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Microsoft details new sophisticated spear-phishing attacks from NOBELIUM

Security Affairs

NOBELIUM focuses on government organizations, non-government organizations (NGOs), think tanks, military, IT service providers, health technology and research, and telecommunications providers. “On May 25, the NOBELIUM campaign escalated significantly. ” continues Microsoft.

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Ransomware and wiper signed with stolen certificates

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The threat actors used certificates from Nvidia and Kuwait Telecommunications Company to sign their malware; the former was already leaked, but we’re not sure how they got their hands on the latter. The ransomware – use of Kuwait Telecommunications Company signing certificate. Threat detection.

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What is a Managed Security Service Provider? MSSPs Explained

eSecurity Planet

History of MSSPs As internet service providers (ISPs) and telecommunications companies (telecoms) began offering commercial access to the internet in the late 1990s, they began to also offer firewall appliances and associated managed services. and then monitors the endpoint alerts to respond to detected threats. Outsourcing U.S.

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Cyber Security Awareness and Risk Management

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The Global State of Information Security Survey 2017 suggests that companies should look into deploying threat detection tools and processes (including monitoring and analyzing security intelligence information), conducting vulnerability and threat assessments, penetration tests and security information, and event management (SIEM) tools.

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Guarding Against Solorigate TTPs

eSecurity Planet

On February 3, 2021, threat detection and response vendor Trustwave released three additional findings on SolarWinds vulnerabilities. The attacker can then define an admin account, setting the home directory to the root of C: drive. Read Also: The IoT Cybersecurity Act of 2020: Implications for Devices.

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Cybersecurity Risks of 5G – And How to Control Them

eSecurity Planet

And on the edge security front, secure access to devices, safe application use, threat detection , vulnerability management , and patching cycles are all edge security objectives. ” One such threat posed for 4G that remains a source of concern for 5G is rogue base station (RBS) threats. Supply Chains.

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Reassessing cyberwarfare. Lessons learned in 2022

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For instance, according to the New York Times, in 2003, the United States made plans for a huge cyberattack to freeze billions of dollars in Saddam Hussein’s bank accounts and cripple his government before the invasion of Iraq. However, the plan was not approved because the government feared collateral damage.

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