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Cybersecurity Research Topics for Beginners: Exploring the Fundamentals

CyberSecurity Insiders

Cryptography: Dive into the world of cryptography, studying symmetric and asymmetric encryption, digital signatures, and cryptographic algorithms. Explore topics like key management, secure communication protocols, and encryption in different contexts.

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LW ROUNDTABLE: Cybersecurity takeaways of 2023 — and what’s ahead in 2024 ( part 3)

The Last Watchdog

Cryptographic inventories need finalizing and quantum safe encryption needs to be adopted for sensitive communications and data. Consumers will begin to see their favorite applications touting “quantum-secure encryption.” CISOs will have to get quantum resilient encryption on their cyber roadmap.

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Emerging Trends in Cybersecurity: Strategies to Combat Cyber Extortion Attacks on Businesses in 2023

Cytelligence

Ransomware attacks, where hackers encrypt critical data and demand a ransom for its release, have become alarmingly common. Implementing advanced endpoint security measures, such as multi-factor authentication, encryption, and regular patching and updating of software, can significantly reduce the risk of attacks.

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7 Types of Penetration Testing: Guide to Pentest Methods & Types

eSecurity Planet

This will not only help better test the architectures that need to be prioritized, but it will provide all sides with a clear understanding of what is being tested and how it will be tested. Social engineering tests Social engineering is a technique used by cyber criminals to trick users into giving away credentials or sensitive information.

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New England Biolabs leak sensitive data

Security Affairs

SMTP server and Mail credentials: Attackers can exploit this for sending emails disguised as legitimate company representatives.This could lead to social engineering attacks, malware distribution, or phishing.

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Using the LockBit builder to generate targeted ransomware

SecureList

They generated a custom version of the ransomware, which used the aforementioned account credential to spread across the network and perform malicious activities, such as killing Windows Defender and erasing Windows Event Logs in order to encrypt the data and cover its tracks. In this article, we revisit the LockBit 3.0

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Verizon’s 2021 DBIR Report: Same, Same, but Different

Duo's Security Blog

With the move to remote work came an increase in malware and social engineering attacks that exploited general communications like emails. Social engineering and Denial of Service (DoS) attacks remain high. It’s fair to say that 2020 was impossible to predict, but had a significant impact.

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