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Recent Cyber Attacks: Trends, Tactics, and Countermeasures

Hacker's King

In the digital age, cyber-attacks are a growing concern for individuals, businesses, and governments worldwide. These attacks are becoming more sophisticated, targeted, and damaging, threatening data privacy, financial stability, and national security.

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GUEST ESSAY: The role advanced ‘VM’ is ideally suited to play in combating modern cyber attacks

The Last Watchdog

Modern cyber attacks are ingenious — and traditional vulnerability management, or VM, simply is no longer very effective. But VM vendors tend to focus more on software vulnerabilities and leave out everything else. Cyber attacks can also invite lawsuits and can even be fatal.

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GUEST ESSAY: Where we stand on mitigating software risks associated with fly-by-wire jetliners

The Last Watchdog

Related: Pushing the fly-by-wire envelope This is especially true because systems are more interconnected and use more complex commercial software than ever before, meaning a vulnerability in one system could lead to a malicious actor gaining access to more important systems. Risks delineated Still, there have been many other incidents since.

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How Most Cyber Attacks Begin: The Hidden Dangers of Credential-Based Threats

Hacker's King

While these octopi of terror could spring from many sources, do you know what the very wellspring of most cyber attacks is? The startling fact is that more than 55% of breaches stem from credential attack vectors. Credential-based attacks include usernames, passwords, and tokens.

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Cyber Attack on Bureau Veritas

CyberSecurity Insiders

The digital operations of the multinational company Bureau Veritas(BV) was brought to a halt when hackers launched a cyber attack on the IT infrastructure of the company that offers lab testing, inspection and certification services. The post Cyber Attack on Bureau Veritas appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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News alert: INE Security shares cyber hygiene guidance for small- and medium-sized businesses

The Last Watchdog

Tip 3: Securing and Monitoring the Network Small businesses often overlook network security, leaving them vulnerable to attacks. INE Security advises businesses to secure their network by using firewalls, encrypting data, and regularly updating security software. Many cyber attacks exploit vulnerabilities in outdated software.

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European Union simulated a cyber attack on a fictitious Finnish power company

Security Affairs

The European Union simulated a cyber attack on a fictitious Finnish power company to test its cyber-defense capabilities. Cyber drills are essential to test the resilience of our infrastructure, the European Union simulated a cyber attack on a fictitious Finnish power company to test its cyber-defense capabilities.