of Feb’2021. percent of attacks. Apart from the file encrypting malware, the other incidents that resulted in breaches were related to email phishing/compromise, insider threat and unsecured databases.

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BH Consulting

OCTOBER 2, 2023

In a lecture this year for Gresham College, she pointed out similarities between the language used by politicians and law enforcement, the security industry’s marketing teams, and even cybercriminals who use phishing and scams. On her excellent ‘Beyond the phish’ Substack, she made a plea to stop inventing new terms for scams.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The technology industry has met the dramatic rise in ransomware and other cyber attacks with an impressive set of tools to help companies mitigate the risks. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received 3,729 ransomware complaints in 2021, representing $49.2 A typical attack. But the situation isn’t hopeless.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 13, 2023

London, July 13, 2023 — Beazley, the leading specialist insurer, today published its latest Risk & Resilience report: Spotlight on: Cyber & Technology Risks 2023. Yet, boardroom focus on cyber risk appears to be diminishing. But worryingly they appear less concerned by cyber risk than a couple of years ago.

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Herjavec Group

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Needless to say, in 2021 cybersecurity was front and center for individuals, enterprises, and governments alike. Data breaches and cybersecurity threats were at an all-time high this past year. 2021 saw some of the most damaging ransomware breaches in recent history. The Rise of Ransomware.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 3, 2022

The Attack Surface Management team at Group-IB said it constantly scans the IPv4 landscape for exposed databases, potentially unwanted programs, and other risks. From Q1 2021 to Q1 2022, the team discovered 399,200 exposed databases due to those efforts. According to the Attack Surface Management team, an average of 170.2

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Vipre

JANUARY 25, 2021

Cyber-attacks are on the rise and are becoming more potent with each day. Whether you use your computer for personal or professional purposes, cyber-attacks are an imminent threat to your privacy and personal or professional information. Identity Theft Protection Tools. Ad Blockers.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 5, 2022

” Only 4 percent of respondents to an FCC poll said their organization received a new J-1 visa in 2021, and 46 percent said their bureaus were understaffed because of a lack of visas. Credential harvesting attacks via phishing emails are now a daily occurrence. We have entered a new era of cyber threats.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Also, that threat actors, especially state-sponsored, and criminal enterprises would take advantage of the expanding cyber-attack surface by using their resources to employ more sophisticated means for discovering target vulnerabilities, automating phishing, and finding new deceptive paths for infiltrating malware.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 25, 2024

The group employed sophisticated spear-phishing, watering hole attacks, and kernel-level malware to compromise the targets. This is not the first time North Korea (DPRK) has waged cyber espionage campaigns against the South's military-industrial base. LIG Nex1 Co. , and Hyundai Rotem Co.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 22, 2023

Securing SMB Success: The Indispensable Role of Protective DNS Cyber attacks pose as much risk to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) as they do to large organizations — if not more. Implementing a Domain Name Service (DNS) security solution is the most efficient way to protect your business against a wide variety of attacks.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

How email-based cyber attacks work. Email-based attacks are not a new problem. For example, some of the most notorious email-related cyber attacks of the 1990s came through the propagation of the Melissa virus. Recent email-based attacks. Understanding email cyber attack strategies.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 26, 2023

This ransomware is most distributed through phishing attacks where the victim clicks on a link which starts the download process. Babuk is a ransomware that was first discovered in early 2021. Since then, it has been responsible for many cyber-attacks that have been launched against devices using Linux OS.

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Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2021

July 19, 2021 – The actor having the alias “ bl4ckt0r ” has published TicketClub Italy database with over 340,957 users for sale and released several meaningful data dumps which may confirm the breach. Ticketfly was defaced by an attacker and was subsequently taken offline.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 21, 2020

A cybersecurity threat is an event or software that can exploit a cyber vulnerability in the information system and bring damage to an organization. It bears multiple risks and may or may not result in a cyber incident. Types of cyber threats There are multiple ways to categorize cybersecurity threats.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 10, 2023

Yet, the heart of retail operations - point-of-sale (POS) devices - are constantly on the radar of scammers, and when it comes to digital interactions, the retail sector is ranked as one of the most vulnerable industries to cyber-attacks. Customers must be aware of retail cyber threats.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 31, 2023

In 2022, the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) was hit by a ransomware attack that affected its IT systems. And in 2021, the University of Texas at Austin was hit by a phishing attack that led to the theft of personal information from students and faculty.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

JUNE 7, 2022

Conti ransomware was the biggest ransomware strain in 2021, bringing in more than $180 million in ransom payments. You may remember from another ACT post that ransomware typically gets on your network through phishing, exploitation of Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), or exploitation of known software vulnerabilities. Risk Level.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 4, 2023

