Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 11, 2023

In other news, both LockBit and the Akira ransomware gang, the latter of which has tallied 125 victims since we first began tracking them in April 2023, were confirmed last month to be exploiting a specific zero-day flaw ( CVE-2023-20269 ) in Cisco VPN appliances. The reason for the rebrand is unclear at present.

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Centraleyes

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Lack of Encryption Cloud computing involves data transmission over networks and storage in shared infrastructures. Encryption is vital due to the distributed and multi-tenant nature of cloud services. Teams must implement encryption measures compatible with cloud environments to protect data across various states.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2020

While the cybersecurity industry has presented options for every netizen, the recommendation to use original and complex passwords continues to be disregarded. As an example, we could use communications between systems that are not properly encrypted. Improper encryption. It can be prevented through the use of an online VPN.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Encryption In Flight and At Rest Data We hear about encryption quite a lot these days. Many attach the word encryption to bad guys who use ransomware to encrypt data and then hold that data hostage until a ransom is paid. Sadly, ransomware sheds a bad light on encryption. What is encryption anyway ?

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 25, 2022

Encryption and the development of cryptography have been a cornerstone of IT security for decades and remain critical for data protection against evolving threats. While cryptology is thousands of years old, modern cryptography took off in the 1970s with the help of the Diffie-Hellman-Merkle and RSA encryption algorithms.

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Fox IT

JANUARY 12, 2021

After obtaining a valid account, they use this account to access the victim’s VPN, Citrix or another remote service that allows access to the network of the victim. This specific document described how to access the internet facing company portal and the web-based VPN client into the company network.

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NetSpi Executives

APRIL 27, 2024

Instead, if you can detect one or more malicious events present in most kill chains before the attackers meet their objective, then you can prevent ransomware attacks. In addition to encrypting data and holding it hostage, ransomware attackers also upload valuable data to other systems on the internet. This requires an asset inventory.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 25, 2022

Recent years presented a torrent of research showing how vulnerable RDP systems are for organizations not taking additional cybersecurity precautions. By exploiting weak server vulnerabilities, the Iran-based hackers were able to gain access, move laterally, encrypt IT systems, and demand ransom payment. Calling into Robinhood.

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ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Paula Januszkiewicz, from Cqure , joins The Hacker Mind to discuss her two presentations at SecTor 2021 on digital forensics. What would be valuable from their perspective to encrypt and then ask for the ransom. Customers repositories stayed there for three weeks, and then started to encrypt their data, so they are in the environment.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 27, 2021

We here at eSecurity Planet have our own views and methodology on this much-debated issue, and present to you our reviews of the Best Antivirus Software of 2021. Virtual private network ( VPN ). Encryption. We’d also note that ransomware in particular requires unique data backup and recovery tools and services.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 28, 2021

We look at three RSAC 2021 sessions and some of the most daunting vulnerabilities presented by the SANS Institute, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and Varonis Systems. The SANS Institute presentation, “ The Five Most Dangerous New Attack Techniques ,” is an RSAC staple by this point.

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Adam Levin

JANUARY 2, 2019

This presents myriad business opportunities. With every app on every device presenting a potential security vulnerability, expect to see more workplaces cracking down on and/or managing BYOD. Free VPNs will be the new privacy scam: VPNs are gaining popularity as consumers become more cyber-aware.

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SecureList

MAY 25, 2021

Several versions were released as part of each “rebranded” variant that altered different aspects of the code, renamed file extensions, cryptographic schemes and encryption keys. In addition, it deletes all system backups, shadow copies, disables the system recovery mode, and clears event logs. Encryption flaws.

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Duo's Security Blog

MARCH 9, 2022

Together these practices — which include multi-factor authentication (MFA), restricting administrative privileges and daily backups — provide a clear framework for businesses anywhere that are looking to improve their foundational security footing , as we’ve previously noted on the Duo Blog.

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BH Consulting

JUNE 20, 2023

One may know what the term VPN means, but what about when a VPN should be used and more importantly – not used, and what are the risks of using a VPN versus the benefits. How much do you know about journaling, roll-back and remediation, mirroring, hot sites, cold sites, backups etc.?

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Security Affairs

JULY 5, 2021

This tool analyzes a system (either VSA server or managed endpoint) and determines whether any indicators of compromise (IoC) are present. MSP customers affected by the attack are advised to use and enforce MFA wherever possible and protect their backups by placing them on air-gapped systems.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 1, 2023

One day later, their company’s systems and data were encrypted with ransomware. After cleaning all remnants of the attack from the network, security experts recommended password resets for all privileged, non-privileged, and service accounts, as well as two-factor authentication (2FA) for VPN and email access.

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Pen Test Partners

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Schematics, code outlines, dependencies, and bills-of-materials should start to be presented even if they are not yet set in stone. is the latest stable version) and a weighting is assigned in different areas – for example does the vulnerability require an attacker to be physically present, or can they be situated anywhere on the network.

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SecureList

MAY 12, 2021

To ensure that their ability to restore encrypted files would never be questioned, they cultivated an online presence, wrote press releases and generally made sure their name would be known to all potential victims. The malware sample has an encrypted configuration block with many fields, which allow attackers to fine-tune the payload.

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McAfee

MAY 20, 2021

development, debugging and maintenance), and backup (e.g. For example, data localisation does not mean that appropriate encryption standards are met, nor does it mean that there is no local surveillance – even in adequate countries [7]. 8] Let’s take for instance the use of a VPN to protect privacy. ” [6]. 9] [link]. [10]

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McAfee

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

At the start of the malware, it populates the list with the system’s DNS, and the OpenDNS server is only used as a backup to ensure that the C2 domain is resolved. An initial static inspection of the file resulted in a blob of code that was present in the executable which had a very high entropy score (7.99). malware: Mozilla/5.0

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

The sophistication gap presents security professionals with the dilemma where “on one end, advanced attackers employ custom tools and cloud infrastructure; on the other, some still use basic, often free services.” The vendor surveys report that: Cisco: Analyzed that 35% of all attacks in 2023 were ransomware. 54% on-prem infrastructure.

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