CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 16, 2022

OPSWAT is a global leader in IT, OT and ICS critical infrastructure cybersecurity solutions. One of his positions was Assistant Director of Community Directorate of Information Management (CDOIM) while serving his country as a Staff Sergeant in the United States Army in Rheinberg, Germany, in the late 1980s.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 14, 2022

In this report, we propose to go over the various activities that were observed in cyberspace in relation to the conflict in Ukraine, understand their meaning in the context of the current conflict, and study their impact on the cybersecurity field as a whole. Timeline of significant cyber-events predating Feb 24th.

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DDOS Ransomware Government Energy and Utilities 131

Pen Test

OCTOBER 12, 2023

About the Author: Larbi OUIYZME Cybersecurity Consultant and Licensed Ham Radio Operator since 1988 with prefix CN8FF, deeply passionate about RF measurement, antennas, satellites, Software-defined radio, Digital Mobile Radio and RF Pentesting. Malware Propagation: RF signals can carry malware or by OTA upgrade.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

First of all, we are going to analyze the forecasts we made at the end of 2020 and see how accurate they were. Then we will go through the key events of 2021 relating to attacks on financial organizations. Finally, we will make some forecasts about financial attacks in 2022. Analysis of forecasts for 2021. MageCart attacks moving to the server side.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

As 2023 draws to an end and cybersecurity budgeting is nearly complete, it helps to consider the year’s events and try to predict next year’s trends. After receiving input from industry experts and doing my own analysis of the year’s driving forces, I identified five major cybersecurity trends. Bottom line: Prepare now based on risk.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Introduction Ivanti, an IT management and security company, has issued a warning about multiple zero-day vulnerabilities in its VPN products exploited by Chinese state-backed hackers since December 2023. Users are advised to apply this patch promptly to secure their systems. to gain access to ICS VPN appliances.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

For more than five years, the Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) at Kaspersky has been publishing quarterly summaries of advanced persistent threat (APT) activity. They are designed to highlight the significant events and findings that we feel people should be aware of. DTrack is a backdoor used by subsets of the Lazarus group.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 6, 2020

The company provides products and services for dialysis, hospitals, and inpatient and outpatient care, with nearly 40 percent of the market share for dialysis in the United States. “As a precautionary measure in accordance with our security protocol drawn up for such cases, steps have been taken to prevent further spread. .”

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 20, 2022

While CISA has declined to name the state actor behind the tools, Mandiant and Dragos, two cybersecurity companies specializing in advanced persistent threats (APTs) that partnered with the agency, said that the tools’ behavior pointed to Russia as the likely source. ICS attacks—scary, but very hard to do.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 5, 2021

Industrial Control Systems (ICS) are the foundation that support numerous industries around the world. The many types of ICS systems include a complex network of instrumentation and technology used in industrial production plants. Each ICS environment functions somewhat differently depending on its industry.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Penetration testing is something that many (of those who know what a pentest is) see as a search for weak spots and well-known vulnerabilities in clients’ infrastructure, and a bunch of copied-and-pasted recommendations on how to deal with the security holes thus discovered.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 25, 2022

Alert (AA22-083A): Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures of Indicted State-Sponsored Russian Cyber Actors Targeting the Energy Sector.". On March 21st, President Biden stated that there was " evolving intelligence that the Russian Government is exploring options for potential cyberattacks." and our allies and partners.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 16, 2021

What Are the Cyber Security Trends Around the World? At Thales we wanted to investigate what the cybersecurity trends are around the world. We decided to look at the findings of official state reports and reports issued by transnational organisations like Europol. Thu, 12/16/2021 - 10:36. This is the most widely evident finding.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 12, 2022

federal security agencies are putting companies on alert to potential threats from Russian state-sponsored cybercriminal groups, warning in particular about dangers to critical infrastructure and urging organizations to learn how to detect and protect against attacks. The joint cybersecurity advisory issued Jan.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 11, 2022

As technologies advance, and cyber threats with them, deception has become a big part of the 21st century cybersecurity battle. Security vendors and startups use deception techniques to confuse and befuddle attackers. Deception tools can thus be an important defense against advanced persistent threats (APTs).

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 27, 2021

Some of the biggest names in tech are promising to spend more than $30 billion to bolster cybersecurity capabilities, from securing the supply chain and expanding the adoption of the zero trust model to growing the talent pool , ramping up security awareness and revamping parts of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) framework.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 20, 2021

The Biden administration launched what it called a “bold” 100-day sprint to improve the cybersecurity of electric utilities on Tuesday. The Biden administration launched what it called a “bold” 100-day sprint to improve the cybersecurity of electric utilities on Tuesday. Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images).

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 8, 2021

The Biden Administration is wasting no time fully re-engaging the federal government in cybersecurity. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has assumed a very visible and vocal role. Related: Supply-chains become top targets. The need is great, of course. Cross-pollination drives innovation and we’ll all benefit from it.

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