Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

City of Potsdam offline following a cyberattack. A new piece of Ryuk Stealer targets government, military and finance sectors. A new piece of Snake Ransomware targets ICS processes. Wawa card breach: 30 million card records for sale in the dark web. Iran-linked APT34 group is targeting US federal workers.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Ransomware burnout might be creeping in for many cybersecurity professionals, but cybercrime organizations do not show any signs of slowing down, according to a new report. Treasury Department released its Financial Trend Analysis report on Friday, providing the lay of the land when it comes to ransomware in the first two quarters of 2021.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

We should expect more fraud, targeting mostly BTC , because this cryptocurrency is the most popular. Advanced threat actors from countries placed under economic sanctions may rely more on ransomware imitating cybercriminal activity. In April 2021, the Andariel group attempted to spread custom Ransomware.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

We each need to consider how these trends may affect our organizations and allocate our budgets and resources accordingly: AI will turbo-charge cybersecurity and cyberthreats: Artificial intelligence (AI) will boost both attackers and defenders while causing governance issues and learning pains.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Ransomware is one of the fastest-growing and most destructive cyber threats today. Cybersecurity researchers largely agree that ransomware growth has been astronomical; the only question is by how much. Given how high profile ransomware attacks have become, you may be wondering if you, too, could become a target.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 18, 2024

For example, as nations pay millions of dollars for zero-day vulnerability exploits and use them for attacks against targets, the code and methods are revealed for other threat actors who dissect and use these components for their attacks. Cybersecurity risks increase every year and bludgeon victims who fail to prepare properly.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 17, 2022

For some time, many local government officials did not recognize the risk of behaviors in which they were engaged. Local governments need security because of the high level of stored sensitive information and number of systems they use to share data with state and federal government programs. 1 and June 4.

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Jane Frankland

JANUARY 13, 2021

And, as each new government rule has been put in place to keep us safe, physically isolated from one another and in lockdown, it’s moved more of us online – shopping, working and learning – so we can economically function, socially interact, and maintain a sense of normality. Business owners want to understand how to protect their assets.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 1, 2021

NCSC warned UK Smart Cities will be highly targeted by hackers, and as such, councils need to ensure they are properly prepared as they rollout increasingly connected and technology-reliant infrastructure. Colonial Pipeline DarkSide Ransomware Attack. Conti Ransomware takes down Ireland's Health Service.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Backup has in some sense always been about the security of data. In the event of a data loss or disaster, you could turn to your backup to retrieve the data. “Even if you have a backup, is it consistent and a copy of good data, or is it simply a copy of bad, damaged, infected or corrupt data? .

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Duo's Security Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2021

To make it even harder, schools are dealing with rising volumes of cyberattacks. They rely on a small number of IT staff who wear multiple hats, often with limited security experience. They rely on a small number of IT staff who wear multiple hats, often with limited security experience.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

While CSPs provide security for the cloud service and hosting infrastructure, the customer is responsible for managing security policies, access, and data protection within the cloud. of organizations have misconfigurations in their cloud environments that cause critical risks to data and infrastructure. Misconfigurations 98.6%

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 26, 2021

This year we saw the reemergence of old vectors: from ransomware & trojans, to supply chain attacks. This integration collects all Secure Endpoint event data via the streaming API, for correlation or other uses. There is a new Cloud Security app for Splunk that integrates cloud security data with event data from Splunk.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 8, 2021

However, with this has come adversaries who have grown more confident with attacking high level targets, such as the Colonial Pipeline and other critical infrastructure operations. We have seen firsthand that it takes more than an individual task force to combat ransomware and other related threats such as phishing, insider threats and more.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2021

These days, all employees need to be well educated in security best practices and good habits if the organization wishes to steer clear of ransomware and malware. Phishing is responsible for the bulk of breaches. Data-driven personalization means that each person receives the content they need. Key Differentiators. Proofpoint.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 1, 2021

A Russian-based group’s cyberattack in late May on a range governmental agencies, think thanks, non-governmental agencies (NGOs) and the like around the world highlight the growing threat from software supply chain campaigns like the high-profile SolarWinds hack that was perpetrated by the same cybercriminals last year.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Advanced persistent threats (APTs) are the most dangerous threats, as they employ complex tools and techniques, and often are highly targeted and hard to detect. Amid the global crisis and escalating geopolitical confrontations, these sophisticated cyberattacks are even more dangerous, as there is often more at stake.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

While the geopolitical landscape has durably shifted, cyberattacks remain a constant threat and show no signs of receding – quite the contrary. We polled our experts from the GReAT team and have gathered a small number of key insights about what APT actors are likely to focus on in 2023. What we predicted in 2022.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 21, 2023

But for the small team of programmers responsible for maintaining the program, it was still their best line of defense against the unrelenting tide of new and unknown viruses that threatened to breach their systems. ” Such articulate, detailed responses caused a near frenzy upon ChatGPT’s initial release.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 18, 2020

In the context of this article, we will only focus on two of them: (1) Cyber-warfare for intelligence purposes, and (2) sabotage and interference with strategic systems in order to hinder a state’s ability to govern or project power. Cyberspace and intelligence.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 8, 2022

For years, organizations have been bombarding their systems with patches and configuration changes to dodge targeted attacks, and the focus on APTs specifically from Russia has never been higher. There are many Russian APTs with varying attack targets. The organization has even been accused of targeting COVID-19 vaccine organizations.

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