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Russia-linked Nobelium APT targets orgs in the global IT supply chain

Security Affairs

NOBELIUM focuses on government organizations, non-government organizations (NGOs), think tanks, military, IT service providers, health technology and research, and telecommunications providers. ” states Microsoft.

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Ransom hits main street

Webroot

Ransomware uses modern technology and cutting-edge tools to do something that feels decidedly old fashioned – steal from you. explains Grayson Milbourne, security intelligence director for Carbonite + Webroot. This way victims are even more likely to pay because they could lose passwords, business data and personal information.

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HTML Smuggling technique used in phishing and malspam campaigns

Security Affairs

Attackers increasingly use HTML smuggling in phishing and other email campaigns to stealthily deliver threats, but Microsoft Defender Office 365’s detonation technology provides durable protection against this evasive delivery technique. — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) July 23, 2021.

Phishing 101
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Crooks continues to use COVID-19 lures, Microsoft warns

Security Affairs

The choice of password-protected ARJ files aims at bypassing some security solutions. “Microsoft Defender’s advanced detection technologies, including behavior learning and machine learning, started blocking this attack right away. trillion signals we process daily through the Microsoft Intelligent Security Graph.”

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The Future of Data Protection Begins at GITEX 2019

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DarkMatter confirmed as much in its Cyber Security Report: June 2019 when it found that approximately 90 percent of UAE-based enterprises exhibited outdated software, credential problems in the form of weak/exposed passwords and insecure protocols. So where does that leave us? So where does that leave us?

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Staying a Step Ahead of the Hack

Webroot

Social engineering and business email compromise (BEC) are two related cyberattack vectors that rely on human error to bypass the technology defenses businesses deploy to deter malware. Social engineering covers a range of tactics: Email from a friend or family member – A hacker gets access to the email password of someone you know.

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More Than 90 Percent of Malware in Q2 Came Via Encrypted Traffic: WatchGuard

eSecurity Planet

percent of all malware detected on networks of WatchGuard Technologies customers in the second quarter came over encrypted connections, raising the security risk for the 80 percent of such organizations that lack processes for decrypting and scanning HTTPS traffic for threats. A surprising 91.5