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Soaring ransomware payments, consistent infections, deceptive URLs and more in this year’s 2022 BrightCloud® Threat Report

Webroot

Cyber threats are becoming increasingly difficult to detect. Our threat research analysts have complied the latest threat intelligence data to bring you the most cutting-edge and insightful information about the most recent cyber threats and what they mean for you. What does this mean for your business?

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Blister malware using code signing certificates to evade anti malware detection

CyberSecurity Insiders

As some hackers have developed a malware that uses code signing certificates to avoid detection by security defenses and has the tendency to download payloads onto a compromised system. So, all those accessing such websites on office devices, better be aware of this cyber threat before it is too late.

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Menlo Security Finds Cloud Migration and Remote Work Gives Rise to New Era of Malware, Highly Evasive Adaptive Threats (HEAT)

CyberSecurity Insiders

.–( BUSINESS WIRE )– Menlo Security , a leader in cloud security, today announced it has identified a surge in cyberthreats, termed Highly Evasive Adaptive Threats (HEAT), that bypass traditional security defenses. The top three brands impersonated in phishing attacks are Microsoft, PayPal, and Amazon.

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New AI Threats Emerge as FraudGPT Creator Unleashes DarkBERT and DarkBART

eSecurity Planet

” Also read: ChatGPT Security and Privacy Issues Remain in GPT-4 Growing AI Cybercrime Potential Kelley, who also exposed WormGPT in early July, noted that FraudGPT shares the same foundational capabilities as WormGPT and might have been developed by the same people, but FraudGPT has the potential for even greater malicious use. .”

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Email Security Recommendations You Should Consider from 2021

Cisco Security

Email Attachments: One of two main methods to penetrate security defenses with malicious content by email. Everyone is vulnerable to malicious attacks like ransomware so your assessment should not start and stop with our recommendations.

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Zero Trust Can’t Protect Everything. Here’s What You Need to Watch.

eSecurity Planet

” Zero trust is a critical tool in the security defense arsenal, especially as more companies shift to a fully remote or hybrid work environment. Many security professionals also underestimate the time and effort required to maintain a zero trust environment once it’s implemented.

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More ‘actionable’ intel needed from HHS to support health IT security

SC Magazine

. “The sector provides services that are essential to maintaining local, national, and global health security,” it added. COVID-19 has highlighted the need for HHS to pay continuous attention to cyber threats, which pose a serious challenge to national security, economic well-being, and public health and safety.”.