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NEW TECH: Baffin Bay Networks takes a ‘cloud-first’ approach to securing web applications

The Last Watchdog

Related: How 5G will escalate DDoS attacks Caught in the pull of digital transformation , companies are routing ever more core operations and services through the Internet, or, more precisely, through IP addresses, of one kind or another. Meanwhile, DDoS attacks are renowned for causing massive outages.

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Cyber Attackers Tap Cloud Native Technologies in Russia-Ukraine War

Security Boulevard

Network and media organizations were attacked most often, Aqua said. A container image with a DDoS attack tool over TCP protocol through multiple connection requests, which targets multiple service providers in Russia. Tale of 3 Clouds eBook: How Venafi Creates Digital Transformation. ". Containers weaponized. UTM Medium.

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Fashion brand Guess hacked, DarkSide ransomware group the likely culprit

SC Magazine

The pandemic has accelerated digital transformation for retailers and further shifted consumer buying habits online, which has expanded their attack surface and heightened the number of vulnerabilities and risks of a breach, said Casey Ellis, founder and CTO at Bugcrowd. “As

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Reassessing cyberwarfare. Lessons learned in 2022

SecureList

Taking sides: professional ransomware groups, hacktivists, and DDoS attacks. DDoS attacks and, to a lesser extent, defacement of random websites have always been regarded as low-sophistication and low-impact attacks by the security community. Kaspersky DDoS protection also reflects this trend.

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Protecting America’s Critical Infrastructure

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

The media recently reported attacks on the electricity grids of some European countries. attack, electrical grid operations in two major populated areas in the country—Los Angeles County in California, and Salt Lake County in Utah were interrupted by a distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on March 5. power grid made headlines.

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The Impact of AI on Social Engineering Cyber Attacks

SecureWorld News

Hyper-personalized phishing – AI can mine social media to create spear phishing emails customized with familiar names, logos, and messaging per target. AI-powered bots infest social media platforms masquerading as legitimate users, and use a variety of convincing language and deepfakes to deceive users.

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Researchers identify 223 vulnerabilities used in recent ransomware attacks

SC Magazine

Srinivas Mukkamala, CEO and co-founder of RiskSense, told SC Media that their research indicates this broadened attack surface is being driven by both short-term trends, like COVID-19 pushing more businesses online, as well as broader developments in digital transformation and cloud adoption throughout industry.