CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 7, 2023

I am keeping a close eye on regulations, identity and access management (IAM), and Artificial Intelligence (AI) — and I suggest that business leaders do the same. There have been reports of hackers leveraging ChatGPT to generate malware and encryption scripts, which can significantly accelerate cyberattacks.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2023

CISA and ENISA enhance their Cooperation CISA adds Qlik bugs to exploited vulnerabilities catalog Report: 2.6 CISA and ENISA enhance their Cooperation CISA adds Qlik bugs to exploited vulnerabilities catalog Report: 2.6

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 2, 2022

Will the quantum attacker be powered by deep learning artificial intelligence membranes that eat machine learning algorithms for breakfast? Organizations today still have a massive problem with phishing attacks, ransomware, account takeaways, and social engineering. Absolutely. Probably not.

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McAfee

AUGUST 26, 2020

Early variants of ransomware merely locked individual computers, sometimes even without encryption, thus preventing single user access. Criminals got clever with social engineering by masquerading the ransomware as a law enforcement agency (perhaps the FBI) and making accusations that illegal files are on the system.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

When the pandemic struck, online bad actors took it as an opportunity to double-down on their attacks through ransomware, malware, and social engineering. Financial institutions like MasterCard are adopting artificial intelligence and machine learning processes to predict and prevent fraud. Article by Beau Peters.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 26, 2022

Whereas older solutions like antivirus, firewalls, and endpoint detection and response (EDR) have long focused on threats at the network perimeter, the intent of NDR is to monitor and act on malicious threats within organization networks using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) analysis. Darktrace DETECT Features.

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IT Security Guru

JUNE 4, 2021

Ransomware leverages social engineering attacks, preying on fears as a way to execute malicious code on devices. It is important therefore to continuously provide employees updates on new social engineering attack methodologies so they know what to look out for. Creating a zero-trust access (ZTA) strategy.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Kapczynski Erin: Could you share your thoughts on the role of artificial intelligence, machine learning and the growth of IoT devices in both cyber defense and cyberattacks? Erin: What are some of the most common social engineering tactics that cybercriminals use?

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

With faster response times, a more centralized platform, and artificial intelligence-powered workflows, many companies select XDR tools to optimize or go beyond what their SIEM and UEBA tools can do. As soon as data is added to a fully encrypted disk, it will remain encrypted until an authorized user accesses the disk.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 6, 2022

Third-party security, ransomware , artificial intelligence (AI) and decentralized finance (DeFi) are some of the threats you can expect to see more of this year – with the potential for far worse results than we’ve seen in the past.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 20, 2021

Cape Privacy Encrypted learning privacy software 2018 New York, NY $25M. As mentioned in their presentation, socially engineered attacks are the most costly security threat at $2.1B At a conference hosted by cryptography giant RSA, Cape Privacy was the only contest finalist specializing in encryption technology.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Assisted Monitoring: At the largest scales, alerts become overwhelming and often automation and artificial intelligence (AI) will be deployed to accelerate detection of anomalies. Sensitive Device Access Encryption: As companies grow and become more professional, encryption should be used to protect at least key resources.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

Hackers aren’t only coders — they’re also social engineers. Ransomware is a term used to describe viruses that encrypt all the files on a user’s computer and hold them hostage for a fee. But professional services companies should pay the closest attention to these five trends.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

If the US government dictating iPhone encryption design sounds ok to you, ask yourself how you'll feel when China demands the same. Formerly on the FBI’s Most Wanted list, Kevin Mitnick is a crucial figure in the history of information security, including approaches to social engineering and penetration testing.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

Unfortunately, the increasing reliance on digital systems and capabilities has also attracted an ever-growing number of malicious actors seeking to defraud businesses through phishing , social engineering , or ransomware attacks. The end result of these types of cyber attacks are often highly public and damaging data breaches.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 28, 2021

With ML and artificial intelligence (AI) using thousands of strains to train algorithms, one would surmise that the ability to detect malware is only improving. Ransomware: Encryption, Exfiltration, and Extortion. Ransomware perpetrators of the past presented a problem of availability through encryption. Old way New way.

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Spinone

AUGUST 12, 2020

At the beginning of 2018, security expert Kevin Mitnick brought to light the very dangerous and concerning ransomware that was shown to be able to encrypt cloud SaaS email services found in the likes of Office 365. application starts encrypting all the emails found in the user’s inbox in real-time. Ransomware 2.0

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 21, 2023

Mitnick was known for his social engineering skills, which he used to trick employees into divulging sensitive information or passwords. One of the most notable developments in the early 2010s was the rise of ransomware, a type of malware that encrypts a victim's files and demands payment in exchange for the decryption key.

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Spinone

MAY 8, 2020

Many organizations are starting to use artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to make decisions or perform intelligent analysis. Data can be altered, deleted, encrypted, or stolen based on the intentions and directives of attackers. Both technologies rely on massive amounts of data.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 15, 2021

IDPS tools can detect malware , socially engineered attacks and other web-based threats, including DDoS attacks. TippingPoint solutions are provided as hardware or virtual platforms and provide real-time, vulnerability protection through Automated Vaccine Threat Intelligence. Darktrace Enterprise Immune System.

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