Krebs on Security

MAY 29, 2020

The researchers concluded that for many people involved, cybercrime amounts to little more than a boring office job sustaining the infrastructure on which these global markets rely, work that is little different in character from the activity of legitimate system administrators.

Cybercrime 265

Cybercrime System Administration Marketing Malware 265

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

The accused, 36-year-old John “Armada” Revesz , has maintained that Orcus is a legitimate “ R emote A dministration T ool” aimed at helping system administrators remotely manage their computers, and that he’s not responsible for how licensed customers use his product. An advertisement for Orcus RAT.

Malware 194

Malware Advertising Marketing System Administration 194

SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The cyberattack was the cause of this issue, of course, but the real problem at hand was that citizens had no warning that their emergency services could fail this way, nor any estimate for when the systems would be fully restored. There weren't enough users of ARPANET to warrant any real scrutiny of everyone's activities.

Technology 89

Technology Artificial Intelligence Cybercrime Government 89

Krebs on Security

JUNE 9, 2020

that their information technology systems had been infiltrated by hackers who specialize in deploying ransomware. In late May, KrebsOnSecurity alerted numerous officials in Florence, Ala. Nevertheless, on Friday, June 5, the intruders sprang their attack, deploying ransomware and demanding nearly $300,000 worth of bitcoin.

Ransomware 353

Ransomware System Administration Backups Technology 353

The Last Watchdog

JUNE 3, 2022

Findings released this week by ReversingLabs show 87 percent of security and technology professionals view software tampering as a new breach vector of concern, yet only 37 percent say they have a way to detect it across their software supply chain. Its function is to record events in a log for a system administrator to review and act upon.

Software 244

Software Internet Internet System Administration 244

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The group targeted organizations in multiple sectors, including defense, government, electronics, telecommunication, technology, media, telecommunication industries. The advisory also includes recommendations for system administrators to prevent the installation of backdoor firmware images and unusual device reboots.

Firmware 113

Firmware Telecommunications System Administration Malware 113

CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Today, technological advances have seen a rise in cyber security threats globally. Besides, cybercriminals are becoming craftier with sophisticated technology. Thus, it would be best if you secured all networks by incorporating firewalls and advanced encryption technology. Human Resources. Data Security.

Cybersecurity 90

Cybersecurity Data breaches Backups Firewall 90

Duo's Security Blog

JUNE 8, 2023

During the workday, on the other hand, I spend a lot of time talking to systems administrators, security operations analysts, and IT professionals who do love MFA. Some of it is positive, but the general consensus is that people don’t love multi-factor authentication (MFA); they see it as a necessary evil at best.

Authentication 120

Authentication VPN System Administration Engineering 120

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Fortinet has addressed four vulnerabilities in FortiWeb web application firewalls that were reported by Positive Technologies expert Andrey Medov. . ” Andrey Medov at Positive Technologies explains. 4 XSS in FortiWeb (CVE-2021-22122), found by Andrey Medov, have been patched. Two example PoCs: 1⃣ /error3?msg=30&data=';alert('xss');//

Firewall 118

Firewall System Administration Technology Hacking 118

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 15, 2019

With this seamless interaction of the latest IoT technologies, “smart cities” are redefining the way we live and work. There’s just one problem…these massive, radical, interconnected technology systems also raise serious privacy and security concerns. You breathe a sigh of relief! This scenario seems smart, but is it secure?

Technology 113

Technology Encryption Government System Administration 113

Security Affairs

MAY 28, 2020

” GRU Main Center for Special Technologies (GTsST) hackers of . .” ” GRU Main Center for Special Technologies (GTsST) hackers of . Hackers belonging to the Unit 74455, under the Russian GRU Main Center for Special Technologies (GTsST), are exploiting the Exim issue after an update was issued in June 2019.

Software 102

Software System Administration Advertising Technology 102

Malwarebytes

APRIL 19, 2022

CISA reports that the Lazarus Group has been sending spearphishing messages to employees of cryptocurrency companies—often working in system administration or software development/IT operations (DevOps) roles—using a variety of communication platforms and social media.

