Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2020

Most of us already know the importance of using antivirus , anti-malware, and VPNs to secure our computers, phones, and other devices against potential attacks. To perform the experiment, we used Internet of Things (IoT) search engines to search for open devices that utilized common printer ports and protocols. Original post: [link].

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

Examples of threatening traffic that IDPS solutions can combat include network intrusions, DDoS attacks, malware, and socially engineered attacks. DDoS protection services are offered by third-party vendors to combat these types of attacks.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 25, 2021

The latest, released today by Avast Threat Labs, outlines a new type of malware embedded in cracked versions of some popular video games, such as Grand Theft Auto V, Far Cry 5, The Sims 4 and others, that disables antivirus programs and installs XMRig to mine Monero cryptocurrency.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Even some of the top consumer antivirus tools have begun to add machine learning-based detection. DDoS (distributed denial of service) mitigation. malicious links) by email or social media messages using techniques like spoofing and social engineering. Intrusion and malware detection. Logs analysis to find trends and patterns.

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Cytelligence

OCTOBER 5, 2023

In addition, Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, Business Email Compromise (BEC), and phishing scams continue to pose significant threats. CYPFER offers comprehensive endpoint protection solutions, including next-generation antivirus software and threat intelligence, to safeguard businesses from evolving threats.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 28, 2021

They bring multiple moving parts together - computers, networks, data communications and user interfaces - to manage machinery and engineered components of industrial systems. Networks can also be easily breached by social engineering, password theft, or tainted USBs, as in the Stuxnet attack. . .

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2021

Security services and tools include anti-DDoS , SOCaaS , web application firewalls (WAF), data encryption , and more. Data solutions include storage, warehousing, machine learning , data engineering, and more. For customers looking to bundle, Huawei offers vulnerability scanning , WAFs, and advanced DDoS protection.

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SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

If the victim organization is slow to pay up, even though its files are encrypted and some of its confidential data has been stolen, the attackers additionally threaten to carry out a DDoS attack. In addition to DDoS attacks, it has added spam and calls to clients and partners of the victim company to its toolbox.

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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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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 15, 2024

You can strengthen your cybersecurity defenses by using reliable antivirus software, firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and virtual private networks (VPNs). These issues affect over 91,000 exposed machines, putting them at risk of DDoS assaults, account theft, and malware infestations.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

The vulnerability is in MSHTML, the Internet Explorer engine. Even though few people use IE nowadays, some programs use its engine to handle web content – in particular, Microsoft Office applications. If the victim opens the document, Microsoft Office downloads the script and runs it using the MSHTML engine. In version 16.80.0

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 26, 2022

Whereas older solutions like antivirus, firewalls, and endpoint detection and response (EDR) have long focused on threats at the network perimeter, the intent of NDR is to monitor and act on malicious threats within organization networks using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) analysis.

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Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2020

Yet another instance is Russian firm DDOS-GUARD , which not only provides pirate websites with its computing capacities, but also conceals the actual hosting service and obstructs the identification of website owners. The analysis revealed that up to 23% of pirate resources posed risks to users. million.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

Endpoint security : protects endpoints with antivirus, endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools, etc. Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks currently will be used more often against internet-exposed resources, but can also be used by an attacker to take down networks and internal servers. for unauthorized access.

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Centraleyes

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

It serves as a warning to regularly backup company data and train every employee on how to identify phishing and social engineering attacks. The email directs victims to download antivirus software. The download link does install an antivirus, but its an old version that wont catch Dharma.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Endpoint Security: Antivirus , anti-spyware , endpoint detection and response (EDR), and other controls should be deployed to secure the endpoint against compromise. Enterprise Mobile Management (EMM) or Mobile Device Management (MDM): Restrict applications and connections with portable (laptops, etc.) and mobile (phones, tablets, etc.)

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Security Antivirus – software that scans a device or a network to detect security threats, alert you, and neutralize malicious code. DDoS (denial-of-service attack) – a type of a cyber attack which makes the site user wants to visit unusable by flooding it with malicious traffic.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 20, 2024

Some attackers take advantage of DRM capabilities to protect files against antivirus inspection and conceal malware. However, server implementation requires various security solutions to protect this infrastructure from attacks such as distributed denial of service (DDoS).

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Install an antivirus solution that includes anti-adware capabilities. Attackers often use botnets to send out spam or phishing campaigns to carry out distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. If your antivirus software fails to notice a new strain, you can reinstall the browser. Phishing and Social Engineering.

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SecureList

AUGUST 12, 2021

Web antivirus recognized 675,832,360 unique URLs as malicious. Our file antivirus detected 68,294,298 unique malicious and potentially unwanted objects. Detailed IoT threat statistics are published in our Q2 2021 DDoS report: [link]. Ransomware attacks were defeated on the computers of 97,451 unique users.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. From mining cryptocurrency to launching DDoS attacks against networks, there are countless ways in which malware can access and utilize victim’s computers and data. Computer worms.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. From mining cryptocurrency to launching DDoS attacks against networks, there are countless ways in which malware can access and utilize victim’s computers and data. Computer Worms.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Since 2008, antivirus and cybersecurity software testers AV-TEST have kept track of the number of newly-developed malware worldwide, totaling at nearly 1 billion as of September 2022. Today, malware is a common threat to the devices and data of anyone who uses the Internet. An August 2022 Statista report counted 2.8

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 8, 2022

Antivirus companies like McAfee jumped on the opportunity to provide anti-APT products. Social engineering training. Social Engineering Training and Two-Factor Authentication Two-factor authentication and social engineering training are both are highly effective countermeasures to put in place. What Is An APT? Monitoring.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Though polite, the Creeper was still an annoyance to some, and in 1971, Ray Tomlinson developed the first antivirus software , called Reaper. One of the first pieces of antivirus software , McAfee’s VirusScan, was released in 1987. Social engineering attacks soon found use in the digital space. Viruses Get Their Name: 1974-1986.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 18, 2024

Large-scale extortion campaign targets publicly accessible environment variable files (.env) env) OpenAI dismantled an Iranian influence operation targeting the U.S.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 19, 2025

What’s more, a great many antivirus and security scanners have trouble inspecting password-protected files, meaning the administration’s instructions are likely to increase the risk that malware submitted by cybercriminals could be accepted and opened by U.S. government employees.

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