CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 5, 2023

Cybercrime risk is rising, security vulnerabilities are increasing, and the cybersecurity industry is rapidly developing. After completing initial cybersecurity training, companies expect teams to keep educating themselves about the newest trends. Therefore, even minor mistakes can have critical consequences.

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Identity IQ

AUGUST 20, 2021

Truth be told: cybercrimes against students continue to rise, especially against those who report to university campuses and use university resources. According to BlueVoyant’s Cybersecurity in Higher Education 2021 report , ransomware attacks on colleges increased twofold between 2019 and 2020. Digital Security and Online Privacy.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Today, any company can fall victim to cybercrime, which has become a major problem around the world. Educate Your Employees. Educating your workforce is one of the most powerful steps you can take toward protecting your business environment. . . Source [link]. 5 Cyber Security Best Practices to Protect Your Business Data.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

The rise of cybercrime has only been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, with Interpol describing the advance of cyberattacks coming at "an alarming pace." Cybercrime has evolved—and so has cybersecurity. It was once the case that the majority of businesses could rely on a good firewall and antivirus solution.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The news of this fast-spreading computer virus dominated headlines, and the creator, Onel de Guzman, was arrested for committing this cybercrime. It’s clear that when technology develops, people find creative ways to cause mass disruption, increasing the need for antivirus protection and firewalls. Lessons learned.

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Identity IQ

DECEMBER 20, 2023

This signals a new era of cybercrime where private data becomes prized currency, putting every email address and credit card number at risk. This alliance, with young Western hackers using ransomware provided by a notorious Eastern European group, expands the cybercrime landscape in worrying ways.

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Vipre

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

As Expert Insights explained: “2020 was an unprecedented year of cybersecurity challenges, with a rapid rise in remote working causing a massive acceleration in cybercrime,” says Craig MacAlpine, Expert Insights CEO and Founder. Profile: Expert Insights Award Protocol.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2023

According to government experts, the Royal ransomware attacks targeted numerous critical infrastructure sectors including, manufacturing, communications, healthcare and public healthcare (HPH), and education. ” reads the alert. ” continues the alert.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Their main focus is on cybercrime investigations. Security Through Education Security Through Education is one of the best information security blogs. This blog educates about social engineering attacks and ways to prevent them. Antivirus Software 2019 The primary focus of this blog is antivirus software.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 10, 2024

Today, I am proud to add to our legacy of empowering individuals regardless of their wallet by releasing a new, free tool that better educates and prepares people for modern threats that abuse exposed data to target online identities. I’d like to welcome everyone to try our new Digital Footprint Portal. We will always stop malware.

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2020

Since March 2019, Fxmsp announced in cybercrime forums the availability of information stolen from major antivirus companies located in the U.S. The conspirators often modified antivirus software settings to allow malware to continue to run undetected.” Attorney Brian T.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 27, 2020

The cybercrime gang also apologized for the damages they have caused their victims. Moth of the victims belongs to high-tech, wholesale and education sectors. We are also publishing our decryption soft; we also hope that, having the keys, antivirus companies will issue their own more user-friendly decryption tools.”

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IT Security Guru

JULY 28, 2023

On the other hand, small-sized companies are also vulnerable to increasing cybercrime and the rapidly evolving threat landscape since they need more resources to hire security professionals and need more expertise. Employee Education and Awareness : Human error remains a leading cause of data breaches.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Endpoint security – mobile device management (MDM) policies, antivirus (AV) solutions, URL filtering and blocking are all considered good cyber hygiene to block the most basic cyber threats. Educate employees – cybersecurity is everyone’s responsibility, not just dedicated cybersecurity practitioners.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 5, 2023

Over the last decade, K–12 schools have made great strides in employing technologies that facilitate learning—especially since the onset of pandemic-induced distance education. By January 2023, education had claimed over 80 percent of all global malware incidents —a staggering lead that has held since 2020.

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Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2023

According to government experts, the Royal ransomware attacks targeted numerous critical infrastructure sectors including, manufacturing, communications, healthcare and public healthcare (HPH), and education. reads the alert.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2023

A packer (aka “Crypter” and “FUD”) implements a series of functionalities to make it harder for antivirus programs to detect the malware. The TrickGate packer was primarily used in attacks aimed at the manufacturing sector, and other attacks aimed at the education, healthcare, government, and finance industries.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2022

The collected samples were 64-bit Windows PE (Portable Executable) files and were used to target healthcare and education organizations in Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and Thailand. The researchers noticed that the samples they analyzed were customized for each victim, all included unique company IDs and leaked account details.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Business Email Compromise (BEC), a type of phishing attack, results in the greatest financial losses of any cybercrime. User education is unreliable when faced with highly-refined psychological manipulation tailored to override caution. In 2021 alone, estimated adjusted losses from BEC totaled $2.4 billion USD globally.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Cybercrime will go to the next level: Cyberattackers will implement improved skills, “shift left” attacks, and shifting strategies to adjust to evolving cyberdefense. While these solutions (such as [Microsoft365]) offer a level of protection and capabilities (antivirus, anti-spam, archiving, etc.),

