SecureWorld News

JANUARY 21, 2024

Phishing attacks, for instance, are extremely common: these are deceptive emails or messages designed to steal data. Having basic cyber hygiene Advanced technology is important, but basics like regular data backups, software updates, strong password policies, and multi-factor authentication are fundamental.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

” The report also provides details about observed behaviors and trends among cyber criminal organizations in 2021, phishing attacks, stolen Remote Desktop Protocols (RDP) credentials or brute force, and the exploitation of vulnerabilities are the most popular infection vectors. ” concludes the advisory.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 25, 2024

The impact is expected to grow for several reasons: AI already helps cybercriminals to compose more effective phishing emails. Create offsite, offline backups. Keep backups offsite and offline, beyond the reach of attackers. AI will help to improve existing tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs). Don’t get attacked twice.

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Spinone

APRIL 13, 2020

They include insider threats, phishing, and ransomware. Phishing Phishing is one of the most significant cyber security risks, especially for remote workers or during the transition period between office and remote work. Phishing attacks are tricky, because even one sloppy click can put the whole system in danger.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 12, 2024

Customize training materials to address these specific concerns, including data handling protocols, password management , and phishing attempt identification. Keep these copies on two separate types of media: hard disks, cloud storage , and tape backups. No user data was lost.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Valuable enterprise data including customer contact and financial details, stock and sale records, email communications, company documents and other sensitive information must be thoroughly protected to ensure the ongoing successful operation of the business. Not all cloud backup providers offer the same level of data protection.

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Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2021

This breach compromised citizens’ physical addresses, phone numbers, IDs, tax documents, and more. Due to the large number and various types of unique documents, it is difficult to estimate the number of people exposed in this breach. Pictured: Example of Leaked Documents: Real Estate Tax Bill. Original post at [link].

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Hot for Security

MARCH 17, 2021

The group typically gains access to victim networks by compromising Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) credentials and/or through phishing emails, the FBI notes. The document describes various indicators of compromise and offers a list of flagged domains associated with this malicious activity.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 30, 2023

million email addresses and passwords that have now been shared with HaveIBeenPwnd (HIBP). The information was also shared with Spamhaus which will contact email providers and other hosts of affected email addresses to initiate a password reset to further protect the owners of those addresses. Create offsite, offline backups.

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BH Consulting

JUNE 2, 2022

As part of our continued expansion, we wish to appoint a Technical Cybersecurity Consultant who can conduct security assessments of clients technical infrastructure (M365/Azure/AWS/Backups/Networks etc.) M365/Azure/AWS/Backups/Networks etc.). A strong familiarity with web application security vulnerabilities and controls.

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Cytelligence

MAY 24, 2023

Here are seven best practices for cybersecurity in small businesses: Employee Education and Training: Provide cybersecurity awareness training to your employees, teaching them about common threats such as phishing emails, social engineering, and the importance of strong passwords. WPA2 or WPA3).

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 30, 2022

Opening the attached Word document fires up a message which claims that the document was created in a later version of Microsoft Word. As a result, pretty much everything involving sensitive documentation begins life in the form of an email. Lawyers and clients aren’t emailing important documents in plaintext.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 14, 2022

According to the leak site, 557 GB of information was stolen, including personal information, passports, other IDs, and financial documents. The Belgian government’s warning is specifically about actionable items for the staff: Be alert about phishing attempts. Use secure and unique passwords.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Typically, that post-breach recovery relies on surface level fixes: “rotating the KRBTGT password twice”, “increasing the available RID pool”, etc. They often gained initial access through phishing or exploiting vulnerabilities, then used a combination of native and custom tools to persist within the domain with elevated credentials.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 4, 2022

Although it's well-documented, a new type called leakware has emerged. Email phishing attacks are a common method hackers use to execute leakware. Filtering and analyzing can prevent phishing emails from ever making their way into an employee or executive's inbox. What is leakware? Prioritize employee cybersecurity training.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 9, 2021

For cybersecurity personnel, our scope of responsibility may be limited to cyberattacks on IT systems, such as ransomware attacks, phishing attacks, and DDoS attacks. Document the incident response process as a plan. Some of us don’t formally document our processes. Document contingencies. Incident Response Preparation.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

This advisory outlined the use of tactics such as spear phishing emails, credential stuffing, brute forcing, privilege escalation, and persistence. Backup and recovery. Ensure that your system backups are regular and current, and that backups are protected from attackers who may compromise your production servers.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Data Security: Airtight Backup If you don’t have a robust Data Loss Protection (DLP) plan, all your security strategy will fall apart. The core of all the DLP plan is having a ransomware-proof backup that will let you restore data in case you get hit. Backup your data at least three times a day; 3.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 9, 2020

In a tipical network correspondence, the elements sent to the recipient are the original document in clear text and the hash value of the original document, encrypted with the private key of the signatory (digital signature). The classic method for authentication is based on the use of a pair of username and password credentials.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 12, 2023

The discovered database included sensitive data such as usernames, full personal names, Facebook IDs, phone numbers, and passwords hashed with the BCrypt algorithm, which is considered safe. The discovered database was not used in the production environment and was utilized for testing or backup reasons.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

As the initial vector of their attacks, OldGremlin use spear phishing emails, to which the group adopted creative approach. In other instances, the gang exploited the COVID-19 theme and anti-government rallies in Belarus in their phishing emails. Up-to-date phishing. 1 Phishing email sent on behalf of a Belarusian plant.

