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CISA alert warns of Emotet attacks on US govt entities

Security Affairs

. “Since August, CISA and MS-ISAC have seen a significant increase in malicious cyber actors targeting state and local governments with Emotet phishing emails. pic.twitter.com/POppQ51uMX — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) September 22, 2020. ” reads that alert published by CISA.

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A new Astaroth Trojan Campaign uncovered by Microsoft

Security Affairs

See how #MicrosoftDefenderATP next-gen protection defeated the #fileless attack: [link] — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) July 8, 2019. According to the experts, LOLbins are very effecting in evading antivirus software. . ” reads the analysis published by Andrea Lelli from Microsoft.

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Vietnam-linked Bismuth APT leverages coin miners to stay under the radar

Security Affairs

Learn how the group tried to stay under the radar using threats perceived to be less alarming: [link] — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) November 30, 2020. “To perform DLL sideloading, BISMUTH introduced outdated versions of various applications, including Microsoft Defender Antivirus.

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More Than 90 Percent of Malware in Q2 Came Via Encrypted Traffic: WatchGuard

eSecurity Planet

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

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BEST PRACTICES: Mock phishing attacks prep employees to avoid being socially engineered

The Last Watchdog

Social engineering, especially phishing, continues to trigger the vast majority of breach attempts. Despite billions of dollars spent on the latest, greatest antivirus suites, firewalls and intrusion detection systems, enterprises continue to suffer breaches that can be traced back to the actions of a single, unsuspecting employee.

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Top Cybersecurity Products for 2021

eSecurity Planet

Standalone security products are not enough to maintain the security posture of an entire organization. Between malware , phishing attacks , zero-day threats, advanced persistent threats , reconnaissance and brute force attacks, hackers are looking for any and every avenue into a network. Top cybersecurity products. CrowdStrike.

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Best Cybersecurity Software & Tools for 2022

eSecurity Planet

Standalone cybersecurity tools are not enough to maintain the security posture of an entire organization. Between malware , phishing attacks , zero-day threats , advanced persistent threats , reconnaissance, and brute force attacks, hackers are looking for any and every avenue into a network. Jump to: XDR NGFWs CASBs SIEM.

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