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Security Affairs

APRIL 29, 2023

ViperSoftX also checks for active antivirus products running on the machine. One of the key steps performed by the malware before downloading a first-stage PowerShell loader is a series of anti-virtual machine, anti-monitoring, and anti-malware checks. If all checks pass, the loader decrypts and executes a second-stage PowerShell script.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2022

To try and prevent cyber attacks including ransomware, it is always a good idea to keep systems up-to-date, activate 2FA authentication for access, use reliable antivirus software and always keep your guard up (awareness). About the author: Salvatore Lombardo. Twitter @Slvlombardo. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2023

antivirus products), deleting shadow copies, and finally encrypting the files on the targeted systems. The bleeds of the new software will be made for some time by several of our experienced negotiators. We apologize for the inconvenience!” reads the screenshot. ” continues the report.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

Local governments, small and medium-sized businesses, large international corporations, healthcare facilities, and educational institutions are the common targets. Forward outlook Ransomware is a dynamic and increasingly hybrid segment of cybercrime. Depending on the number of infected computers, ransoms can reach millions of dollars.

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Herjavec Group

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Education on good cyber hygiene and safe internet practices need to be prioritized at home, in schools, and in corporations of all sectors and sizes. They don’t care if you’re a 16-year-old on TikTok, a small local mom-and-pop shop, or a multi-million-dollar enterprise, if you’re online, you’re at risk of being targeted.

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Identity IQ

AUGUST 31, 2023

billion spam emails sent every day , phishing is the most common type of cybercrime. Always keep your software and antivirus programs up to date. If this happens, you need to run an antivirus scan and change your passwords immediately. With an estimated 3.4 How Does Phishing Work? Here are some strategies that can help.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Those publications set off speculation about a possible secret back-channel of communications, as well as a series of lawsuits and investigations that culminated last week with the indictment of the same former federal cybercrime prosecutor who brought the data to the attention of the FBI five years ago. FISHING EXPEDITION.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

Cybercrime to cost over $10 Trillion by 2025. FBI Internet Crime Report 2020: Cybercrime Skyrocketed, with Email Compromise Accounting for 43% of Losses. Microsoft Antivirus Now Automatically Mitigates Exchange Server Vulnerability. AWARENESS, EDUCATION AND THREAT INTELLIGENCE. Stay safe and secure.

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Centraleyes

JANUARY 7, 2024

Vulnerability Assessment (VA) There’s no better weapon against cybercrime than awareness. Much like how an antivirus program protects your personal computer, a vulnerability assessment is one of many cybersecurity risk assessment tools that can alert you to potential issues before they have a chance to cascade into a larger problem.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Educate users in online safety, and encourage them to find other ways to obtain the desired content. Dewhirst recommends installing both an adblocker and reputable antivirus software as two of the most effective ways to combat malvertising on any site a user might visit. Protecting against malvertising.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 21, 2023

For example, Malwarebytes asked ChatGPT to write the opening paragraph of a novel about an antiquated antivirus program that relies on signature-based detection to stop new and emerging threats. Here's what the program came back with: “The antivirus program blinked to life, its archaic interface flickering on the outdated CRT monitor.

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Spinone

JANUARY 9, 2019

Phishing scams are cybercrimes that target unsuspecting end users by electronic communication that fraudulently presents itself as a known, reputable company and persuades individuals to divulge sensitive information including credit card numbers, social security numbers, and other sensitive personal information. What are Phishing Scams?

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Brian Krebs is an independent investigative reporter known for his coverage of technology, malware , data breaches , and cybercrime developments. Russian software engineer Eugene Kaspersky’s frustration with the malware of the 80s and 90s led to the founding of antivirus and cybersecurity vendor Kaspersky Lab.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 24, 2021

The other attack impersonated communications from Norton AntiVirus, but using the digit zero instead of the letter O in order to trick “deterministic filters or blocklists that check for brand names being impersonated,” the blog post explains. Keep that politeness in check, he added, especially when someone is asking you for account details.

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SecureList

MAY 11, 2023

In a quest for profits, attackers target all types of organizations, from healthcare and educational institutions to service providers and industrial enterprises, affecting almost every aspect of our lives. Ransomware keeps making headlines. In 2022, Kaspersky solutions detected over 74.2M

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SC Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2021

Moreover, companies can take steps to help educate their executives on targeted threats by customizing their email security awareness training according to job function. “There simply is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to simulation and training.” ” Additionally, the phishing kit can detect bot scans and web crawlers.

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Herjavec Group

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Enter a world where Cybercrime is now bigger than Drug Crime, globally costing Trillions in damages with new threat actors, new forms of malware, cybercriminals, hackers, cyberespionage by nation states and too many exploitable vulnerabilities to count. He and his tiny team of 3 people, began the world’s first MSSP.

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