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GUEST ESSAY: How amplified DDoS attacks on Ukraine leverage Apple’s Remote Desktop protocol

The Last Watchdog

Having spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic, threats such as malware, ransomware, and DDoS attacks continue to accelerate. A10’s security research team recorded a significant spike in the number of potential DDoS weapons available for exploitation in 2021 and early 2022. Related: Apple tools abuse widespread. Key findings follow.

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Thales 2023 Data Threat Report: The Increased Telco Cybersecurity Challenges in the 5G Era

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Thales 2023 Data Threat Report: The Increased Telco Cybersecurity Challenges in the 5G Era madhav Tue, 09/12/2023 - 05:15 Telecommunications firms have always faced a unique set of security challenges. IoT devices have a history of being the targets of botnet recruitment and engines for distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks.

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2024 State of Cybersecurity: Reports of More Threats & Prioritization Issues

eSecurity Planet

Risk-based analytics: Considers the level of risk as the context for the level of permission needed to access systems, applications, and data. NetScout: Observed 13,142,840 DDoS attacks, including: 104,216 video gaming enterprise attacks. 50,000 DDoS attacks on public domain name service (DNS) resolvers.

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The Growing Presence (and Security Risks) of IoT

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

The issue is that these tens of billions of new devices will likely amplify the inherent security risks of IoT. Cyber attacks against the company aren’t the only relevant threat, however. For instance, malicious actors can use malware to enslave exposed IoT devices into a botnet and launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.

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Securing Public Sector Against IoT Malware in 2024

Security Boulevard

However, as IoT innovation and adoption grows, so do the associated security risks. In this blog post, we’ll explore the potential impact of IoT malware on the public sector — a story of innovation, risk, and the need for resilience. government and build resilience in the face of evolving cyber threats.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 443 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

F5 urges to address a critical flaw in BIG-IP Hello Alfred app exposes user data iLeakage attack exploits Safari to steal data from Apple devices Cloudflare mitigated 89 hyper-volumetric HTTP distributed DDoS attacks exceeding 100 million rps Seiko confirmed a data breach after BlackCat attack Winter Vivern APT exploited zero-day in Roundcube webmail (..)

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Counting Down to the EU NIS2 Directive

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Counting Down to the EU NIS2 Directive madhav Thu, 05/23/2024 - 05:16 Our recently released 2024 Data Threat Report showed a direct correlation between compliance and cyber security outcomes. 84% of organizations that failed a compliance audit reported having a data breach in their history. Cybersecurity risk management.