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Education Sector has Seen a 44% Rise in Cyber Attacks Since 2021

CyberSecurity Insiders

The education sector is increasingly vulnerable to simple and sophisticated cyber threats, and higher learning is especially vulnerable. These attacks also tend to be more successful in access and payout in the event of ransom demands, with 74% of attacks ending successfully for hackers. Whitworth University compromised.

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Group-IB: $49.4 million of damage caused to Russia’s financial sector from cyber attacks

Security Affairs

Security firm Group-IB has estimated that in H2 2017-H1 2018 cyber attacks caused $49.4 Group-IB, an international company that specializes in preventing cyber attacks, has estimated that in H2 2017-H1 2018 cyber attacks caused $49.4 million (2.96 billion rubles) of damage to Russia’s financial sector.

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Cyber Adversary Infrastructure, Explained

Security Boulevard

Cyber threat actors rely on infrastructure hidden to most people not looking for it. Revealing such frameworks shines a light on how cyber adversaries operate. Cyber adversary infrastructure is hidden to those who don’t know how to look for it. Don’t wait to protect your organization against cyber threats.

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Rise In Cyberattacks As Taiwan Government Faces Over 5 Million Cyberattacks Daily

Hacker Combat

Government agencies in Taiwan have been facing frequent cyber attacks. The island faces multiple threats daily, in the form of cyberattacks and probes. With attacks coming in the millions the approximated number of probes coming in daily are around five million. The island has been facing increases in cyber warfare. .

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PRODUCT REVIEW: Nisos OSINT Monitoring and Analysis

CyberSecurity Insiders

Nisos’ skilled analysts leverage aged personas to infiltrate closed forums and groups to better understand threat actors’ motives and plans. While most intelligence vendors provide cyber threat data, few cover the breadth of disciplines of Nisos. 2 – Expertise Across All Intelligence Domains.

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Cyber Security Combo: Big Data, Machine Learning and AI

Spinone

This is when machine learning becomes a missing piece of the puzzle that puts artificial intelligence in place to scale the use of big data by managing the insights coming from multiple sources with the help of the machines. This said, manual efforts to combat the attackers are no longer enough.

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Online market for counterfeit goods in Russia has reached $1,5 billion

Security Affairs

Group-IB: The online market for counterfeit goods in Russia has reached $1,5 billion, while the number of phishing attacks has surpassed 1,200 daily. Group-IB, an international company that specialises in the prevention of cyber attacks, has estimated that online sales of counterfeit goods are now worth $1.5