Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The Top Cybersecurity Blogs We're Reading in 2020. Here’s a collection of our favorite cybersecurity blogs and websites from the industry's foremost thought leaders and reporters. #9. Check out our guide on how to understand the underlying issues, and how to decrease your risk. #5. And was it a DDoS Attack?

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Approachable Cyber Threats

AUGUST 10, 2022

Risk Level. In the modern age, nation states are expanding the battlefield with targeted cyber attacks on their adversaries. Are you at risk? Why cyber attacks?” DDoS attacks are meant to cause major disruption to an adversary nation and wreak havoc in a number of ways.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2022

Cybersecurity agencies of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance (United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom) issued a joint advisory warning of cyber attacks on critical infrastructure conducted by Russia-linked threat actors and criminal cyber threats. President Biden for more information).

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Here is Erin’s Q&A column, which originally went live on OneRep’s well-done blog.) For the first expert interview on our blog, we welcomed Pulitzer-winning investigative reporter Byron V. Erin: What are some of the biggest cyber threats that businesses face today? How can companies minimize risks?

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

President Joe Biden for “massive cyberattacks” aimed at disrupting the Russian invasion – initial reports of cyber attacks have in some cases been destructive and damaging, but not anywhere near anyone’s worst-case fears of utility system attacks, for example. Espionage, which has included targeting U.S.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 9, 2023

In the current digital landscape, organizations are exposed to a variety of risks. Here, we’re talking about a perilous phenomenon called the zombie systems in the […] The post The Jeopardy of Zombie APIs appeared first on Kratikal Blogs. There is a rise in Zombie APIs ranking among the deadliest.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

In addition, Cado Security researchers in a blog post also noted a tweet from cybersecurity researcher German Fernandez, who found that the infamous DDoS Mirai botnet – known for taking advantage of insecure Internet of Things (IoT) devices – also is exploiting OMIGOD. Further reading: Open Source Security: A Big Problem.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

And yet our pervasive deployment of IoT systems has also vastly expanded the cyber attack surface of business networks, especially in just the past few years. IoT risks have been a low-priority, subset concern. Mirai ultimately was used to carry out massive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 28, 2023

Health providers are a tempting target for cyber attackers, particularly with ransomware, as they combine deeply personal information and they are often perceived as having weaker security infrastructure, while any disruption can be life threatening.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, February 2021. I wrote a blog post about my concerns given Linux is embedded everywhere, yet many of these systems are rarely, and even never updated with security updates.

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BH Consulting

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Ransomware an ongoing threat to industry as crime gangs organise Malware-based cyber-attacks are the most prominent threat to industry, Europol says. A companion to Europol’s IOCTA 2023 report , it digs deeper into malware – ransomware in particular – and DDoS attacks.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

From industry tips and best practices to the latest Malwarebytes product releases and how-tos, our Business newsletter is chock-full of the best of our business blog. Now more than ever, threat actors are trying to attack company networks. Your level of prevention is determined by how much risk you accept to take on.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 23, 2019

Unfortunately, the energy sector is of great interest to cyber attackers today. The media recently reported attacks on the electricity grids of some European countries. The March attack demonstrates that at least two utilities were poorly prepared for such an attack. The Rising Threat. In the U.S.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Our collective priority must be people’s physical safety, but Russia’s assault could also produce a range of cybersecurity-related risks that organizations and people will need to protect themselves against, starting today. The risk of increased stakes. The risk of collateral damage. The risk of escalation.

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BH Consulting

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Other highlights were: more than 60 per cent of affected organisations may have paid ransom demands; while the largest Denial of Service (DDoS) attack ever was launched in Europe last July. Almost one in four cybersecurity attacks (24 per cent) targeted public administration and governments, ENISA said.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

These malicious apps constitute a risk for customers and developers alike—and they can be easily found online using the most common search engines. Since then, several pro-Russian and pro-Ukraine hacktivist groups have conducted a series of cyber attacks to disrupt their adversaries.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 28, 2021

BlackEnergy is a Trojan capable of distributed denial of service (DDoS), cyber espionage and information destruction attacks. A few years ago, a group of attackers used the Trojan to deploy SCADA-related plugins against victims in energy and ICS/SCADA networks in Ukraine and around the world. Additional Learning.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

As a business owner, you must be aware of the implications of different types of malware on your company’s bottom line, and what steps you can take to protect your company from future attacks. This article will walk you through the various types of malware, how to identify and prevent a malware attack, and how to mitigate the risks.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 14, 2020

In addition, high bandwidth will empower criminals to launch much larger data breaches and attacks that could cripple entire enterprise networks. Some of the most common types of attacks that companies need to prepare for are botnets, distributed denial of service (DDoS), RFID spoofing, Trojan viruses, malware and malicious scripts.

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