eSecurity Planet

JUNE 28, 2023

Because these tests can use illegal hacker techniques, pentest services will sign a contract detailing their roles, goals, and responsibilities. To make sure the exercise is effective and doesn’t inadvertently cause harm, all parties to a pentest need to understand the type of testing to be done and the methods used.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Indeed, APIs have opened new horizons of cloud services, mobile computing and IoT infrastructure, with much more to come. Yet, in bringing us here, APIs have also spawned a vast new tier of security holes. Yet, API security risks haven’t gotten the attention they deserve. Thus security-proofing APIs has become a huge challenge.

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Cisco Security

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Scott Heider is a manager within the Cisco Security Visibility and Incident Command team that reports to the company’s Security & Trust Organization. This blog is the final in a series focused on M&A cybersecurity, following Dan Burke’s post on Making Merger and Acquisition Cybersecurity More Manageable.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 18, 2021

There’s a never ending cycle between the measures cybersecurity providers introduce to prevent or remediate cyber threats and the tactics cyber criminals use to get around these security measures. As soon as a security company develops a way to mitigate the latest threat, attackers develop a new threat to take its place.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Zero day threats can be the source of some of the most dangerous kinds of cyberattacks. Zero day attacks take advantage of vulnerabilities that haven’t been discovered or are not publicly known yet. And even when discovered, zero day vulnerabilities can take weeks to fix , leaving those who use the affected software at risk.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 1, 2021

As the threat landscape evolves faster than we can keep up with, organizations must be aware of the type of threats they may face. Certain threat types, like ransomware and malware, are more prominent and therefore must be fought with the appropriate resources. Defining Advanced Persistent Threat (APT). APT vs. a standard breach.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Risk management is a concept that has been around as long as companies have had assets to protect. As data and IT infrastructure become more valuable by the day, cybersecurity risk management is increasingly important for enterprises with a steep cost for noncompliance or extensive, unaddressed vulnerabilities.

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SC Magazine

JULY 8, 2021

Devon Ackerman, managing director and head of incident response for North America with Kroll’s Cyber Risk practice, said that the malicious actors behind this growing trend are “directly tied to ransomware groups” and are likely using automated scripts to seek out “Contact Us” or chat forms on the internet that they can abuse.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 1, 2021

If you were to compose a list of tools and software developed by security and privacy defenders that ended up being abused by the bad guys, then Cobalt Strike would unfortunately be near the top of the list. Those commands can include instructions to download malware. Cobalt Strike is in the same basket. Establishing a foothold.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The internet is fraught with peril these days, but nothing strikes more fear into users and IT security pros than the threat of ransomware. A ransomware attack is about as bad as a cyber attack can get. Jump to: What is ransomware? How ransomware works. Preventing ransomware. Ransomware attacks and costs. Ransomware types.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 28, 2021

On the 14th of May, the Health Service Executive (HSE) , Ireland’s publicly funded healthcare system, fell victim to a Conti ransomware attack, forcing the organization to shut down more than 80,000 affected endpoints and plunging them back to the age of pen and paper.

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Digital Shadows

AUGUST 17, 2021

But, never mind the dozens of other reports and white papers about phishing that come out every year from security industry leaders, let’s take a look at the 2021 Verizon DBIR. Unfortunately, aspects of really good social engineering prey on one or more of these human traits (or faults).

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Digital Shadows

JANUARY 30, 2023

Just in January, we’ve identified and responded to two discrete “hands-on-keyboard” intrusions traced back to a SocGholish compromise. The SocGholish malware distribution network employs social engineering and drive-by compromise to drop malware on endpoints. A beachhead refers to the original host that was compromised.) tradingvein[.]xyz

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Spinone

AUGUST 13, 2019

Ransomware impacts cloud-based companies as much as on-premise ones. As Sophos claims, more than 75% of companies infected with ransomware were running up-to-date endpoint protection. So if you don’t think your cloud storages are safe, you are wrong. But don’t panic. What is a Ransomware Attack?

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 31, 2021

With more organizations moving both internal and front-facing operations to the cloud, Identity and Access Management (IAM) has become a paramount concern for many business executives. So, it’s little wonder that many businesses are creating Identity programs that are centered around the user, as opposed to networks, devices, or endpoints.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Since then, much has been learned about the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) deployed and what steps organizations are taking to harden their network and application security. Former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials noted “this could be an extremely serious breach of security.” federal agencies.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 30, 2021

Endpoint security is a cornerstone of IT security. To help you navigate this growing marketplace, our team has researched and analyzed this list of top endpoint detection and response (EDR) vendors. EDR, EPP and endpoint security steps. Learn more about InsightIDR. Learn more about Cynet.

