Security Boulevard

MARCH 6, 2024

Shooper Choosday: Was yesterday’s Meta outage outrage caused by a Russian DDoS? The post Facebook/Insta FAIL — ‘Anonymous Sudan’ has a Super Tuesday: ‘We Did It.’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Cytelligence

OCTOBER 5, 2023

As we passed the halfway point of 2023, businesses must stay ahead of emerging trends in cybersecurity and adopt effective strategies to combat these threats. Below, we explore the evolving landscape of cyber extortion attacks and highlight the role of CYPFER, a leading cybersecurity company, in helping businesses protect themselves.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 21, 2020

What are the cybersecurity threats? A cybersecurity threat is an event or software that can exploit a cyber vulnerability in the information system and bring damage to an organization. Types of cyber threats There are multiple ways to categorize cybersecurity threats. Social engineering. By source: Physical damage.

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IT Security Guru

JANUARY 26, 2024

Nevertheless, the development of IoT and fleet management systems brings up issues with cybersecurity risks. The Consequences of Cybersecurity Breaches in Fleet Management Systems The impacts of cybersecurity breaches in fleet management systems can be critical since they affect the financial and operational aspects of an organization.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Social engineering attacks have long been a threat to businesses worldwide, statistically comprising roughly 98% of cyberattacks worldwide. Given the much more psychologically focused and methodical ways that social engineering attacks can be conducted, it makes spotting them hard to do.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) have emerged as critical tools for dealing with the ever-growing volume and complexity of cybersecurity threats. DDoS (distributed denial of service) mitigation. malicious links) by email or social media messages using techniques like spoofing and social engineering.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday for October 2023 covers a total of 103 CVEs, including three zero-day vulnerabilities affecting WordPad, Skype and the HTTP/2 “ Rapid Reset ” DDoS vulnerability. CVE-2023-41763 , an elevation of privilege vulnerability in Skype for Business with a CVSS score of 5.3

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2022

Social engineering is a prerequisite to almost all cyberattacks. Hardware-based attacks require physical access to the target entity, and employee carelessness and negligence make social engineering the perfect tool to gain said access. It is unlikely one would question its integrity.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 6, 2022

About the only consensus on cybersecurity in 2022 is that things will get uglier, but in what ways? Here are some of the more interesting predictions for 2022 we’ve seen from cybersecurity researchers. Here are some of the more interesting predictions for 2022 we’ve seen from cybersecurity researchers.

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Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2021

Social Engineering It’s been found that almost one-fourth of the data breach is carried out by using social engineering. method used for social engineering is phishing, wherein cybercriminals send legitimate- looking malicious emails intended to extort sensitive financial data. One common.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Editor’s note: I recently had the chance to participate in a discussion about the overall state of privacy and cybersecurity with Erin Kapczynski, OneRep’s senior vice president of B2B marketing. How did you first get interested in cybersecurity as a career? Erin: So, let’s get started. What drew you to this field?

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The post Combining Cybersecurity with Gaming: Cheats, Insider Threats, Ransomware and More appeared first on Flashpoint. The post Combining Cybersecurity with Gaming: Cheats, Insider Threats, Ransomware and More appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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BH Consulting

JUNE 13, 2023

Curated advice, guidance, learning and trends in cybersecurity and privacy, as chosen by our consultants. Almost three-quarters of breaches (74 per cent) involve the human element through error, social engineering, stolen credentials or misusing privileges. SC Magazine noted Verizon’s finding that DDoS attacks are getting worse.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Cybersecurity neglect endangers gamblers Failure to properly set authentication poses significant risks, as merely knowing the website’s domain is enough for an attacker to access user data. The private user data was found in activity logs showing poor cybersecurity practices.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 18, 2024

Ransomware Defense Integration Cloud storage combats ransomware threats with integrated protection mechanisms and extensive methods recommended by cybersecurity experts. The significant increase in organizations requiring integrated ransomware defensive methods indicates heightened cybersecurity threat awareness.

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The Security Ledger

JANUARY 23, 2024

In this episode of The Security Ledger Podcast (#255) host Paul Roberts interviews Niels Provos of Lacework about his mission to use EDM to teach people about cybersecurity. And yet, the awareness of cyber security risks – from phishing and social engineering attacks to software supply chain compromises – remains low.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Criminals quickly realised they have more chance of payment if they make additional threats, like leaking the stolen data, selling it on, or even hitting the target with DDoS attacks to knock out their systems and networks. This incident is a firm reminder that cybersecurity threats pose a real risk for school districts across the nation.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2021

This rapid growth is not supported by the implementation of cybersecurity policies and standards, exposing African counties and their organizations to major risks. This threat seeks to target and take advantage of victims’ fears, insecurities, and vulnerabilities through phishing, mass mailing and social engineering.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Group-IB assisted Paxful, an international peer-to-peer cryptocurrency marketplace, in countering web-bot and social engineering attacks. But it was the detection and prevention of bad bot activity that pushed Paxful to adopt an additional layer of cybersecurity and resort to Group-IB. million customers against possible attacks.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The 2023 update to our research on the perception of cybersecurity incident and data breach causes that’s helped organizations re-evaluate how they are at risk of a cybersecurity incident or data breach instead of what feels right. Source: Verizon DBIR [1] Patterns over time in cybersecurity data breaches. Keep reading below!

