eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 23, 2021

“Historically, ransomware has been delivered via email attachments or, more recently, using direct network access obtained through things like unsecure VPN accounts for software vulnerabilities,” Crane Hassold, director of threat intelligence at Abnormal Security, wrote in a blog post. But this is just the start.”.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 19, 2023

This can occur due to data leakage through faulty apps or systems, by laptops or portable storage devices being lost, by malicious actors breaking through security defenses, by social engineering attacks, or by data being intercepted in man-in-the-middle attacks. coffee shop WiFi).

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Users can establish a symmetric key to share private messages through a secure channel, like a password manager. Unfortunately, while symmetric encryption is a faster method, it is also less secure because sharing the key exposes it to theft. This article was originally written by Sam Ingalls and published on May 26, 2022.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

Examples of threatening traffic that IDPS solutions can combat include network intrusions, DDoS attacks, malware, and socially engineered attacks. Sometimes referred to as honeypots or honeytokens, it’s a great way for security teams to discover hackers before they do real damage.

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SecureList

APRIL 27, 2021

On February 24, the National Security Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) publicly warned that a threat actor had exploited a national documents circulation system (SEI EB) to distribute malicious documents to Ukrainian public authorities. We attribute this activity to APT10 with high confidence. Final thoughts.

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