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Responsible Cyber

APRIL 8, 2020

Phishing and Spear Phishing. Despite constant warnings from the cyber security industry, people still fall victim to phishing every day. As cybercrime has become well-funded and increasingly sophisticated, phishing remains one of the most effective methods used by criminals to introduce malware into businesses.

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Spinone

MARCH 11, 2020

That convenience, though, misleads uninformed users into thinking that OneDrive can be treated as some ransomware-proof backup. Before jumping in, let’s clarify one misconception that leads to many OneDrive files getting corrupted: OneDrive is not your backup. In this case, backup is your only option. What to do next?

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 8, 2022

ForrmBook is capable of key logging and capturing browser or email client passwords, but its developers continue to update the malware to exploit the latest Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVS), such as CVE-2021-40444 Microsoft MSHTML Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. physically disconnected) backups of data. Enforce MFA.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 16, 2022

Create strong passwords. The usage of complex passwords on a terminal network security can impede or even defeat different attack tactics. The usage of complex passwords on a terminal network security can impede or even defeat different attack tactics. Internet scammers are cunning criminals. Use fraud prevention software.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 28, 2021

As with other “big game” ransomware, the delivery method changes according to the preferences of the group operating it, but among the most common attack vectors are remote desktop protocol (RDP) , phishing , and weaknesses in either software or hardware. Avoid reusing passwords for multiple accounts.

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SecureList

JANUARY 13, 2022

A document sent from one colleague to another on a topic, which is currently being discussed, is unlikely to trigger any suspicion. Ultimately, it elevates the level of trust sufficiently for the document to be opened. server-side document viewer like GoogleDocs, Collabora Online, ONLYOFFICE, Microsoft Office Online, etc.).

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 17, 2024

For example, Cloudflare Zero Trust blocks uploads and downloads of encrypted, password-protected files or files larger than 15MB by default because it cannot scan those files. When creating payloads such as Office documents, .pdf Other RBI solutions are set to a fail-closed state that blocks the download of a file if it cannot scan it.

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Centraleyes

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

These plans should align with cloud services, including backup strategies and the ability to restore operations cloud-natively. Employee education programs should include guidelines on securing home networks, updating router passwords, and ensuring the security of connected devices. How to Secure Data in the Cloud A.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Simple or reused passwords are still a problem. While the cybersecurity industry has presented options for every netizen, the recommendation to use original and complex passwords continues to be disregarded. Instead, people come up with passwords that are comfortable. Malware, phishing, and web. Poor credentials.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Ransomware frequently contains extraction capabilities that can steal critical information like usernames and passwords, so stopping ransomware is serious business. However, Windows hides file extensions by default, allowing a malicious executable such as “evil.doc.exe” to appear to be a Word document called “evil.doc”.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Details included names, addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth and encrypted passwords, all of which could be used to access other accounts belonging to these users. The Hacker had discovered Zuckerberg’s password in a 2012 LinkedIn data breach and he had used the same password across several accounts.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

“According to court documents, Christopher Brannan, 31, a former teacher at Lee-Davis High School, intentionally accessed without authorization internet and email accounts, including Apple iCloud, Yahoo!, In October 2018, Brannan pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft and unauthorized access to a protected computer.

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Spinone

JULY 24, 2019

Your anti-ransomware strategy needs to include: Preventing an attack ( including anti-phishing ) Detecting an attack Blocking a source Recovering damaged data Read more about the best ransomware protection practices and tools for Office 365 in general and OneDrive in particular. That’s why planning your defenses is critical.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 1, 2022

Finding Passwords With Deep Learning. While exactly what operators are after varies from environment to environment, there is one common target that everyone’s always interested in: passwords. Offensive ML includes things like sandbox detection , augmenting password guessing attacks , or improving spear phishing.

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Spinone

JULY 29, 2019

It contains advanced anti-phishing and malware protection, data encryption, the ability to configure different security policies for each business category, and more. Accessing documents, sending, receiving, and previewing attachments, and all other processes work faster in G Suite. Better mobility. Better integrity. Press Connect.

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IT Security Guru

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The attackers were then able to move to other servers, due in large part because they were able to find usernames and passwords stored in a plain text file that then allowed them access. The attack was reportedly due to ransomware, thought to have been the result of phishing. Edward Snowden – the inside job.

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