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What is a Cyberattack? Types and Defenses

eSecurity Planet

However, basic cybersecurity tools and practices, like patching , strong passwords , and multi-factor authentication (MFA), “can prevent 80 to 90% of cyberattacks,” said Anne Neuberger, deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technologies, during a White House press conference in Sept. Cyberattack Statistics.

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macOS 11’s hidden security improvements

Malwarebytes

A deep dive into macOS 11’s internals reveals some security surprises that deserve to be more widely known. Introduction Disclaimers macOS 11’s better known security improvements Secret messages revealed? CPU security mitigation APIs The NO_SMT mitigation The TECS mitigation Who benefits from NO_SMT and TECS

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Best Encryption Software for 2022

eSecurity Planet

It’s been a couple of decades since data tapes delivered by trucks made encryption a standard enterprise cybersecurity practice. Yet even as technology has changed, sending and receiving data remains a major vulnerability, ensuring encryption’s place as a foundational security practice.

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BlackCat ransomware

CyberSecurity Insiders

Following trends observed last year by Alien Labs, the ransomware targets multiple platforms (Windows and Linux), and it uses additional code to infect VMware’s ESXi hypervisor. Key takeaways: The ransomware BlackCat is coded in Rust and was created in November 2021. Background.

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Conti Ransomware Attacks Persist With an Updated Version Despite Leaks

Security Boulevard

This blog will highlight the most recent changes to the ransomware and how Conti improved file encryption, introduced techniques to better evade security software, and streamlined the ransom payment process. In late January 2022, ThreatLabz identified an updated version of Conti ransomware as part of the global ransomware tracking efforts.

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Brazilian trojan banker is targeting Portuguese users using browser overlay

Security Affairs

When malware initiates, it requests Google Drive documents for details on the C2’s IP address. In this sense, users should be aware of emails of this nature and never click on email links or open attachments in case of suspected malicious activity. The modus operandi of this piece of malware is not new in Portugal. Technical Analysis.

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IT threat evolution Q2 2022

SecureList

They inject the malware directly into the system memory, leaving no artifacts on the local drive that might alert traditional signature-based security and forensics tools. WinDealer’s man-on-the-side spyware. The attackers were using this to hide a last-stage Trojan in the file system.

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