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French Firms Rocked by Kasbah Hacker?

Krebs on Security

An individual thought to be involved has earned accolades from the likes of Apple , Dell , and Microsoft for helping to find and fix security vulnerabilities in their products. In 2018, security intelligence firm HYAS discovered a malware network communicating with systems inside of a French national power company.

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Russia-linked IRIDIUM APT linked to Prestige ransomware attacks against Ukraine

Security Affairs

Get TTPs and protection info: [link] — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) October 14, 2022. The researchers observed C2 infrastructure relying on dynamic DNS domains masquerading as Ukrainian telecommunication service providers. ” MSTIC said.

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Threat actor has been targeting the aviation industry since at least 2018

Security Affairs

Our researchers are closely monitoring the campaign and will share additional info and investigation guidance through Microsoft 365 security center and Microsoft Threat Experts. — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) May 11, 2021. ” concludes the experts.

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IDS & IPS Remain Important Even as Other Tools Add IDPS Features

eSecurity Planet

Some tools offer decryption capabilities, but this process can reduce performance and, ironically, introduce a security risk. Although encryption helps to protect data from interception, encrypted traffic needs to be decrypted for IDS or IPS to inspect and analyze the contents.

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Fortinet vs Palo Alto Networks: Top NGFWs Compared

eSecurity Planet

With services that are powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), you can manage all risks and reduce costs. These include Domain Name System (DNS) security services, web and video filtering, and an IPS. and automated threat protection, you can effectively stop ransomware. FortiOS dashboard.

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European firm DSIRF behind the attacks with Subzero surveillance malware

Security Affairs

They publicly offer several services including “ an enhanced due diligence and risk analysis process through providing a deep understanding of individuals and entities” and “highly sophisticated Red Teams to challenge your company’s most critical assets.”. or later to detect the related indicators.

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SW Labs | Review: RiskIQ PassiveTotal

SC Magazine

This approach extends far beyond assets with an IP address, however, including everything from certificates to S3 buckets to DNS misconfigurations. RiskIQ initially focused on digital risk protection (DRPS), looking for malicious use of a company’s brand, or indicators that the infrastructure for an attack campaign is being built.