Jane Frankland

APRIL 28, 2022

Cyber risks top worldwide business concerns in 2022. Targeted attacks like these, plus social engineering, specifically phishing – where attackers pose as a trusted source, prey on human vulnerability, and use email or malicious websites to gain the information they want – are effective but they aren’t the only problem.

CISO 130

CISO Mobile Technology Risk 130

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Threat actors used employees’ publicly-available Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and social engineering techniques to impersonate victims and obtain access to files, healthcare portals, payment information, and websites. million payments. ” reads the alert. The attacker stole $3.1 million with this attack.

Healthcare 98

Healthcare Social Engineering Accountability Passwords 98

NopSec

AUGUST 9, 2022

Once you’ve started a vulnerability scanning system , you may want to take the next step in identifying vulnerabilities: penetration testing, commonly referred to as pentesting. The Basics of Penetration Testing Pentesting can be as broad or narrow as the client wishes. This more closely simulates an actual cyber attack.

Penetration Testing 40

Penetration Testing Wireless Risk Social Engineering 40

Security Affairs

JANUARY 28, 2023

The recent Hive infrastructure takedown as well as other major gangs dissolution such as Conti in 2022, is making room in the cybercrime business The Lockbit locker leaked a few months ago in the underground, is increasing its popularity and adoption among micro-criminal actors.

Ransomware 98

Ransomware Penetration Testing Firewall Social Engineering 98

SecureWorld News

MARCH 1, 2023

According to the latest report by the international Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), Q3 2022 was the worst quarter for phishing attacks the consortium had ever observed, with the number of recorded attacks exceeding 1.2 Yet another step in prepping for the attack is to proofread the email.

Phishing 108

Phishing Social Engineering Scams Security Awareness 108

eSecurity Planet

MAY 30, 2024

Table of Contents Toggle Recent Healthcare Attacks & Breaches 5 Key Cybersecurity Management Lessons to Learn Bottom Line: Learn Healthcare’s Lessons Before Suffering Pain Recent Healthcare Attacks & Breaches Large breaches affected over 88 million individuals in the USA in 2023, a 60% increase from 2022. Ascension lost $2.66

Healthcare 123

Healthcare Cybersecurity Backups Ransomware 123

Digital Shadows

JANUARY 27, 2025

AI-Enhanced Pentesting Tools: Threat actors are using AI to boost the capabilities of penetration testing (pentesting) tools, allowing them to identify flaws in victim systems faster. As competition grows between ransomware groups, so does the need to scale and outpace defenders.

Scams 76

Scams Ransomware Accountability Social Engineering 76

SecureList

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

A look back on the year 2022 and what to expect in 2023. This report assesses how accurately we predicted the developments in the financial threats landscape in 2022 and ponder at what to expect in 2023. Analysis of forecasts for 2022. Also of note in 2022 are campaigns impersonating well-known software brands like Notepad++.

Cryptocurrency 106

Cryptocurrency Mobile Ransomware Banking 106

Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Phishing attackers are increasingly using social engineering techniques to personalize their attacks and target specific individuals or organizations. For example, attackers may research their victims on social media or other online sources to gather personal information that can be used to make their phishing emails more believable.

DNS 64

DNS Phishing Social Engineering Engineering 64

Centraleyes

MARCH 13, 2025

NYDFS proposed amendments to the cybersecurity regulation in late 2022 to address the evolving threat landscape. Schedule periodic penetration testing and vulnerability assessments to identify weaknesses before attackers do. Use these tests to refine your policies and improve your defenses. Here are the highlights: 1.

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity Financial Services Risk Encryption 52

CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 7, 2023

While this may seem unlikely, statistics reveal that more than half of these businesses experienced some form of cyber-attack in 2022. Conduct regular security assessments, vulnerability scans, or penetration testing to identify potential vulnerabilities within the system and address them promptly.

Small Business 93

Small Business Cybersecurity Cyber Attacks Data breaches 93

NopSec

AUGUST 16, 2022

Most cyber attacks are carried out using a combination of social engineering, phishing emails, and vulnerabilities — Java, Adobe Flash and Acrobat, Firefox and Chrome plugins, 0-day client-side / browser vulnerabilities. Read the free 2022 State of Vulnerability Management Report here.

Penetration Testing 52

Penetration Testing Social Engineering Firewall Software 52

SecureList

APRIL 15, 2024

builder leaked in 2022. Somehow, they were able to obtain the administrator password – we believe that it may have been stored in plain text inside a file, or that the attacker may have used social engineering. The previous Kaspersky research focused on a detailed analysis of the LockBit 3.0

Ransomware 138

Ransomware Encryption Passwords Accountability 138

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 10, 2023

See more: eSecurity Planet’s 2022 Cybersecurity Product Awards Use Multiple Firewall Layers Configuring different firewall types to enhance security is necessary while implementing multiple firewall layers. Why It Matters Preventing social engineering attacks requires user awareness.

Firewall 120

Firewall Network Security Backups Education 120

Security Boulevard

JUNE 30, 2022

Here is the output from our ntlmrelayx server: [2022-05-27 23:35:27] [*] SMBD-Thread-59: Connection from APERTURE/CHELL @192.168.57.100 controlled, but there are no more targets left! And our captured hash: chell::APERTURE :41414141414141414141414141414141:23969933.00000000.

Authentication 52

Authentication Accountability Penetration Testing Software 52

Kali Linux

MARCH 28, 2023

Longer history lesson Knoppix - Initial two weeks work Whoppix (White-Hat and knOPPIX) came about as the founder, @Muts, was doing an in-person air-gap network penetration test lasting for two weeks in 2004. A fresh start in March 2013. Stability If we were going to be using Debian, it is best to follow their rules.

InfoSec 52

InfoSec Penetration Testing Architecture Software 52

ForAllSecure

MAY 17, 2023

Then 2020 2021 The first part of 2022 happened, ransomware went wild and so many of the cyber insurance companies they were reading were against the ropes and struggling because the payouts were written against what were initially rather loose policies. GRAY: The Internet is a penetration test. Turned into continuous conflict.

Internet 40

Internet Internet Insurance Cyber Insurance 40

SecureList

MAY 9, 2024

The two main implants, SessionManager and OwlProxy, were first detected in 2022 in the aftermath of the ProxyLogon-type exploitations of Exchange Servers. Recent threat hunting enabled us to gain an insight into campaigns run by Careto in 2024, 2022 and 2019. Since then, no information about Careto’s activity has been published.

Malware 138

Malware Government DDOS Cryptocurrency 138