Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2023

In January, the LockBit ransomware gang formally apologized for the attack on the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and released a free decryptor for the Hospital. The group is known to have a role for its affiliated that prohibits attacking healthcare organizations. Other ransomware attacks recently hit US hospitals.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 1, 2023

Financial institutions face a range of cybersecurity threats, including phishing attacks, malware, ransomware, and denial of service ( DDoS ) attacks. Confidentiality refers to protection of sensitive information from unauthorised disclosure using measures like encryption, access control etc., to protect sensitive data.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Compromised organizations can be exposed to several simultaneous or consecutive cyber-attacks because the IABs usually do not offer exclusivity of their assets to the buyers. The Russian conflict with Ukraine led to a significant boost in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks against EU targets.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 22, 2024

In response to growing threats posed by increasing digitalization and the surge in cyber-attacks, the EU adopted NIS2 to strengthen security requirements and cyber resilience. Cryptography and encryption. Business continuity/crisis management. Supply chain security. Network and information systems security.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

An SSL is a digital certificate that encrypts information sent between a web server and web browser. Encryption is the process of jumbling plain text to an incomprehensible format during electronic transmission. What is a DDoS Attack? To mitigate DDoS attacks, set up DDoS attack protection.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Double extortion ransomware is a growing type of cyber-attack in which a victim’s sensitive data is first stolen, and then encrypted, giving the criminal the option of demanding two separate ransom payments. As part of double extortion attacks, tactics often include the threat of DDoS attacks.

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Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2023

X Master Password Dumper (CVE-2023-32784) Malware RapperBot DDoS Botnet Expands into Cryptojacking Newly identified RA Group compromises companies in U.S. X Master Password Dumper (CVE-2023-32784) Malware RapperBot DDoS Botnet Expands into Cryptojacking Newly identified RA Group compromises companies in U.S.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

“We are absolutely committed to ensuring UK academia is as safe as possible from cyber threats, and will not hesitate to act when that threat evolves.”. This summer the NCSC investigated an increased number of cyber attacks on universities, schools, and colleges, most of them were hit with ransomware. ” reads the advisory.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 16, 2022

Cyber attackers, fraudsters, and hackers target both small-scale, midsized, and large online ecom enterprises. . . According to research, frauds and cyber attacks are among the top three threats weighing on the US business environment – with a weightage of 65%. . Encryption treats. Injection frauds.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 8, 2021

By taking a proactive stance against the most common cyber vulnerabilities and security misconfigurations, you can prevent many cyber attacks from happening. Missing data encryption. When your data is not properly encrypted before storage or transmission, your vulnerability to a cyber threat increases.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The NCA will reach out to victims based in the UK in the coming days and weeks, providing support to help them recover encrypted data. Now the LockBit gang is attempting to relaunch its RaaS operation, the group has set up a new infrastructure and is threatening to carry out cyber attacks on the government sector.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2020

Kr00k Wi-Fi Encryption flaw affects more than a billion devices. New Cyber Attack Campaign Leverages the COVID-19 Infodemic. Silence Hacking Crew threatens Australian banks of DDoS attacks. Fbot re-emerged, the backstage. Reading Municipal Light Department, an electric utility in Massachusetts, hit by ransomware.

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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 Rising Threat. In the U.S. All these measures are considered best practices for data protection.

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Cytelligence

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The Changing Face of Cyber Extortion Attacks Cyber extortion attacks have significantly evolved in recent years, with attackers employing sophisticated techniques to exploit vulnerabilities in business networks and systems.

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The Security Ledger

MARCH 6, 2022

Jim Langevin on Cyber Policy in an Age of Political Polarization Spotlight: COVID, Cloud Sovereignty and Other 2022 Trends with DigiCert Spotlight: ShardSecure on Protecting Data At Rest Without Encryption. Twenty first century cyber attacks, relatively, have taken a back seat to the 20th century’s planes, bombs and bullets. .

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Penetration testing is a similar approach, but typically involves teams of security pros attempting to simulate a cyber attack to identify weaknesses that could be exploited by hackers. CNAP provides encryption, access control, threat detection and response features for enhanced security.

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Mobile Computers and Electronics Risk DDOS 98

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

IoT devices have a history of being the targets of botnet recruitment and engines for distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. The human factor challenge While infrastructure compromise by external actors is the leading type of cyber-attack, potential human errors play an equally important concern.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 7, 2023

It is not accurate to say that 5G networks are completely immune to cyber attacks. Like any other network, 5G networks are vulnerable to various types of cyber attacks, such as distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, phishing attacks, and malware infections.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 30, 2024

Next, the IT team sets up access controls and data encryption methods, followed by network security configuration and cloud activities monitoring. Data encryption : Ensure that your data is safe in transit and at rest to prevent unauthorized access. To protect data, it uses encryption, access controls, monitoring, and audits.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Sometimes when you are down in the cyber attack trees defending your organization, it can be tough to see the cyber threat forest. And now we have brand new research coming from the EU which unpacks the top cyber threats as they stand now. Web-based Attacks. Web Application Attacks. Identity Theft.

