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Zero-Click Attacks a Growing Threat

eSecurity Planet

There is no need for social engineering , as the program can implant backdoors directly without forced consent. NSO Group’s Pegasus software has been routinely in the headlines in recent years for using zero-click attacks to install its spyware. Spyware and Zero-Days: A Troubling Market.

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Will iPhone’s New “Lockdown Mode” Create Dangerous Overconfidence In Apple’s CyberSecurity Capabilities?

Joseph Steinberg

Apple last week announced new security features specifically intended to offer “specialized additional protection to users who may be at risk of highly targeted cyberattacks from private companies developing state-sponsored mercenary spyware.”. Even in Lockdown mode, for example, people can easily install apps that spy on them.

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Top Cybersecurity Companies for 2022

eSecurity Planet

It also includes advanced features such as SAML-based single sign-on (SSO) and the company's security architecture has never been hacked. It needs to be maintained for various types of cyber threats like Ransomware, Malware, Social Engineering, and Phishing. Try Dashlane Business for free for 14 days. Learn more about Dashlane.

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Network Protection: How to Secure a Network

eSecurity Planet

Endpoint Security: Antivirus , anti-spyware , endpoint detection and response (EDR), and other controls should be deployed to secure the endpoint against compromise. Hyperscale Architecture: Organizations can plan and prepare hyperscale architecture that combines security, storage, compute, and virtualization layers into a modular resource.

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Best Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems: Guide to IDPS

eSecurity Planet

IDPS tools can detect malware , socially engineered attacks and other web-based threats, including DDoS attacks. Users praise McAfee NSP for its flexibility, comprehensive architecture and simple operability. When it comes to hardware, NSP can meet the full range of customer needs with its four sensor models. NSFocus NGIPS.

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Advanced threat predictions for 2024

SecureList

This politician became the target of a previously undiscovered “zero-day” attack aimed at infecting his phone with spyware. They advertise on dark web platforms and employ various techniques, including malware, phishing, and other social engineering methods.

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Advanced threat predictions for 2022

SecureList

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have claimed that threat actors have been using catfishing to lure Israeli soldiers into installing spyware. This includes the use of social engineering to obtain credentials and brute-force attacks on corporate services, in the hope of finding poorly protected servers.

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