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NopSec

JULY 19, 2022

Imagine a company that started in early 2012 with a half dozen employees — all working in one office — and conducting a portion of its business online. Fast-forward 10 years: The company has grown rapidly, with 2,500 employees in the U.S., All this to say, teams can easily struggle with patch overload.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 30, 2022

You can with a cyber range. SimSpace, a cyber range company, joins The Hacker Mind podcast to explain how using both live Red Teams and automated cyber ranges can keep your organization ahead of the attackers. Anyway, what if there was a way to simulate attacks on your networks. Well, you can.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Government actions will increase: Expect more government regulations, state-sponsored cyberattacks, and increased documentation required to protect CISOs. Government actions will increase: Expect more government regulations, state-sponsored cyberattacks, and increased documentation required to protect CISOs.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 16, 2024

The dispute between Ray’s developers and security researchers highlights hidden assumptions and teaches lessons for AI security, internet-exposed assets, and vulnerability scanning through an understanding of ShadowRay. The tool boasts a customer list that includes DoorDash, LinkedIn, Netflix, OpenAI, Uber, and many others.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

It seems everything smart is hackable, with IoT startups sometimes repeating security mistakes first made decades ago. How then does one start securing it? Welcome to the hacker by original podcast from for all secure, it's about challenging our expectations about the people who hack for a living. Funny thing.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 22, 2021

It seems everything smart is hackable, with IoT startups sometimes repeating security mistakes first made decades ago. How then does one start securing it? Welcome to the hacker by original podcast from for all secure, it's about challenging our expectations about the people who hack for a living. Funny thing.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 16, 2023

Network security threats weaken the defenses of an enterprise network, endangering proprietary data, critical applications, and the entire IT infrastructure. This guide to major network security threats covers detection methods as well as mitigation strategies for your organization to follow. Also read: What is Network Security?

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SecureList

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Users enjoyed using them to compose poems and lyrics in the style of famous artists (which left Nick Cave, for example, decidedly unimpressed ), researchers debated blowing up data centers to prevent super AI from unleashing Armageddon, while security specialists persuaded a stubborn chatbot to give them phone-tapping and car-jacking instructions.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The stakes are even higher for businesses, government and other organizations, as successful attacks can be devastating to operations and sensitive data. Exercise Caution with Emails The first two items on this list could be lumped together with a single warning: Don’t click. Don’t click on anything you’re unsure of.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 6, 2023

We’ll delve into what you need to know so you can begin to protect yourself against ransomware attacks. These keys are available to the attacker, and the encryption can only be decrypted using a private key. You can often only retrieve your data by paying ransom to the attacker. How Does Ransomware Work?

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 6, 2023

That makes email security software a worthwhile investment for organizations of all sizes. We analyzed the market for email security tools and software to arrive at this list of 7 top email security solutions, including their standout features, limitations and ideal use cases, followed by issues prospective buyers should consider.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 17, 2019

But occasionally I feel obligated to publish such accounts when companies respond to a breach report in such a way that it’s crystal clear they wouldn’t know what to do with a data breach if it bit them in the nose, let alone festered unmolested in some dark corner of their operations. companies.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Why are businesses getting hit with ransomware more than once? Why are businesses getting hit with ransomware more than once? Those that pay the ransom and trust that cybercriminals will leave them alone afterwards (they don’t) represent a small portion. There were just 47 days between the initial and secondary attacks.

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Daniel Miessler

AUGUST 31, 2019

I’ve written before about the paradox of hiring managers not being able to find entry-level cybersecurity candidates, while many people with decent training or even degrees in the field cannot get hired. Some large companies do actually grow talent, but not enough. As it turns out, it’s not really that hard to explain.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 28, 2021

Last week’s RSA Conference covered a litany of network security vulnerabilities, from developing more robust tokenization policies and to addressing UEFI-based attacks, and non-endpoint attack vectors. Attacks, where developers are the target, can impact entire communities when compiling code is the prerogative.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

We’ve been doing our homework, and two things seem to be true about cybersecurity awareness training simultaneously: It can be very effective at protecting businesses from one of the most common security threats they face (the majority, according to the Ponemon Institute). “What’s my endpoint security for, anyway?”

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Daniel Miessler

OCTOBER 4, 2020

I talk about the reasons here , but in short, we have long had a horrible state of security in our local governments, our small businesses, our schools, and our hospitals. But until recently, attackers were using less-advanced malware in an unorganized way. In low-security environments, attack is infinitely easier than defense.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

QNAP network drives, used to aggregate large amounts of data from companies and individuals, faced a growing number of attacks. All this adds up to bad news for IT teams in just about every vertical. Employee training , patching and multiple layers of defense remain critically important. Here we’ll focus on removal tools.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 28, 2023

Now we live in the era of Internet-accessible Large Language Models (LLMs), so we have helpers like ChatGPT that can breathe life into the flimsiest passing thoughts, and nobody needs to have an awkward conversation about deodorant. The only thing standing in their way are ChatGPT's famously porous safeguards. Not anymore though.

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Spinone

MAY 8, 2020

Never has there been a more dangerous time for your business and your data. The threat landscape for businesses today is filled with many different security threats and attack vectors used by hackers and other malicious individuals. What are the types of cyber security threats? Cyber attacks target data in one way or another.

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