Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2023

With 85% of campaigns targeting victims with phishing emails containing malicious links, another form of a social engineering attack, education and cyber vigiliance remain a high priority. The MGM attacks were almost identical to the social engineering attacks on Caesars, which targeted a third-party IT help desk.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 12, 2022

For organizations that still rely on signature-based next generation antivirus (NGAV) solutions to protect their endpoints from ransomware and other advanced attacks, this is terrible news. . The good news is that Cobalt Strike cannot evade Morphisec’s unique Moving Target Defense (MTD) technology.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2018

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?

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NopSec

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Lisa has a passion for connecting business with technology and thrives in transforming disruptive technology into leading solutions. Tim has held many roles in the cybersecurity space, including Fellow, Chief Architect, Distinguished Engineer and Board Advisor.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2022

These two software are currently unknown to most if not all antivirus companies.” “FUD” in the ad above refers to software and download links that are “Fully UnDetectable” as suspicious or malicious by all antivirus software. The Exe Clean service made malware look like goodware to antivirus products.

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BH Consulting

AUGUST 16, 2023

This could include malware that antivirus and security solutions can’t detect; a secure internet connection to prevent tracing; initial access to victim companies’ networks or mailboxes (which is also key to many ransomware infections); effective social engineering content; fraudulent content hosting, and more.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Corporate endpoint security technologies for mid-sized companies struggle to surprise us with anything brand new. Detecting an exploit or trojan that explicitly runs on a device is not a problem for an antivirus solution. It does not store itself on the hard disk, therefore tracking it with an ordinary antivirus solution is not easy.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 8, 2022

Despite the incredible evolution of defensive technologies, attackers often remain undetected for weeks or months, earning the label advanced persistent threat (APT). More advanced attackers may modify a few lines in the source code to lower the detection rate, and most antivirus software will fail to detect it.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 13, 2023

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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SC Magazine

APRIL 27, 2021

The attack surface is too large and the underlying technologies used today are so complex and insecure that if there isn’t already a devastating, known security vulnerability affecting the hardware or software used, it’s probably just because security researchers haven’t found and written a CVE entry for it yet. That company was Cigent.

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IT Security Guru

MAY 20, 2024

Regular updates: Keep your policy current by regularly updating it to address new threats and technological changes. Here are some essential examples of these tools: Email gateway: It stands out by shielding against phishing and other social engineering attacks, scanning incoming communications for threats.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

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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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 30, 2023

New and Noteworthy: ChatGPT Makes Waves Inside and Outside of the Tech Industry Since it was made publicly available in December, ChatGPT has prompted all sorts of reactions from both inside and outside technology circles. Headquartered in Amsterdam, the EclecticIQ Intelligence and Research team is made up of experts from Europe and the U.S.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

The United States government's continuing disagreement with the Chinese company Huawei underscores a much larger problem with computer technologies in general: We have no choice but to trust them completely, and it's impossible to verify that they're trustworthy. The engineers who design and program them come from over a hundred countries.

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Identity IQ

JUNE 3, 2024

This technology has become increasingly popular in daily life through features like Apple Face ID and Touch ID because of its security and reliability. Facial Recognition Facial recognition technology has become increasingly refined in recent years. Beyond Personal Devices: Biometric technology is expanding beyond personal devices.

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Cytelligence

OCTOBER 5, 2023

CYPFER offers comprehensive endpoint protection solutions, including next-generation antivirus software and threat intelligence, to safeguard businesses from evolving threats. Attackers often exploit employees’ lack of awareness through social engineering techniques.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 21, 2020

Here's what Blindingcan has accomplished so far: "A threat group with a nexus to North Korea targeted government contractors early this year to gather intelligence surrounding key military and energy technologies. What are mitigation techniques for the new North Korea RAT? Keep operating system patches up-to-date.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

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. Data backup services. Multiple firewall products. Linux servers. Cisco routers. Netflow data. Call recording services.

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SecureList

MAY 17, 2021

In this article we analyse the technical features of the Trojan’s components, giving a detailed overview of obfuscation techniques, the infection process and subsequent functions, as well as the social engineering tactics used by the cybercriminals to convince their victims to give away their personal online banking details. Bizarro.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 22, 2023

The Best (Security) Bang for Your Buck You probably have antivirus (AV) software in place to alert you if malware makes its way into your environment. However, antivirus protection is not enough to protect your business against costly and destructive attacks that use the Domain Name Service (DNS). of all businesses.