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Digital Shadows

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The war continues, and so do its effects on cybersecurity. The social engineering campaigns would have aimed to secure initial network access and extract sensitive information. KillNet, named after a tool for launching DDoS attacks, suddenly and surprisingly rebranded at the beginning of the war, as a hacktivist group.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 29, 2022

In fact, in the cybersecurity world, you can’t protect something if you have no idea where the threat exists. . . As a result, asset management has become an essential part of the base of cybersecurity processes in all sorts of businesses. . . 9 ways through which ITAM can decrease cybersecurity threats.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 22, 2022

If your company has not already experienced a significant cybersecurity event, it is probably only a matter of time before it does. But there’s a catch: Insurers are going to carefully assess your cybersecurity controls before writing any policy, and there are limits to coverage. Also read: The Top Cybersecurity Companies.

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Cytelligence

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

They can also use the dark web to launch attacks on a company’s systems, such as a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack, which can cripple a company’s online operations. Another way hackers use the dark web to target businesses is through Ransomware.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Data from the Brazilian Federation of Banks registered a considerable increase in crime (such as explosions at bank branches to steal money) and cybercrime (increased phishing and social-engineering attacks) against banking customers and banking infrastructure. If not ransomware, then DDoS or possibly both. Forecasts for 2022.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The perennial vulnerability of users to email threats makes tools like employee training and email gateways essential cybersecurity defenses – see our picks for the best employee cybersecurity training programs and best secure web gateways. Payloads and Reverse TCP Shell. Metasploit is handy for generating a reverse shell.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The 2023 update to our research on the perception of cybersecurity incident and data breach causes that’s helped organizations re-evaluate how they are at risk of a cybersecurity incident or data breach instead of what feels right. Source: Verizon DBIR [1] Patterns over time in cybersecurity data breaches. Keep reading below!

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Many cybersecurity audits now ask whether penetration testing is conducted and how vulnerabilities are detected and tracked. Penetration testing can also involve common hacking techniques such as social engineering , phishing attacks , dropped USB drive attacks, etc. Overwhelming Workloads. Why Both Are Important.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

100% NOT a pyramid scheme Social media pages are not the only concern when it comes to brand and logo theft. VIPs and executives can also be impersonated to conduct social engineering attacks. In 2019, the FBI dubbed this tactic as the “ $26 Billion scam ”, given the high losses associated with this social engineering method.

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SecureList

JANUARY 23, 2023

As the role of cybersecurity in large businesses increases remarkably year over year, the importance of Security Operations Centers (SOCs) is becoming paramount. The most common attack scenarios here are: attacks on employees (social engineering), attacks on IT infrastructure (DDoS), as well as attacks on critical infrastructure.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

To get the attack started, he would socially engineer them. So I just DDoS the police website. As it turns out, the distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack flooded the local police department servers with data like it was supposed to. He works for England's data agency as a cybersecurity analyst.

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SC Magazine

MAY 20, 2021

The need for a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy to protect an organization has never been clearer. Social engineering, phishing scams, ransomware, DDoS attacks , and software vulnerabilities are just some of the threats facing overloaded security professionals with limited budgets.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

PR FAIL: Were 3 million toothbrushes hacked into a botnet? Or does a Fortinet spokeschild have egg on his face? The post ‘Total Bollocks’ — No, Your Toothbrush isn’t DDoS’ing appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 28, 2021

Networks can also be easily breached by social engineering, password theft, or tainted USBs, as in the Stuxnet attack. . . BlackEnergy is a Trojan capable of distributed denial of service (DDoS), cyber espionage and information destruction attacks. Their tactics went beyond the typical DDoS attack.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Cybersecurity is an every-day growing industry, which inevitably infiltrates in the day-to-day life of each of us. With all the appearing tools, technologies, methods, and attacks, the cybersecurity field remains one of the hardest to grasp and to keep up with. Let’s dive in!

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Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Verizon’s 2022 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) [1] , an industry publication that analyzes cybersecurity incident and breach event data from around the world, found that over 99% of all incident and breach events fall into one of eight major categories. What influences our perception of cybersecurity breach causes?

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 23, 2022

Microsoft says LAPSUS$ — which it boringly calls “ DEV-0537 ” — mostly gains illicit access to targets via “social engineering.” Allison Nixon is chief research officer at Unit 221B , a cybersecurity consultancy based in New York that closely tracks cybercriminals involved in SIM-swapping.

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