The Hacker News

JUNE 25, 2024

Threat actors are exploiting a novel attack technique in the wild that leverages specially crafted management saved console (MSC) files to gain full code execution using Microsoft Management Console (MMC) and evade security defenses.

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Dark Reading

JULY 19, 2023

Egress also launches adaptive security architecture, which dynamically adjusts email security controls based on aggregated data including KnowBe4's user risk score.

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Tech Republic Security

MARCH 25, 2020

ReversingLabs did a forensic analysis of attacks from the remote access trojan to understand the malware control structure.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

As today’s security threat environment evolves, SaaS security posture management (SSPM) has become a key part of a CISO's security defense plan. The post A CISO’s Guide to SaaS Security Posture Management appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Tech Republic Security

APRIL 14, 2022

Hackers are using a technique known as Quoted-printable to trick security defenses into thinking a malicious link is legitimate, says Avanan. The post How cybercriminals are creating malicious hyperlinks that bypass security software appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Digital Shadows

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

It is because of this value that we’re delighted to announce today that we’ve entered into a new partnership with ThreatConnect, the leading provider of security software and services including the ThreatConnect® Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP).

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Security Boulevard

JULY 23, 2024

Security experts and government bodies have strongly advocated for companies adopting multifactor authentication (MFA) in recent years. But despite the increased adoption of MFA, security defenses don’t seem to be bolstered against rampant ransomware actors. In fact, recent findings suggest an increase in ransomware losses.

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Tech Republic Security

MARCH 11, 2020

A Trend Micro report finds that spammers are using public and hosted cloud infrastructure to slip malicious emails past security defenses.

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The Hacker News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

As cyber threats continue to evolve, adversaries are deploying a range of tools to breach security defenses and compromise sensitive data. This article explores the seriousness of compromised credentials, the challenges they present to security solutions, and the

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

The Dark Web allows cybercriminals to create a Cyber Attacks-as-a-Service ecosystem that outmaneuvers security defenses. Here are tips on how businesses can try to thwart cybercrime.

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Dark Reading

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

A security expert found a way to work around Microsoft's Address Space Randomization Layer, which protects the OS from memory-based attacks.

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Security Defenses 52

Security Boulevard

JANUARY 18, 2024

SOCs are one of the most important functions of an organization’s security defenses, but they are also a heavy drain on resources. The post SOC-as-a-Service: The Five Must-Have Features appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Dark Reading

JULY 24, 2018

In cyber, needles (that is, threats) can disappear quickly, for a variety of reasons, and long often after hackers have completed what they came to do.

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Security Defenses 48

Dark Reading

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Zero trust isn't a silver bullet, but if implemented well it can help create a much more robust security defense.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 8, 2023

Arguably, security defenses and awareness still lag behind the pace of digital transformation in manufacturing, where informational and operational. Read More The post Cybersecurity in Manufacturing: Key Threats and Risks appeared first on Nuspire.

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The Hacker News

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an evasive malware campaign that makes use of valid code signing certificates to sneak past security defenses and stay under the radar with the goal of deploying Cobalt Strike and BitRAT payloads on compromised systems.

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Dark Reading

JULY 13, 2021

More than half of enterprises surveyed for Dark Reading's State of Malware Threats report indicate they are making at least a few changes to their supply chain security defenses following recent attacks on software vendors such as SolarWinds.

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Dark Reading

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Employees are often your first line of security defense when the bad guys come calling -- providing your workers are properly trained. Security leaders share how they're raising awareness.

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The Hacker News

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Bitdefender is calling the malware S1deload Stealer for its use of DLL side-loading techniques to get past security defenses and execute its malicious components. Once infected, S1deload Stealer steals

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Dark Reading

JULY 21, 2023

Sophisticated fraudsters are exploiting ChatGPT and CAPTCHAs to evade enterprise security defenses.

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Security Defenses 74

CSO Magazine

JULY 13, 2021

To protect your enterprise against security threats, you need maximum visibility. That’s the fundamental notion behind SIEM (security information and event management) software, which is essential to the security defenses of most large and many medium enterprises.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Everyone knows that cybersecurity is a red-hot career field, and chief security officers (or chief information security officers in many organizations) are the ones leading the online security defense.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 27, 2021

As some hackers have developed a malware that uses code signing certificates to avoid detection by security defenses and has the tendency to download payloads onto a compromised system.

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Threatpost

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

A savvy phishing campaign manages to evade native Microsoft security defenses, looking to steal O365 credentials.

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The Hacker News

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Part of a robust security strategy involves performing what is known as a penetration test (pen test). The penetration test helps to discover vulnerabilities and weaknesses in your security defenses before the bad guys discover these. They can also help validate remedial

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 29, 2022

Understanding the threat landscape is one thing; extracting and leveraging actionable threat intelligence to reinforce an organization’s defensive posture is another. In our new Hacker’s Almanac […]. The post The Four Pillars of a Cybersecurity Strategy That Works appeared first on Radware Blog.

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Dark Reading

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

How to bolster security defenses by zeroing in on the length of time an interloper remains undetected inside your network.

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Dark Reading

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Companies collaborate to strengthen organizations' first line of security defense – end users.

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 30, 2021

Cybercriminals have honed in on the influx of new devices connected to the home network as an opportunity to execute ransomware attacks, steal information, or compromise public school district’s security defenses.

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Threatpost

MARCH 11, 2020

Attackers are using YouTube redirect links, whitelisted by various security defense mechanisms, to evade detection.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Black Lotus is able to disable security solutions, including Hypervisor-protected Code Integrity (HVCI), BitLocker, and Windows Defender. The rootkit is able to bypass security defenses like UAC and Secure Boot, it is able to load unsigned drivers used to perform a broad range of malicious activities.

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Dark Reading

JUNE 4, 2019

The tactics and techniques most commonly used to slip past security defenses and catch employees off guard.

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Security Defenses 78

Spinone

JANUARY 17, 2023

It quietly makes its way past your security defenses into the heart of your data and keeps it hostage until you pay a ransom. Ransomware is a sly, silent, and vicious criminal. To defend against it you need to understand how you get ransomware in the first place?

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 27, 2022

We are at a point where the scale and complexity of historical security defenses either aren’t working or are stretched to their limits. This means CISOs need to think about security transformation, and as they do, every process and layer of the security technology stack is in play.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 15, 2020

In fact, the cyber operations budget is higher than the budgets for the CISA, the FBI and the Department of Justice's National Security Division combined ($3.7 government budgeted as much on military construction for cyber units as it did for the entirety of Homeland Security ($1.9 billion compared to $2.21 billion compared to $371.4

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 6, 2021

And as per the notification issued on an official note, experienced analogue workers will be available to help security, defense, development and foreign policy sectors on 24×7 basis to boost resiliency of UK’s critical digital infrastructure from September 2022.

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CSO Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Many enterprises are spending billions of dollars every year on network and endpoint security defenses — often to no avail, as data breaches persist and accelerate. The study also points out that the leading cause of these costly and potentially damaging events is malicious or criminal activity.

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