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IT Security Guru

JULY 28, 2023

Hybrid work models and broadly adopted cloud technology disperse operations extensively; data is moved, stored, and accessed from highly distributed locations. Data security and monitoring : SMBs shall deploy robust firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and antivirus software to safeguard their networks from external threats.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Endpoint protection software such as EDR tools go way beyond traditional antivirus software to offer advanced features like incident response and vulnerability management. These may be the best way to stop zero day attacks, and many EDR tools offer behavioral detection (and so do some consumer antivirus tools these days).

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The malware primarily targets home users and uses software crack package and adware bundles to get into systems, according to software vendor Wonderland Technology. Minerva Labs offers a malware vaccine for endpoints that simulates infection markers, which the company said contains infections that get past the antivirus protections.

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Cisco Security

JANUARY 28, 2021

For example, do you think about an antiquated technology that is not integrated needing a fresh lease of life? Or is it just getting new technology to solve a problem that the predecessor failed at solving? This is also an advantage to the business side; the sunk cost of the original technology is not entirely thrown away.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 10, 2019

HackingVision has a great focus on technology and modern cybersecurity trends. This blog educates about social engineering attacks and ways to prevent them. The range of topics highlighted is wide: ransomware protection, antivirus software, blockchain technologies in security, and much more.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 18, 2022

Antivirus and EDR tools, SIEM systems (security information and event management), security vendors, software, hardware, firmware, and operating systems. In any case, you must take measures to mitigate reconnaissance, and modern security solutions are ever smarter, with special features such as deception technology to trap intruders.

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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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The Security Ledger

JUNE 30, 2021

What started as a humble collection of small, antivirus software firms is now a sprawling global market worth more than $150 billion, and with projected growth of more than 10% annually over the next decade. Lea Kissner, Twitter: Engineering Respect. All in honor of Pride Month, 2021. Our Guests.

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IT Security Guru

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Operational technology (OT) used to be the specialist networks nobody in IT bothered with, or perhaps thought they didn’t need to. Norton cites “Infected laptops belonging to maintenance engineers, USB sticks, an unauthorised wireless device, or even a malicious insider.”. OT devices don’t run antivirus.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 29, 2021

There are rootkits, Trojans, worms, viruses, ransomware, phishing, identity theft, and social engineering to worry about. Today, content blockers have become essential to help reduce ads, Trojans, phishing, and other undesirable content that an antivirus product alone may not cover. And that’s not a comprehensive list.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 16, 2021

More than 250 professionals, including advanced security experts, reverse engineers, and malware analysts. It combines deep security analysis experience together with Cynet 360 investigative and security technology. Direct access to Check Point Research & Development, aiding in Zero Day threat identification. Key Differentiators.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The technology also predicts potential attacks and automatically responds to threats by identifying specific trends and cycles. Even better, security tools like behavioral analytics can spot attacks simply by noticing anomalous activity, important technology for catching zero-day threats and adversarial attacks.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Latin American Javali trojan weaponizing Avira antivirus legitimate injector to implant malware. After that, the following files are extracted, namely: Avira.exe : Legitimate injector from Avira Antivirus. In the last few years, many banking trojans developed by Latin American criminals have increased in volume and sophistication.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2019

The C2 server script names are disguised as WordPress (popular blog engine) files as well as those of other popular open source projects.” If you’re part of the booming cryptocurrency or technological startup industry, exercise extra caution when dealing with new third parties or installing software on your systems.”

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Krebs on Security

JULY 28, 2022

” Microleaves has long been classified by antivirus companies as adware or as a “potentially unwanted program” (PUP), the euphemism that antivirus companies use to describe executable files that get installed with ambiguous consent at best, and are often part of a bundle of software tied to some “free” download.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 4, 2021

percent of all malware detected on networks of WatchGuard Technologies customers in the second quarter came over encrypted connections, raising the security risk for the 80 percent of such organizations that lack processes for decrypting and scanning HTTPS traffic for threats. A surprising 91.5 PowerShell, Ransomware Threats Grow.

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Lenny Zeltser

MARCH 2, 2019

Disable Windows Defender Antivirus inside the virtual machine, so the AV doesn’t interfere with your malware analysis efforts. If you do this, then you won’t be able to use SFTP to transfer files between the VM and your physical host. Start your VM, now that it’s no longer connected to the physical network.

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