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Faults in Our Security: 6 Common Misconceptions in Cybersecurity

SecureWorld News

Whether applied to firewall rules or code execution permissions, Default Permit operates on the flawed assumption that allowing everything except known threats is a sound strategy. Relying on exhaustive lists of threats, as seen in antivirus and intrusion detection systems, is impractical.

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Season’s cheatings: Online scams against the elderly to watch out for

Webroot

In fact, COVID-19, Zoom meetings, vaccination recommendations and travel warnings all provide ample and unique precedent for social engineering attacks. This could be those without antivirus protection, young internet users or, unfortunately, your elderly loved ones. Use reputable anti-virus software and firewalls.

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Pen Testing Toolkit: Tools & Antivirus Software Evasion Techniques

NopSec

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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Enhancing Cybersecurity Awareness: A Comprehensive Guide

CyberSecurity Insiders

In our increasingly digital world, where technology permeates every aspect of our lives, cyber-security awareness has become an indispensable skill. Stay informed about the latest cyber threats, such as phishing, malware, ransomware, and social engineering attacks.

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Three Ways to Protect Unfixable Security Risks

eSecurity Planet

However, before we dig into the technologies, let’s first examine why we need them. Industries with very expensive operational technology (OT) and Internet of Things (IoT) devices, such as healthcare or industrial manufacturing, can be especially vulnerable. 57% of ICS sites do not run automatically updating antivirus protection.

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Retailer Orvis.com Leaked Hundreds of Internal Passwords on Pastebin

Krebs on Security

For instance, included in the Pastebin files from Orvis were plaintext usernames and passwords for just about every kind of online service or security product the company has used, including: -Antivirus engines. Multiple firewall products. Data backup services. Linux servers. Cisco routers. Netflow data. Call recording services.

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Malware researcher reverse engineered a threat that went undetected for at least 2 years

Security Affairs

Today I’d like to share the following reverse engineering path since it ended up to be more complex respect what I thought. During the analysis time, only really few Antivirus (6 out of 60) were able to “detect” the sample. AntiVirus Coverage. Have we had technology two years ago to detect such a threat?