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New steganography attack targets Azerbaijan

Malwarebytes

Threat actors often vary their techniques to thwart security defenses and increase the efficiency of their attacks. Based on the decoy document, we assess that this attack is targeting the government and military of Azerbaijan. The malicious document contains a macro that is obfuscated. Maldoc analysis.

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What Is Encryption? Definition, How it Works, & Examples

eSecurity Planet

Encryption uses mathematical algorithms to transform and encode data so that only authorized parties can access it. What Encryption Is and How It Relates to Cryptology The science of cryptography studies codes, how to create them, and how to solve them. How Does Encryption Process Data? How Does Encryption Process Data?

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How Steganography Allows Attackers to Evade Detection

eSecurity Planet

Steganography, derived from Greek words meaning “covered” and “writing,” has been used for centuries to hide secret messages inside regular documents. Thanks to an encryption algorithm, the message or the malware is embedded in the image by altering only specific pixels. How to Protect Against Steganographic Documents.

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RansomEXX ransomware hit computer manufacturer and distributor GIGABYTE

Security Affairs

The company confirmed the security breach and launched an investigation into the incident with the help of external security experts. “GIGABYTE, a major manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, confirmed that some servers were attacked by hackers today, and the security defense was activated as soon as possible.

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The Clock is Ticking for PCI DSS 4.0 Compliance

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Compliance madhav Tue, 09/19/2023 - 05:17 It is essential for any business that stores, processes, and transmits payment card information to comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). Consumers’ payment data is a compelling target for criminals who continue to circumvent IT security defenses.

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MITRE ResilienCyCon: You Will Be Breached So Be Ready

eSecurity Planet

The conference’s focus on cyber resilience doesn’t mean that organizations should abandon core security defenses like EDR , access control and firewalls , but they should be prepared for the advanced threats that will, at some point, get past them. “ Immutable backups ” are often touted as the answer here.

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IaaS Security: Top 8 Issues & Prevention Best Practices

eSecurity Planet

Breaking Encryption Encryption is a key security solution for both at-rest and in-transit data protection. Vulnerabilities in encryption techniques, on the other hand, or bad key management policies, might expose data to prospective intrusions. Attackers may try to exploit these flaws to decode and access sensitive data.