Social Engineering 121

Social Engineering Cryptocurrency Computers and Electronics Engineering 121

Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

It's a frustrating reality for CIOs because these types of breaches are preventable as long as their companies implement the right technologies, policies, and procedures and educate their employees on how to be extra vigilant in the digital world. Outside of technology, there is the element of human error and risk.

Social Engineering 78

Social Engineering Education Technology Artificial Intelligence 78

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Yandex, a European multinational technology firm best known for being the most-used search engine in Russia, has revealed it had a security breach, leading to the compromise of almost 5,000 Yandex email accounts. The company says it spotted the breach after a routine check by its security team.

Accountability 102

Accountability Social Engineering System Administration Engineering 102

eSecurity Planet

JULY 13, 2023

This experiment underscores the significant threat posed by generative AI technologies like WormGPT, even in the hands of novice cybercriminals.” The accessibility of generative AI technology empowers attackers to execute sophisticated BEC attacks even with limited skills. Promotion of jailbreaks for AI platforms.

Cybercrime 88

Cybercrime Phishing Marketing System Administration 88

Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2023

“Generative AI technologies and chatbots have exploded in popularity in 2023. Unfortunately, as system administrators seek ways to control access to these platforms, users may seek out alternative ways to gain access.” In this case, the visitors were downloading Midjourney-x64.msix, ” concludes the report.

System Administration 97

System Administration Advertising Malware Hacking 97

SC Magazine

JUNE 22, 2021

Visitors walk by a cloud sign at the Telekom stand at the CeBIT 2017 Technology Trade Fair on March 21, 2017. New research found that half of CISOs surveyed say their organization’s desire for growth and rapid digital transformation has become detrimental to achieving data security in the cloud. Photo by Alexander Koerner/Getty Images).

Digital transformation 76

Digital transformation CISO System Administration Education 76

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 29, 2022

What’s more, it will likely take a blend of legacy security technologies – in advanced iterations – combined with a new class of smart security tools to cut through the complexities of defending contemporary business networks. Its rather mundane function is to record events in a log for a system administrator to review and act upon, later.

Firewall 218

Firewall Digital transformation Internet Internet 218

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 12, 2018

Federal Tech Talk, which looks at the world of high technology in the U.S. When Edward Snowden used his credentials as a system administrator to access thousands of pages of sensitive information, companies like Thales eSecurity Federal sought out solutions that gave “granular” access to the document.

Media 48

Media System Administration Government Threat Reports 48

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 23, 2019

If you’re like millions of other Americans, your TV is connected to the Internet and uses technology generated from the nation’s power grid. But the energy sector also underpins our emergency and response systems, our hospitals and healthcare, our schools, our businesses, and virtually everything we do as a society.

Energy and Utilities 103

Energy and Utilities Digital transformation Encryption Technology 103

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

The City experts believe that the group specifically targeted a prioritized list of servers using legitimate Microsoft system administrative tools. MILES/CBS NEWS TEXAS The Royal ransomware group is behind the attack and threatens to publish stolen data if the City will not meet its ransom demand.

Ransomware 107

Ransomware Surveillance Healthcare Accountability 107

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 21, 2022

CISA is ISACA’s (Information Systems Audit and Control Association) high-level certification designed for those who audit, control, monitor, and assess an organization’s information technology and business systems.

Cybersecurity 116

Cybersecurity Penetration Testing System Administration Cyber Attacks 116

CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The University’s College of Business and Information Technology builds degree programs and certificates which make critical connections and build student understanding of the ways technology and business evolve together, particularly in the arena of cybersecurity. dean, College of Business and Information Technology at the University.

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity Education Technology System Administration 52

Krebs on Security

JUNE 10, 2022

For many years, Dye was a system administrator for Optinrealbig , a Colorado company that relentlessly pimped all manner of junk email, from mortgage leads and adult-related services to counterfeit products and Viagra.

Government 245

Government Marketing Internet Internet 245

SecureWorld News

JANUARY 13, 2021

This is possible, the company says, because of improvements to its Hardware Shield product and more powerful Threat Detection Technology (TDT). Intel's Hardware Shield and Threat Detection Technology. In order to use this new defense against ransomware, system administrators are only required to use security software that supports it.

