NopSec

AUGUST 2, 2017

Antivirus software is one of the oldest and the most ever present security control against malware and various types of malicious software. I have antivirus so I’m covered” used have some legitimate weight to it. Hope for the best that the target does not have an antivirus or an end point security tool! <For

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 18, 2022

Also read: Best Penetration Testing Tools. Top Open Source Penetration Testing Tools. Antivirus and EDR tools, SIEM systems (security information and event management), security vendors, software, hardware, firmware, and operating systems. What Data Do Hackers Collect? The Top Reconnaissance Tools.

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Zigrin Security

OCTOBER 11, 2023

For a detailed threat actor description do not forget to check out our blog article about selecting between black-box, white-box, and grey-box penetration tests and also you would know which pentest you need against a specific threat actor. Understanding these methods is essential for implementing effective cybersecurity measures.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Teslas have plenty of vulnerabilities, as cybersecurity researchers have recently discovered. The zero-days reveal just how many items can threaten an organization’s cybersecurity. While we’ve known about the dangers of IoT devices for a long time, plenty of cybersecurity tools still don’t sufficiently cover them.

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IT Security Guru

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Threat hunting plays a pivotal role in modern organisations’ cybersecurity strategies. These include firewalls, intrusion detection systems, antivirus software, and endpoint protection. It involves actively searching for signs of advanced threats and vulnerabilities beyond passive defence mechanisms.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2023

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Multi-State Information Sharing & Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) released a joint advisory that provides indicators of compromise (IOCs) and tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) associated with the notorious LockBit 3.0

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Important cyber security steps when expanding overseas Here are some of the crucial steps to take when it comes to building a strong cybersecurity culture in your new geography. Enforce enterprise-grade antivirus, firewalls, and internet security software across all connected devices.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2019

The file looks like a common XLS file within low Antivirus detection rate as shown in the following image (6/63). Antivirus Detection Rate. It looks like a romantic Emotet according to many Antivirus so I wont invest timing into this well-known Malware. Public Submitted Sample on Yomi. But let’s move on the analysis.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

Putting strong systems, processes, and cybersecurity products in place is a good start, but the next step is testing your system for any underlying weaknesses and vulnerabilities. It is essential that you provide thorough cybersecurity training to any employee, but this is especially true of remote staff. Final thoughts.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 8, 2022

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) providing details on the top malware strains of 2021. Remcos Remcos is marketed as a legitimate software tool for remote management and penetration testing.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Threat hunting is the practice of actively seeking out dangers to cyber security by detecting and eliminating new and emerging threats that are able to evade preventative controls such as firewalls and antivirus software. About the essayist: Mike James is a Brighton, UK.-based

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NopSec

AUGUST 23, 2022

In this blog, we’ll add to our cybersecurity considerations the concept of threats and threat intelligence. While these are essential building blocks in constructing a smart cybersecurity program, adding the threat element to the equation is key to any well-run, efficient cybersecurity program.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Operators behind the Pysa malware, also employed a version of the PowerShell Empire penetration-testing tool, they were able to stop antivirus products. Once compromised the target network, attackers attempt to exfiltrate the company’s accounts and passwords database. newversion file extension instead of.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

Cybersecurity can be difficult to implement, and to make matters worse, the security professionals needed to do it right are in short supply. Organizations typically decide to outsource cybersecurity for a number of reasons: IT talent shortages make it difficult to hire and retain experienced cybersecurity professionals.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Spirent Communications , an 82-year-old British supplier of network performance testing equipment, recently decided to branch into cybersecurity services by tackling this dilemma head on. Spirent pivoted into security testing two years ago with the launch of its CyberFlood security and application performance testing platform.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Fifteen years after the launch of the microblogging social media platform, Twitter remains a dominant public forum for instant communication with individuals and organizations worldwide on a universe of topics, including #cybersecurity. Top Cybersecurity Experts to Follow on Twitter. Binni Shah | @binitamshah. Graham Cluley | @gcluley.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

Regular Security Audits: Security audits using vulnerability scans or penetration tests should be conducted regularly to detect vulnerabilities and verify that security rules are properly implemented and followed. Secure File Sharing and Collaboration Tools: Secure file-sharing platforms are necessary for collaborative work.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 19, 2022

A joint multi-national cybersecurity advisory has revealed the top ten attack vectors most exploited by cybercriminals in order to gain access to organisation networks, as well as the techniques they use to gain access. Penetration testing can expose misconfigurations with services listed above such as cloud, VPNs, and more.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

Network security is an umbrella term for all facets of your network’s cybersecurity posture, with an emphasis on developing and using policies, procedures, best practices and tools that safeguard every piece of your network’s overall infrastructure.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Using an encrypted payload is quite a common way to evade Antivirus, since the encrypted payload changes depending on the used key. I do have experience on security testing since I have been performing penetration testing on several US electronic voting systems. Stage1: Encrypted Content. But what is the key?