Cyber attacks are common occurrences that often make headlines, but the leakage of personal information, particularly credit card data, can have severe consequences for individuals. It is essential to understand the techniques employed by cyber criminals to steal this sensitive information.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 13, 2022

One of the top cyber threats currently affecting companies is called ‘phishing’, in which a threat actor poses as a legitimate business colleague but follows up with a ransomware attack. In order to ensure a secure future, we must deter these cyber criminals by harnessing formidable power and strategy.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

CISOs and cybersecurity professionals around the globe rely on the framework to increase their understanding about different cyber-attack tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs). With insights about TTPs relevant to their specific platform or environment, organizations gain tremendous value to combat cyber threats.

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Jane Frankland

APRIL 28, 2022

With an enormous attack surface, cyber threats have scaled and are bringing businesses, economies, and communities to a halt. But it’s not the only attack vector that’s popular. Supply chain attacks grew 300% in 2021. Given these findings, companies with more gender diversity should be more cyber resilient.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 23, 2021

The report provides an inside look at the insights and tools used by risk managers, IT departments, security researchers, and solution providers to hone their offerings and approaches to keeping organizations safe from evolving cyber threats. “By

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Herjavec Group

JUNE 25, 2021

These quick pivots led to the rapid adoption of digital transformation, putting entire enterprises at high risk for cyber-attacks, as many cybersecurity practices and policies were not scaled to the challenge. Targeted attacks like those against the SolarWinds supply chain and the Colonial Pipeline were only the beginning.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

Unfortunately, the increasing reliance on digital systems and capabilities has also attracted an ever-growing number of malicious actors seeking to defraud businesses through phishing , social engineering , or ransomware attacks. The end result of these types of cyber attacks are often highly public and damaging data breaches.

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Herjavec Group

OCTOBER 1, 2021

I went on the record saying that 2021 will be the most profound year in cybersecurity in our global history, and it’s no secret that the challenges we’ve faced in the cybersecurity community so far this year have been unprecedented and demanding. Why do you think ransomware attacks have become more targeted and sophisticated?

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

I've been recently working on several articles on the topic of threat intelligence and I came up with a proper article which I'll share in this post with the idea to improve my reader's situational awareness on the topic eventually improving the way they work and do threat intelligence gathering online. -.

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Herjavec Group

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The SalesForce Shopping Index reports an 11% increase in global online shopping in Q3 of 2021. With an increase in online activity comes an increase in the risk of cyber threats. And the rate is only increasing ! Use Your Credit Card. Verify Email Offers and Shipping Confirmations. Avoid clicking on links sent by email.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 10, 2023

According to Group-IB, Dark Pink is thought to have started operations as early as mid-2021 with increasing activity in 2022. Malware delivery and execution techniques like DLL side loading with Winword.exe are identical to previous cyber-attacks done by Dark Pink group ( 1 ).

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Thales and Microsoft partner to provide Azure customers with FIDO and CBA phishing-resistant authentication. The accelerating digital transformation of organizations around the world and the adoption of a hybrid workforce have exposed essential systems and sensitive data to rising cyber threats. Thu, 10/13/2022 - 10:27.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Phishing scams use it to compromise networks. They spot unwanted traffic such as spam, phishing expeditions, malware, and scams. A good email gateway will contain most of the following features: Identify and filter spam, viruses, phishing and malware from URLs or attachments. Key Features of Secure Email Gateways.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 13, 2022

In their 2021 report, Social Engineering and Basic Web Application Attacks accounted for over 50% of all breach events. This time around, if you thought ransomware and phishing should have been at the top (these fall under System Intrusion and Social Engineering ) you would have been right!

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Cyber attacks and breaches continue to rise with no end in sight. Gartner estimates that $172 billion will be spent this year, up from $155 billion in 2021. With this increased spending the attacks continue at an exponential rate. With this increased spending the attacks continue at an exponential rate.

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Herjavec Group

JULY 29, 2021

Halfway through 2021 and it’s been a year unlike any other in cybersecurity ! While the world transitions out of the pandemic, cyber adversaries have continued to take advantage of the chaos – cyber attacks have skyrocketed and are only becoming more frequent, destructive, and sophisticated.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. From mining cryptocurrency to launching DDoS attacks against networks, there are countless ways in which malware can access and utilize victim’s computers and data. Ransomware.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 13, 2022

In their 2021 report, Social Engineering and Basic Web Application Attacks accounted for over 50% of all breach events. This time around, if you thought ransomware and phishing should have been at the top (these fall under System Intrusion and Social Engineering ) you would have been right!

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