Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2020

The CISA agency provides recommendations for system administrators and owners to enhance the level of security of their organizations: Maintain up-to-date antivirus signatures and engines. Keep operating system patches up-to-date. If these services are required, use strong passwords or Active Directory authentication.

Malware 106

Malware Government Passwords System Administration 106

Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2021

The researchers believe that the coder is an Italian vixer that previously created the “Zodiac Crypto Stealer” and “Spartan Crypter” for obfuscating malware to avoid antivirus detection. Organizations with effective spam filtering, proper system administration and up-to-date Windows hosts have a much lower risk of infection.”

Cryptocurrency 107

Cryptocurrency Malware Advertising System Administration 107

Security Affairs

JUNE 27, 2019

“The hacking campaign, known as “ Cloud Hopper ,” was the subject of a U.S. ” The report attributed the cyberespionage campaign to the China-linked APT10 (aka Menupass, and Stone Panda), the same group recently accused of hacking telco operators worldwide. SecurityAffairs – Cloud Hopper, hacking).

Identity Theft 82

Identity Theft Hacking System Administration Advertising 82

Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2020

“They exhibit extensive knowledge of systems administration and common network security misconfigurations, perform thorough reconnaissance, and adapt to what they discover in a compromised network.” In many cases, some machines run without standard safeguards, like security updates and cloud-delivered antivirus protection.”

Ransomware 115

Ransomware Cybercrime Social Engineering Banking 115

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

The government says Snatch used a customized ransomware variant notable for rebooting Microsoft Windows devices into Safe Mode — enabling the ransomware to circumvent detection by antivirus or endpoint protection — and then encrypting files when few services are running. Details after contacting on jabber: truniger@xmpp[.]jp.”

Ransomware 218

Ransomware Accountability Cybercrime Backups 218

Spinone

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

It covers such topics as suspicious files and links, password creation, 2-step verification , software, antivirus, OS, backup , mobile security , physical security and so on. Archives, especially the ones protected with a password. Use Passphrases instead of Passwords What is a Passphrase? docm,xls /.xlsx

Passwords 40

Passwords Password Management Antivirus Mobile 40

CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

At this stage, the attacker's task is to create a stable channel for delivering various hacking tools and auxiliary data onto the target system. Attackers may use the following methods to obtain administrator privileges: Compromised passwords. In most cases, only passwords are used for authentication.

Accountability 133

Accountability Passwords Authentication Social Engineering 133