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GUEST ESSAY: The many ways your supply chain is exposing your company to a cyber attack

The Last Watchdog

The inherent complexity of the supply chain for modern technology is a reason why so many cybercrime attempts have been successful. Then there are firmware developers, transport agencies, testing facilities, and security evaluation agencies that handle the device before it is sent to the corporate client. Threat detection.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 376 by Pierluigi Paganini

Security Affairs

increased rewards for info on North Korea-linked threat actors to $10 million Threat actors leverages DLL-SideLoading to spread Qakbot malware Zero Day attacks target online stores using PrestaShop? and Blackmatter ransomware U.S. and Blackmatter ransomware U.S.

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What is Malware? Definition, Purpose & Common Protections

eSecurity Planet

A report from IBM claims that 21% of all cyber attacks the company remediated in 2021 were ransomware, making it the most common type of attack in the report. Once a system is infected, ransomware attacks usually come in 3 stages: Surveillance: The hackers scan their target for more information on the system they are attacking.

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