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IT Security Guru

JANUARY 26, 2024

The mitigation strategy should include strong access controls, encryption, and intrusion detection to prevent attacks on vehicle systems. DLP solutions and data encryption both at rest and in transit can also add another level of protection from data breaches.

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BH Consulting

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Meta is rolling out end-to-end encryption across its Facebook and Messenger platforms, used by more than a billion people. MORE DDoS hasn’t gone away: ENISA outlines the landscape for this threat. MORE Enough with the omerta: it’s time to start talking about cyber attacks. The move had been in the works for a while.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Cyber attacks against the company aren’t the only relevant threat, however. For instance, malicious actors can use malware to enslave exposed IoT devices into a botnet and launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. That’s precisely what happened in the case of Dyn back in October 2016.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Erin: What are some of the biggest cyber threats that businesses face today? Byron: The economic impact of phishing, ransomware, business logic hacking, Business Email Compromise (BEC) and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks continues to be devastating. Erin: How has the ransomware threat evolved in recent years?

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SC Magazine

JUNE 25, 2021

“With the pandemic I am sure there are more people gaming and for more time,” John Bambenek, a cybersecurity investigations and intelligence consultant who has done previous research into DDoS attacks on gamers, told SC Media. People are more invested in their games because so much of their social lives were restricted.”.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

However, emerging technology will also provide a new target for cyber bad actors. Connected cars at risk of cyber attack. They concluded that these attacks could be launched remotely and/or from the victim's vehicle. Canadian auto industry behind on cyber threats. This is what the future holds for us.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Second is the news related to Asian Nation Pakistan, which accused its neighboring nation India for launching cyber attacks on its government servers related to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Killnet announced it launched a DDoS cyber attack on the network serving the alliance, and is repenting for the in-human deed.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

A web application firewall (WAF) is one of the most important elements on your cyber security checklist, by monitor incoming traffic to help prevent severe cyber attacks to your site. The reality is that even if you use all of the items on this cyber security checklist, you still may have vulnerabilities in your site.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 15, 2023

In general, vulnerabilities will typically include: Broken authentication Human error Injection vulnerabilities Misconfigurations Missing encryption Missing software updates or patches Zero-day exposures Report Once the asset scans have been completed, you will prepare an asset inventory that identifies all business-critical assets.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Prevention: Implement robust encryption , access restrictions, data categorization, secure connections, and an incident response strategy. DDoS Attacks How they occur: Distributed Denial of Service ( DDoS ) attacks overload cloud and network systems, interrupting access and triggering service disruptions.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 6, 2023

Ransomware is a type of malicious program, or malware, that encrypts files, documents and images on a computer or server so that users cannot access the data. Knowing what ransomware is and how it works is essential for protecting against and responding to such attacks. There are several methods of delivering ransomware attacks.

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SecureList

MAY 31, 2021

If the victim organization is slow to pay up, even though its files are encrypted and some of its confidential data has been stolen, the attackers additionally threaten to carry out a DDoS attack. In addition to DDoS attacks, it has added spam and calls to clients and partners of the victim company to its toolbox.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

DLP is included in the organization policy, but individuals must also use this strategy to keep all data safe during ransomware or malware attack. Data encryption – a way to secure private information by encoding it so no third parties could watch or access it. You can see how ransomware looks below.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 28, 2024

Some of the biggest threats in cloud security are DDoS attacks, cloud storage buckets malware, insider threats, and APT attacks. Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attacks DDoS attacks flood cloud services with excessive traffic, rendering them inaccessible to users.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

Managed Detection and Response Product Guide Top MDR Services and Solutions Encryption Full disk encryption, sometimes called whole disk encryption, is a data encryption approach for both hardware and software that involves encrypting all disk data, including system files and programs.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 4, 2023

CWPP provides strong defenses against a wide range of risks such as malware , ransomware , DDoS attacks , configuration errors , insider threats, and data breaches. Ensures encryption , data loss prevention (DLP) , and access restrictions to protect data from unwanted access, data leakage, and exfiltration.

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Spinone

MAY 8, 2020

What Is a Cyber Attack? A cyber attack refers to a type of attack that is carried out by cybercriminals using a computer or group of computers to attack another computer, group of computers, or network. Cyber attacks target data in one way or another. Who are behind cyber attacks?

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