SecureWorld News

MAY 23, 2023

The attacks encompass a wide range of tactics, including malicious emails, phishing lures, malware delivery, and data exfiltration attempts. This surge in malicious activities highlights the evolving nature of the tensions between China and Taiwan, which have extended into the cyber realm.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 3, 2024

In the realm of cybersecurity, vigilance is paramount, and recent developments reveal a persistent threat facing Ukrainian entities. In mid-2023, the Ukrainian CERT issued advisory #6710, unmasking a threat actor identified as “UAC-0099.” This actor’s activities and arsenal of tools were succinctly outlined in the advisory.

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Webroot

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Meanwhile, the global rise in sophisticated ransomware threats and geo-political tensions are escalating cyber threats. Of these SMBs, 31% conduct security awareness trainings only once a year; 10% only if an employee fails a phishing test. The looming recession and inflation have created financial uncertainty.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 4, 2023

madhav Tue, 04/04/2023 - 07:04 During WWII, the US Office of War Information created posters encouraging people to avoid careless talk. Fast forward to 2023, and this adage finds new meaning in the context of generative AI tools, like OpenAI ChatGPT, Google Bard, and Microsoft Copilot. The message was, “Loose lips sink ships."

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Centraleyes

JANUARY 21, 2024

Following approval by the Council of Ministers, NIS2 was officially published in the EU Official Journal on December 27, 2022, and came into force on January 16, 2023. The Evolving Cyber Threat Landscape The contemporary threat and regulatory landscape have pressed organizations to fortify their cyber-crisis management capabilities.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

In 2023, small businesses experienced a 424-percent increase in breaches, and half of all SMBs reported suffering at least one attack. While antivirus software is an essential tool for protecting against malware and other cyber threats, it does not protect against these attacks.

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Centraleyes

MAY 13, 2024

Challenges such as the escalating complexity of cyber threats, persistent staffing shortages, tight budget constraints, and the ever-evolving maze of compliance requirements contribute to a landscape where 63% of cybersecurity professionals believe their work has become more challenging over the past two years.

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Centraleyes

APRIL 9, 2024

The top five countries and regions for the highest average cost of a cyber security breach in 2023 were as follows: the US ($9.4 million, while compromised IP and customer data lead the pack in records stolen, costing companies an average of $183 per record in 2023. million per big data breach. million), the Middle East ($8.07

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 22, 2023

Cybercrime: An Equal Opportunity Player When the media covers a cyber attack, the victim is usually a large and high-profile enterprise, a federal government agency, a popular app, or an international hotel chain. Luckily, you can deploy one solution to defend against a broad range of DNS-based threats. of all businesses.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 7, 2023

Delve into the multi-stage attack methodology, from deceptive phishing emails to custom-built modules, as we dissect its techniques and shed light on its impact. Gain valuable insights into the evolving threat landscape and learn how organizations can fortify their defenses against this emerging Latin American cyber threat.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. Although IBM hopes to make a 1,000-qubit machine by 2023, widespread adoption of quantum computing is still decades away. Phishing and spoofing attacks can be highly covert. In fact, a whopping 30% of phishing emails and SMS messages get opened by targeted users.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Phishing Threats Are Increasing in Scale and Sophistication Phishing remains one of the most dangerous and widespread cybersecurity threats. Phishing is now the most common initial attack vector, overtaking stolen or compromised credentials. Phishing attacks are becoming more difficult to detect.

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Webroot

JANUARY 20, 2021

However, about six months into my role at Webroot, I was successfully phished by our IT department who were sending out simulated phishing emails at the time. They’ve also shut down hundreds of suspected phishing sites, which promise vaccines and other aid. Malware is the second big threat facing businesses.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 3, 2023

With the increasing adoption of cloud-based solutions and the growing sophistication of cyber threats, identity has emerged as the ultimate control point for SaaS security programs. Traditional perimeter-based security approaches are no longer sufficient in the face of evolving cyber threats.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 31, 2023

This blog was jointly written with Alejandro Prada and Ofer Caspi. Executive summary SeroXen is a new Remote Access Trojan (RAT) that showed up in late 2022 and is becoming more popular in 2023. in March 2023, which is the most current version. The threat actor updated the domain name to seroxen[.]net

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 13, 2024

A study published by Microsoft in May 2023 , confirmed how MFA is effective at deterring cyberattacks and showed that the use of MFA reduced the risk of compromise by more than 99.2%. Thales and Microsoft provide organizations with the ability to deploy phishing-resistant MFA based on FIDO standard or X509 Certificates.

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BH Consulting

JULY 13, 2023

And for anyone with a non-technical background who’s interested in getting started in cybersecurity, Lance Spitzner of SANS has published a useful blog. MORE Researchers from NTT in Japan used ChatGPT to detect phishing sites. Sign up here The post Security Roundup July 2023 appeared first on BH Consulting.

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Jane Frankland

OCTOBER 17, 2023

In this blog, I’ll be sharing my insights on what you can do to ensure your employees protect themselves, their data, and your organisation’s network and reputation. Maintaining productivity: Cyber threats continually disrupt business operations and hinder employee productivity.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Protect Your Organization from Cybercrime-as-a-Service Attacks madhav Thu, 10/12/2023 - 04:53 In years gone by, only large enterprises needed to be concerned with cybercrime. In this blog post, we'll explore what CaaS is and how it has impacted the contemporary threat landscape. What is Cybercrime-as-a-Service?

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