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

57% of ICS sites do not run automatically updating antivirus protection. Internal penetration testing should be used to verify that the selected strategy hasn’t overlooked any potential security holes. 84% of sites have at least one remotely accessible device. Also read: Top IoT Security Solutions for 2022.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

As part of ransomware negotiation, the original ransom ask for $8m worth of Bitcoin, was said to have included the Conti gang providing the following cybersecurity advice to FatFace: IT teams to implement email filtering. conduct employee phishing tests. conduct penetration testing. Cyber Security Roundup for March 2021.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 14, 2020

In fact, in most medium-sized companies’ cybersecurity strategies, even with an endpoint solution, there are likely to still be gaps that can and should be closed. Detecting an exploit or trojan that explicitly runs on a device is not a problem for an antivirus solution. Legitimate software can hide risks.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 11, 2023

As the technology becomes more common, people are dealing with more security and privacy issues, making it impossible to isolate generative AI from the cybersecurity field. In this report, we take a close look at how generative AI affects cybersecurity, considering the perspectives of cybercriminals and those defending against them.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 30, 2024

Test & Audit Your Firewall Prior to deployment, conduct penetration testing and vulnerability scanning to find holes and improve defenses. For example, a business may install a next-gen firewall at several network points, supplemented with antivirus software and intrusion detection systems.

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Centraleyes

JANUARY 7, 2024

Cybersecurity is top of mind for most businesses today. It’s important your cybersecurity teams have a cyber risk management program in place for this purpose. In light of this, customization and flexibility are essential to align the tools with the specific cybersecurity needs and risk profiles of the organization.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 19, 2023

The open source security tool, Nmap, originally focused on port scanning, but a robust community continues to add features and capabilities to make Nmap a formidable penetration testing tool. Almost all cybersecurity professionals have familiarity with Nmap and most use it frequently — it is the hammer of the pentesting toolbox.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

Often auditing will be performed through the review of networking logs, but penetration testing and vulnerability scanning can also be used to check for proper implementation and configuration. Endpoint security : protects endpoints with antivirus, endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools, etc. or network traffic.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

This past week in cybersecurity saw a wide range of vulnerabilities, from Apple product patches to several flaws that hit DevSecOps teams. Atlassian says these vulnerabilities were discovered via its bug bounty program, penetration testing procedures, and third-party scans. The flaw ( CVE-2023-41179 ) carries a 7.2

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 2, 2022

Most of these new hires, Stern says, will join the penetration testing/hacking teams headed by Conti leaders “ Hof ” and “ Reverse.” ” Both Hof and Reverse appear to have direct access to the Emotet crimeware platform. “Poll communication with the encoder to receive files and send reports to him. .”

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

The security controls include: Antivirus (AV): Scans for malware based on a database of known-malicious file signatures to provide basic defense against common attacks. Disaster recovery : Implements redundancy and data backups to improve resilience from inevitable device failures, cybersecurity attacks, or natural disasters.

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NetSpi Executives

APRIL 27, 2024

Do antivirus and endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools stop ransomware? Only about 20% of the ransomware tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) used by ransomware attackers are identified out-of-the-box by antivirus (AV), endpoint detection and response (EDR), and security information and event management (SIEM) tools.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Penetration testing and vulnerability scanning should be used to test proper implementation and configuration. Endpoint Security: Antivirus , anti-spyware , endpoint detection and response (EDR), and other controls should be deployed to secure the endpoint against compromise. and mobile (phones, tablets, etc.)

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2023

Information technology (IT) MSPs typically provide the easiest path to better cybersecurity because they focus completely on the effective implementation of basic IT infrastructure. While MSPs also provide a wide range of business services, here we’ll focus on managed IT and cybersecurity service providers. How Do MSPs Work?

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

The 2023 vendor surveys arriving this quarter paint a picture of a cybersecurity landscape under attack, with priority issues affecting deployment, alert response, and exposed vulnerabilities. This article details two major findings from the report: five major cybersecurity threats and prioritization problems.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Irrespective of your organization’s size or complexity, a robust cybersecurity infrastructure is the key to protecting your network and data. SECaaS is a cloud-delivered, multi-tenant model for outsourcing cybersecurity services. For consolidation purposes, this article will refer to these services as SECaaS. What is SECaaS?

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2023

Information technology (IT) MSPs typically provide the easiest path to better cybersecurity because they focus completely on the effective implementation of basic IT infrastructure. While MSPs also provide a wide range of business services, here we’ll focus on managed IT and cybersecurity service providers. How Do MSPs Work?

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