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LockBit ransomware group claims to have hacked Bridgestone Americas

Security Affairs

Lockbit operators plan to release the stolen data by March 15, 2022 23:59, if the company will not pay the ransom. On February 27, some company employees at Bridgestone’s La Vergne plant reported being sent home due to a possible cyber attack. We are only interested in money for our harmless and useful work.

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Data Protection in the Digital Transformation Era

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

With more and more organizations embracing digital transformation and accelerating their pace to digitize every piece of information, they become increasingly vulnerable to sophisticated cyber-attacks and data breaches. The second layer of the stack covers system-level protection controls. To Sum It Up.

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MY TAKE: Memory hacking arises as a go-to tactic to carry out deep, persistent incursions

The Last Watchdog

A common thread runs through the cyber attacks that continue to defeat the best layered defenses money can buy. Related: We’re in the midst of ‘cyber Pearl Harbor’ Peel back the layers of just about any sophisticated, multi-staged network breach and you’ll invariably find memory hacking at the core.

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The Implications of the Uber Breach

Security Boulevard

This tactic is called social engineering and is one of the key methods used in attacks that result in data breaches. These types of "unauthorized access" attacks account for 50% of all data breaches and can cost companies as much as $9.5M dollars to remediate per incident.

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FBI: Credential Stuffing Leads to Millions in Fraudulent Transfers

SecureWorld News

And this is just one recent example of this type of cyber attack. Financial industry targeted the most by credential stuffing attacks. From 2017 to 2019, the FBI says credential stuffing attacks were the most common type of attack against the financial sector, accounting for 41% of total incidents.

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What Are the Best Cybersecurity Certifications in 2023?

SecureWorld News

Learners will develop the knowledge needed to protect organizations and data from cyberattacks while learning the basic techniques required to conduct security analysis at a business level. With this knowledge, learners will then exploit a live system to identify the risks of web applications that lack the necessary security.

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CSPM vs CWPP vs CIEM vs CNAPP: What’s the Difference?

eSecurity Planet

CWPP provides strong defenses against a wide range of risks such as malware , ransomware , DDoS attacks , configuration errors , insider threats, and data breaches. By lowering the possibility of data breaches and illegal access to vital resources, CIEM dramatically improves cloud security.