Ransomware 53

Ransomware Computers and Electronics Firmware Threat Detection 53

Krebs on Security

APRIL 2, 2019

As first detailed by KrebsOnSecurity in July 2016 , Orcus is the brainchild of John “Armada” Rezvesz , a Toronto resident who until recently maintained and sold the RAT under the company name Orcus Technologies. In an “official press release” posted to pastebin.com on Mar. In an “official press release” posted to pastebin.com on Mar.

Advertising 211

Advertising Malware Marketing Software 211

LRQA Nettitude Labs

MAY 3, 2023

GitHub: [link] Microsoft ETW (Event Tracing for Windows) is a logging mechanism integrated into the Windows operating system that enables the generation of diagnostic and tracing messages by applications.

Authentication 52

Authentication System Administration Technology 52

McAfee

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

During her first few years at Booz Allen, she supported technology, innovation and risk analysis initiatives across U.S. in Communication, Culture and Technology from Georgetown University. government clients. She also served as Finance and Audit Chair on the Executive Committee of the newly-founded Space-ISAC. Alexandra holds a B.S.

Cybersecurity 93

Cybersecurity Architecture Cloud Migration Retail 93

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Blue teams consist of security analysts, network engineers and system administrators. Any successful attack findings will be reviewed to identify vulnerabilities and technology gaps to be addressed. Improved risk management : Risk assessments help organizations prioritize devices or systems to patch and protect.

Social Engineering 91

Social Engineering Penetration Testing Engineering Risk 91

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2019

Last Watchdog recently sat down with Satya Gupta, founder and CTO of Virsec , a San Jose-based supplier of advanced data protection systems. Virsec is a leading innovator of memory protection technologies. Gupta put memory attacks in context of the complexity that has overtaken modern business networks.

Hacking 176

Hacking Energy and Utilities System Administration Accountability 176

Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2020

. “Had the data been stolen for the benefit of a state adversary and not published, we might still be unaware of the loss—as would be true for the vast majority of data on Agency mission systems” “CIA works to incorporate best-in-class technologies to keep ahead of and defend against ever-evolving threats.”

Hacking 118

Hacking Engineering Data breaches Advertising 118

Security Affairs

JANUARY 21, 2020

Many system administrators and companies were rushing to update internet exposed machines, like web servers or gateways, worried about possible remote code execution, reviving the EternalBlue /WannaCry crisis in their mind. . The Malware Threat behind CurveBall. Yomi Hunter Catches CVE-2020-0601.

System Administration 87

System Administration Malware Advertising Risk 87

The Last Watchdog

JUNE 2, 2021

But it’s coming, in the form of driverless cars, climate-restoring infrastructure and next-gen healthcare technology. The National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued extensive ABAC guidelines. In order to get there, one big technical hurdle must be surmounted.

Encryption 126

Encryption Artificial Intelligence IoT Data collection 126

The Last Watchdog

APRIL 6, 2021

Privileged accounts assigned special logon credentials to system administrators in charge of onboarding and off boarding users, updating and fixing IT systems and carrying out other network-wide tasks. A number of big-name IAM vendors are heavily pitching cool advances in enterprise-grade IAM and PAM technologies, he says.

Accountability 148

Accountability Passwords Digital transformation Authentication 148

Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2020

A threat group with a nexus to North Korea targeted government contractors early this year to gather intelligence surrounding key military and energy technologies.” ” reads the CISA’s MAR report. In April, the U.S.

Malware 70

Malware Cyber threats Government System Administration 70

Malwarebytes

APRIL 20, 2023

Web browsing : Certain complex web technologies, like just-in-time (JIT) JavaScript compilation, are disabled unless the user excludes a trusted site from Lockdown Mode. System administrators can install and remove configuration profiles on that device.

Spyware 85

Spyware Mobile System Administration Risk 85

SecureList

OCTOBER 13, 2022

In addition, manual mitigation steps can be undertaken by system administrators to prevent successful exploitation (see below). The details they provided allowed Zimbra to confirm that an unknown vulnerability allowed attackers to upload arbitrary files to up-to-date servers.

System Administration 121

System Administration Malware Passwords Internet 121